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Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province's top doctor

Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario's measles outbreak is likely to continue into the summer, the province's chief medical officer of health said Friday, but a stable rate of new cases is a hopeful sign that it will not worsen.
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water

Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water , over opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems and disproportionately affect low-income
Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years

Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty.
Things to know about the federal investigation into California's law on students and gender

Things to know about the federal investigation into California's law on students and gender

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
A timeline of recent British royal events

A timeline of recent British royal events

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was hospitalized briefly for side effects from his cancer treatment and canceled public appointments on Friday, a small setback in his more than yearlong battle with an undisclosed type of the disease .
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?

Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who battled childhood cancer has received the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells , in a study aimed at restoring the fertility of cancer’s youngest survivors.
European committee says Lilly Alzheimer's drug shouldn't get marketing approval

European committee says Lilly Alzheimer's drug shouldn't get marketing approval

A European regulatory committee rejected Eli Lilly’s U.S.-approved Alzheimer’s disease treatment over potentially dangerous risks of brain bleeding and swelling.
Pope offers prayers for quake-stricken Southeast Asia from convalescence in Vatican

Pope offers prayers for quake-stricken Southeast Asia from convalescence in Vatican

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on Friday, the sixth day of his convalescence in the Vatican after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia.
King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient

King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III waved to well-wishers in central London on Friday as he headed for his country estate in western England a day after he was briefly hospitalized because of side effects from a scheduled cancer treatment .
Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring

Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major overhaul, the U.S.
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