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RSV shot for infants available in Ont., N.WT. and coming to Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut

RSV shot for infants available in Ont., N.WT. and coming to Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut

Free shots that can protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus are being offered by some health-care providers in Ontario and the Northwest Territories.
Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

Hospitals' IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage .
More frozen waffles and pancakes recalled over possible listeria contamination

More frozen waffles and pancakes recalled over possible listeria contamination

A recall of hundreds of frozen waffle products and other toaster foods sold in many U.S. grocery stores has expanded because they may be contaminated with dangerous listeria bacteria , the manufacturer said Tuesday. TreeHouse Foods Inc.
Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters

Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day in an effort to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care, which Democrats see as a make-or-b
Nova Scotia health data at risk due to ineffective cybersecurity: report

Nova Scotia health data at risk due to ineffective cybersecurity: report

HALIFAX — A new report says Nova Scotia doesn’t provide effective cybersecurity for its digital health networks, exposing the system to risk.
Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters

Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day in an effort to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care, which Democrats see as a make-or-b
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health

Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community's water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days.
On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

OREGON, Ohio (AP) — On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past a beach where a child sat splashing and a pair of newlyweds waded for a portrait photographer.
Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday.

Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control center said Tuesday that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time.