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Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption

Federal appeals court upholds Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities.
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Toronto Public Health urges caution as first probable human case of West Nile seen

Toronto Public Health urges caution as first probable human case of West Nile seen

Toronto's public health agency is reporting the first probable human case of West Nile virus in the city this year and urging residents to take precautions over the long weekend.
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Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and over

Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and over

Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over, but its use may be "limited" during this fall's respiratory virus season.
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Judge's decision could force change in Michigan's handling of newborn blood samples

DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan must return or destroy dried blood samples from nine newborns or get approval from parents to keep them, according to the latest scathing opinion from a federal judge who found parts of a routine testing program u
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Pioneering mothers are breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports

Pioneering mothers are breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports

PARIS (AP) — When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion as one of the athletes to watch at next year's Paris Games, the French star's smallest but greatest fan was less wild about her mother's ne
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A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat

A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat

SPATA, Greece (AP) — At first sight, Tiembe studies his frozen breakfast with hesitation: Chunks of red meat and bone packed in a foot-long block of ice. The 15-year-old Angolan lion eventually licks the ice before gnawing free pieces of meat.
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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Ohio's special election

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Ohio's special election

WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over abortion rights looms over an Ohio ballot measure that will be put to voters statewide on Tuesday.
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Fall abortion battle propels huge early voter turnout for an Ohio special election next week

Fall abortion battle propels huge early voter turnout for an Ohio special election next week

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A hastily called summer special election over a Republican-pushed measure that would make it harder for Ohio voters to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the November ballot to guarantee abortion rights, has
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Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats

Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow its stock of human coronavirus medication to be used on cats to fight a local mutation of a feline virus that has killed thousands of animals on
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Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
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