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WHO fires doctor after findings of sexual misconduct

WHO fires doctor after findings of sexual misconduct

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has fired one of its doctors who faced allegations, first reported by The Associated Press , that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct. The U.N.
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Pakistani health officials confirm first case of monkeypox

Pakistani health officials confirm first case of monkeypox

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani man has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said Tuesday. Health officials provided no additional details about the man.
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Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK'd by FDA

Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK'd by FDA

WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration regulators on Tuesday approved a first-of-a-kind drug for a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease, though they are requiring further research to confirm it truly helps patients.
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FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply

FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply

Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. But recent vaccine conspiracy theories are casting an air of fear around more mundane things — like cows and lettuce.
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder starts nonprofit cannabis company

Ben & Jerry's co-founder starts nonprofit cannabis company

WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's has gone from ice cream to cannabis with a social mission.
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Mental-health services come too late, experts say, after uptick in violence

Mental-health services come too late, experts say, after uptick in violence

VANCOUVER — Recent cases of violence across Canada demonstrate a clear need to treat mental illness early instead of waiting until a serious crime happens, says an executive with the Canadian Mental Health Association. Jonny Morris, the CEO of the B.
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Smith declines to disavow comments urging out-of-pocket payments for health care

Smith declines to disavow comments urging out-of-pocket payments for health care

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by or is disavowing earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way to keep the health-care system sustainable.
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Clinic says promise not to enforce abortion law not enough

Clinic says promise not to enforce abortion law not enough

DENVER (AP) — The owner of a Catholic clinic challenging Colorado's new ban on unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions testified Monday that a state pledge not to enforce the ban for now wasn't enough to protect her staff and patients.
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ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care

ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday.
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Sen. Ron Johnson renews call for Wisconsin abortion vote

Sen. Ron Johnson renews call for Wisconsin abortion vote

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday renewed his call for a statewide vote in Wisconsin on abortion rights, saying he thought most voters would support a ban after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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