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What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal from the 1970s to '90s?

What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal from the 1970s to '90s?

LONDON (AP) — The final report of the U.K.
Inquiry slams successive UK governments for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal

Inquiry slams successive UK governments for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal

LONDON (AP) — British authorities and the country's public health service committed a “catalogue of failures” and knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, an inquiry into the
This wildfire season, changes are coming to better inform people about smoke hazards

This wildfire season, changes are coming to better inform people about smoke hazards

Last year’s record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted across the country.
US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV

US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change.
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (AP) — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind.
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

CHICAGO (AP) — Sen.
In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?

In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?

TORONTO — It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom.
‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates

‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a prison so cold that toilet water would freeze over and inmates were repeatedly treated for hypothermia.
Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio's law banning virtually all abortions , a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

LONDON (AP) — Most residents living near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England where a parasite in the water sickened more than 45 people were told Saturday that they could safely drink the water again.
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