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Manslaughter charges thrown out in Michigan prisoner's death

MUNISING, Mich. (AP) — A judge dismissed charges Monday against six people in the death of a Michigan prisoner who lost 50 pounds over two weeks and died of dehydration while being restrained in 2019.

Allied health workers union endorses Manitoba New Democrats' campaign plan

WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats are getting some support on the campaign trail from a health-care union.
Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one

Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one

NEW YORK (AP) — If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared. That’s the bleak assessment of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who co-chaired the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response , after the U.
Perinatal and child registry data breach affects health info of 3 million Ontarians

Perinatal and child registry data breach affects health info of 3 million Ontarians

An Ontario agency that collects data on pregnancies and births in the province says a cybersecurity breach earlier this year resulted in a leak of personal health information of approximately 3.4 million people.
A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.
N.S. hospital administrative staff hold rallies across province for higher wages

N.S. hospital administrative staff hold rallies across province for higher wages

HALIFAX — Dozens of unionized health-care administrative staff rallied outside a Halifax hospital today in a push to get the province to negotiate a new contract.
Canada approves Ebola virus vaccine for adults exposed to the deadly disease

Canada approves Ebola virus vaccine for adults exposed to the deadly disease

OTTAWA — Canada has approved a vaccine to prevent Ebola in non-pregnant and otherwise healthy adults aged 18 and older.
Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production

Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the company announced Monday.
Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works

Experimental treatment pushed by ALS patients gets day before FDA, but agency unconvinced it works

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease.
We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors . They mingled and had children. So some of who they were never went away — it's in our genes.
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