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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit

Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit

VANCOUVER — A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada's public health care system must pay the B.C. government's legal costs, after what a judge calls a "gruelling marathon" of a case.
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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.
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UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina-based university health systems plan to construct the state's first standalone children's hospital — an undertaking that its boosters said will change lives physically and economically for decades to come.
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Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a 'predator'

Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a 'predator'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of her cousin to be President Donald Trump's health secretary.
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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.
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Alberta COVID panel strikes the name of contributor from report, issues correction

Alberta COVID panel strikes the name of contributor from report, issues correction

EDMONTON — A panel commissioned by the Alberta government has struck the name of an expert contributor from its COVID-19 report, saying it was included "in error." The report, released without notice Friday, was updated Tuesday to say Dr.
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Canadian abortion group says it may have to shutter after losing government funding

Canadian abortion group says it may have to shutter after losing government funding

A national group that helps people who have trouble accessing abortion services says it may be forced to shut down in several months after Health Canada declined to renew its funding for the upcoming year. Abortion Care Canada says it had sought $1.
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Fatal poisoning near Montreal highlights danger of carbon monoxide leaks, expert says

Fatal poisoning near Montreal highlights danger of carbon monoxide leaks, expert says

MONTREAL — The death of a man in his 60s from a carbon monoxide leak south of Montreal highlights the dangers of the potentially deadly gas, a clinical toxicologist said Tuesday as the Quebec coroner's office launched an investigation into the incide
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Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a 'lie and cheat'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S.
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