Health News

The Agriculture Department on Monday announced plans to limit salmonella in poultry products in the U.S., a proposal that officials say will keep contaminated meat off store shelves and lead to fewer illnesses.

LONDON (AP) — A High Court judge on Monday upheld the British government's emergency ban on puberty blockers, saying a study that found “very substantial risks and very narrow benefits” of the treatment supported the restriction as potentially being

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday.

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say five people were shot when two men exchanged gunfire near a crowd at an event in Africville Park on Saturday night. Around 10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A story of femmes fatales, government conspiracies, the devil, and an armed invasion leading to a dystopian future has been playing out for seven weeks in a Lethbridge courtroom. This week, jurors in Lethbridge, Alta.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday, a drastic change that enrages — but doesn't surprise — Sarah Traxler.

MONTREAL — Several dozen protesters gathered in front of a Montreal hospital on Saturday afternoon to protest Quebec’s French language reform law as anxieties deepen over the ability to access health-care services in languages other than French.

TORONTO — Ontario is doubling the number of children eligible for vaccination against a virus that can make young kids very sick.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating a fatal hit and run that took place early on Saturday morning near Mont-Tremblant, Que, in the Laurentians region of the province.