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CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised

CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised

ATLANTA (AP) — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S.
Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan

Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan

TORONTO — Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on Wednesday.
Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents

Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents

TORONTO — Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came quite close.
Sudan launches a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in Khartoum as war continues

Sudan launches a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in Khartoum as war continues

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Health officials in Sudan have launched a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in the capital, Khartoum, to curb what humanitarians call a rapidly spreading outbreak of the diarrheal disease fueled by civil war, displacement and
Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll

Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. A record high percentage of U.S.
CDC union condemns vaccine misinformation after shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression

CDC union condemns vaccine misinformation after shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression

A Georgia man who wanted to send a message against COVID-19 vaccines fired over 180 times with a long gun at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's headquarters in Atlanta, killing a police officer, authorities said.
VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says

VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says

NORFOLK, Va.
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

ATLANTA (AP) — The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S.
Montreal public health says one heat-related death reported since Sunday

Montreal public health says one heat-related death reported since Sunday

MONTREAL — One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday.
Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking

Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking

At the entrance of a London hospital, Krystyna Locke fronts a banner with loopy cursive letters that says, "Happy birthday to me. Your parking is free.