Health

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills and legislative leaders want to expand access to abortion — allowing abortions after 24 weeks with a doctor’s approval — and take steps to protect health care providers.

TORONTO — Ontario hospital nurses are set to soon start bargaining their new contract and the province's intention to expand procedures at private clinics means hospitals will have to come to the table prepared to entice professionals to stay, their

PIERRE, S.D.

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Illinois paramedics face first-degree murder charges, having been accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher while taking him to a hospital last month.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The ghostly form floating in a large jar had been the robust reddish-brown of a healthy organ just hours before. Now it’s semitranslucent, white tubes like branches on a tree showing through.

OTTAWA — Eastern Ontario's major pediatric hospital says it's resumed treating older teens now that a surge in respiratory illnesses is stabilizing.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program.

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? It's a question the foundation's CEO Mark Suzman raised in its annual letter released Tuesday that outlines the organization's priorities and announces its budget for the

Life insurance may not be top of mind for many young Canadians, but experts say age shouldn't be the deciding factor in getting such coverage. According to insurance tech company Zelros, younger people across Canada, the U.S.

MONTREAL — Communication between people is less effective when it's done through technology as opposed to in person — and remote video chatting may even require a greater level of concentration, a new study by Montreal researchers suggests.