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In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt

A New York City woman who died Sunday from cancer has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.
Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer .
More community support would help people stay out of care homes: seniors advocate

More community support would help people stay out of care homes: seniors advocate

BURNABY, B.C. — A survey of thousands of seniors in long-term care homes in British Columbia recommends the provincial government increase staff, improve food and boost access to community services so some seniors don’t need to go into care at all.
Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand

Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A former soldier and reservist who defied the Canadian Armed Forces' COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been fined $4,000 and received a severe reprimand at the conclusion of a court martial in British Columbia.
A health official in Michigan is taking her county to court over $4 million resignation offer

A health official in Michigan is taking her county to court over $4 million resignation offer

LANSING, Mich.
Board of Alberta Health Services makes changes to executive team during restructuring

Board of Alberta Health Services makes changes to executive team during restructuring

EDMONTON — The board of Alberta Health Services says six of the organization's top executives are no longer in their positions.
The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

LONDON (AP) — Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K.
A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US

A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US

The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said.
Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a medication restriction

Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a medication restriction

TOPEKA, Kan.
Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says

Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indian company that recently recalled eyedrops sold in the U.S. had a host of sanitation and manufacturing problems, including barefoot workers, cracked floors and altered records, U.S. health inspectors found.