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Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them.
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Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn't apply to abortions.
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No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise returns to the Capitol after his blood cancer diagnosis

No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise returns to the Capitol after his blood cancer diagnosis

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise , the No. 2 House Republican, returned to the U.S.
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Woman who was one of eight people to overdose Sunday in Montreal has died: police

Woman who was one of eight people to overdose Sunday in Montreal has died: police

Montreal police have announced the death of a 42-year-old woman who was one of eight people who overdosed on Sunday in the city's downtown. Const.
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Manitoba New Democrats promise $5 million for mature women's health centre

WINNIPEG — The leader of Manitoba's New Democrats is promising to reopen a health centre that provided specialized care for menopausal women if his party wins the Oct. 3 provincial election.
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Ont. drug and alcohol overdose deaths almost doubled during pandemic, researchers say

The number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released Thursday said.
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Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years

Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years

Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo.
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Ontario rolling out flu, COVID-19 shots, first to high-priority groups

Ontario rolling out flu, COVID-19 shots, first to high-priority groups

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging residents to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines this fall ahead of the respiratory virus season, starting with the people most at risk of severe illness and complications.
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Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

HOLLAND, Mich.
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Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly

Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to New York next week to take part in the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed today that Trudeau will be at the UN Sept.
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