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Tennessee nurse practitioner known as 'Rock Doc' gets 20 years for illegally prescribing opioids

Tennessee nurse practitioner known as 'Rock Doc' gets 20 years for illegally prescribing opioids

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
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Minnesota court rules pharmacist discriminated against woman in denying emergency contraception

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist who refused to provide emergency contraceptives to a customer because of his personal beliefs engaged in discrimination.
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Young Canadian workers feel isolated and lonely, survey suggests

Telus Health has released its Mental Health Index today, with surveys on the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The company says data was collected Jan.
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Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract

Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract

MONTREAL — After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement.
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Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US

Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US

When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail just outside its window stretched only 2 miles south of the shop.
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McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada's top researchers

McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada's top researchers

Getting food poisoning while travelling overseas gave an internationally renowned Canadian scientist some harrowing insights into antimicrobial resistance, the very topic that his decades of related research have now earned him a $100,000 Killam Priz
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Creighton's Isaac Traudt wears glucose monitor to stay in game. His diabetes was diagnosed at age 4

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When Creighton basketball player Isaac Traudt's teammates take a break at practice, they might grab a drink of water, chat it up or go over assignments.
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Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients

MADISON, Wis.
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Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvati
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UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack , but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery.
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