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70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

BERLIN (AP) — Eighty years after the Holocaust , more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive but 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years — meaning time is running out to hear the voices of the last generation who suffered through one
Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances.
Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says

Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says

COLWOOD — A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that's hiring doctors as municipal employees is "very close" to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its goal of hiring eight in total.
Alberta's request to question fired health executive over confidential emails granted

Alberta's request to question fired health executive over confidential emails granted

EDMONTON — A judge has granted Alberta's government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential emails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission, including to media.
US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare's preventive care coverage mandate

US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare's preventive care coverage mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a key preventive-care provision of the Affordable Care Act in a case heard Monday.
Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care

Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.
Advanced cancers returned to prepandemic levels, according to a reassuring report

Advanced cancers returned to prepandemic levels, according to a reassuring report

Many Americans were forced to postpone cancer screenings — colonoscopies, mammograms and lung scans — for several months in 2020 as COVID-19 overwhelmed doctors and hospitals.
Montana has a measles outbreak with its first cases in 35 years. Here's what you should know

Montana has a measles outbreak with its first cases in 35 years. Here's what you should know

Montana is the ninth U.S. state to have an active measles outbreak. The U.S. was up to 800 cases of measles nationwide on Friday.
FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.'s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS

FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.'s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS

WASHINGTON (AP) — In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of Health and Human Services — and its priorities.
Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making the life-saving medication less expensive and more accessible, officials said Monday.
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