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WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As U.S. opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration promised a 鈥渟weeping review鈥� of prescription painkillers in hopes of reversing the worst overdose epidemic in American history. Dr.

TORONTO 鈥� The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada's first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component in "magic mushrooms" on treatment-resistant depression.

BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥� The European Union's commissioner for health is urging the bloc's governments to step up their efforts to tackle the expanding monkeypox outbreak in the region, which she says is 鈥渢he epicenter of detected cases.

MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, CANADA 鈥� Seven candidates vying to become the next United Conservative Party leader and Alberta premier are to tackle health, the economy and other key issues in their first debate in Medicine Hat, Alta., on Wednesday.

SEATTLE (AP) 鈥� The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to make the city a sanctuary for abortion providers and patients, meaning Seattle police will not cooperate in arrests or investigations related to abortion bans in other states.

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Drugmaker Teva announced Tuesday that it has agreed to contribute more than $4.3 billion in cash and medications to settle lawsuits in the state and local governments and Native American tribes that claimed the company contributed to the U.S.

BOSTON (AP) 鈥� Massachusetts lawmakers approved a sweeping abortion bill Tuesday aimed in part at building a firewall to protect access to the procedure after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A New York City jury was asked Tuesday to consider whether a neurologist used his thriving pain-management practice to sexually prey on six patients or if he is a victim of accusers with false stories. The case against Dr.

VICTORIA 鈥� A report says three-year-old recommendations to protect the legal rights of people involuntarily admitted to psychiatric facilities in British Columbia are still not being adequately implemented.