Health

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner examines care and rights of vulnerable adults in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia law that allows certain agencies to take over the affairs of abused, neglected or incapacitated adults is under scrutiny by the province's human rights commissioner and B.C.

Nov 30, 2023 9:57 AM Read more >

Alternative healer faces manslaughter charge over woman's death at a UK slapping therapy workshop

LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocates a technique known as “slapping therapy” was charged Thursday over the death of a woman at one of his workshops in England seven years ago.

Nov 30, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

The UK's former health secretary testifies at COVID inquiry that he argued for an earlier lockdown

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s former health secretary told a COVID-19 inquiry Thursday that the British government would have saved many lives if it had acted sooner and imposed a national lockdown weeks earlier than it did in March 2020.

Nov 30, 2023 9:14 AM Read more >

Newfoundland's 164-year-old jail has been without dentist for months, inmate says

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An inmate at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail says the facility has been unable to offer dental services for at least five months.

Nov 30, 2023 9:07 AM Read more >

On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world just took a big step toward compensating countries hit by deadly floods, heat and droughts.

Nov 30, 2023 8:11 AM Read more >

'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada

TORONTO — A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning.

Nov 30, 2023 4:24 AM Read more >

Elton John addresses Britain's Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS

LONDON (AP) — Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS, saying the U.K. can be the first country in the world “to defeat this awful virus.

Nov 30, 2023 12:23 AM Read more >

Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week

RALEIGH, N.C.

Nov 29, 2023 9:13 PM Read more >

South African company to start making vaginal rings that protect against HIV

A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available.

Nov 29, 2023 5:47 PM Read more >

B.C. finds solution for religious ban on assistance in dying at St. Paul's Hospital

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has announced a workaround to help those who want to use medical assistance in dying while they are being treated St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.

Nov 29, 2023 5:19 PM Read more >