Tag Archives: Health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said would transform the outdated mental health system and address th...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska lawmaker who tanked an effort last year by his fellow Republicans to pass a near-total abortion ban has given top priority this year to a bill that would allow abortion...

OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister is rejecting charges that the federal government is perpetuating mental-illness stereotypes by delaying a planned expansion of medical assistance in dying. Arif Vira...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the latest attempt by Republican state officials to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, citing a failur...

MONTREAL - The last psychiatrist to speak to a mentally ill Quebec man before he fatally stabbed a provincial police sergeant last March had a particularly difficult phone call with him days before th...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Senate again on Wednesday passed a bill allowing people to use marijuana and related products for medical needs. Just like in 2022, Republican Tom Davis' bill ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian...

OTTAWA - Pharmacare negotiations between the Liberals and NDP are on a knife's edge, and the main point of contention is the number of drugs they plan to start with. If the parties reach a deal, they ...

OTTAWA - Canadian manufacturers of masks and other equipment for protecting against COVID-19 are seeking more than $5 billion in damages from the federal government, saying Ottawa misled them about bu...

Richmond, B.C., resident Edward Cheung says many community members feel they know exactly what will happen if a supervised safe consumption drug site is established in the city. Cheung, whose parents ...