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A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

VANNES, France (AP) — A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence s
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Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike

Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nurses at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike , ending what the state nurses union has described as the largest health care strike in state history.
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Alberta government to focus on legislative agenda, despite allegations of corruption

Alberta government to focus on legislative agenda, despite allegations of corruption

EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government house leader says lawmakers won't be sidetracked by allegations officials pushed the province's front-line health agency to sign off on overpriced private medical contracts.
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Alberta government to spend $180M for involuntary addiction treatment centres

Alberta government to spend $180M for involuntary addiction treatment centres

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government plans to spend $180 million over three years to build two involuntary drug addiction treatment centres.
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Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide

Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn't allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.
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Elizabeth Holmes fails to overturn her Theranos fraud conviction

Elizabeth Holmes fails to overturn her Theranos fraud conviction

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes , the disgraced founder of Theranos, will remain in prison after losing a bid Monday to overturn her fraud conviction , with a federal appeals court saying she hadn’t proved there were legal missteps during her t
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Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed

Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed

WASHINGTON (AP) — As they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of President Donald Trump's appointees made statements from which they've already distanced themselves upon taking office.
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FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration , some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back.
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
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Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs

Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs

Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving , but that doesn’t mean it's easier to get them.
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