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Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital

Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths.
Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan host duelling health-care recruiting events

Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan host duelling health-care recruiting events

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan are locked in a battle for health-care workers, as the two provinces set up recruiting efforts on each other's turf.

State officials in Michigan scratched from lawsuit over lead in Benton Harbor's water

BENTON HARBOR, Mich.
Food insecurity among Indigenous kids is a 'public health crisis,' doctors say

Food insecurity among Indigenous kids is a 'public health crisis,' doctors say

Family physician Dr. Rebekah Eatmon sees parents in tears, frustrated that they can't provide enough healthy food for their children.
Republican offers new twist on abortion exceptions as issue stays at forefront of Kentucky campaign

Republican offers new twist on abortion exceptions as issue stays at forefront of Kentucky campaign

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The complexities of abortion-related politics in the post-Roe v.
Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

OTTAWA — Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older. The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada. This is the second vaccine targeting XBB.1.
2 accused of false Alzheimer's diagnoses get prison terms for fraud convictions

2 accused of false Alzheimer's diagnoses get prison terms for fraud convictions

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A former director of an Ohio memory-loss clinic accused by dozens of patients of falsely diagnosing them with Alzheimer’s disease has been sentenced on federal fraud charges, along with her physician husband.
Joyce Echaquan's community fights for change to health system three years after death

Joyce Echaquan's community fights for change to health system three years after death

MONTREAL — It has been three years since Joyce Echaquan died in hospital after filming staff insulting her, but for her family and her First Nation, the fight continues to ensure a legacy of better treatment for Indigenous people.
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect suggested to psychologist that he wanted police to kill him

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect suggested to psychologist that he wanted police to kill him

BOULDER, Colo.

The woman who torched Wyoming's lone, full-service abortion clinic is about to be sentenced

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman who says anxiety and nightmares led her to set fire to Wyoming's only full-service abortion clinic, setting back the facility's opening almost a year, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday.