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Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths

Gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said late Friday it won't comply with a request from the Food and Drug Administration to halt all shipments of its gene therapy following the death of a third patient receiving one of its treatments fo
Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease

Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease

VICTORIA — Four members of British Columbia's Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-year-old girl.
Woman, 66, in critical condition after Massachusetts assisted-living fire, officials say

Woman, 66, in critical condition after Massachusetts assisted-living fire, officials say

A 66-year-old woman was in critical condition after a fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said, as records and accounts from staff raise concerns about conditions at Gabriel House before the
B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study

B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study

VANCOUVER — Mosquito traps have been set up across the Sea-to-Sky region in British Columbia as health officials launch a pilot project to understand the area's mosquitoes and the illnesses they spread.
Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

OTTAWA — The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada, federal officials said Friday, and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August.
Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department .
Man pulled into MRI machine after he walked into an exam room wearing a chain necklace

Man pulled into MRI machine after he walked into an exam room wearing a chain necklace

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large chain necklace, police said. The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday afternoon at Nassau Open MRI.
Crews from other provinces, countries arriving in Saskatchewan to fight wildfires

Crews from other provinces, countries arriving in Saskatchewan to fight wildfires

REGINA — Saskatchewan's government says it's bringing in crews from other provinces and countries to fight raging wildfires, as more people have been forced to flee their homes.
Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight

Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight

BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys for Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide argued in federal court Friday that cutting off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers would hurt vulnerable patients who already have limited health care options.
But all my friends have one: Why some parents say no to kids' demand for e-scooters

But all my friends have one: Why some parents say no to kids' demand for e-scooters

TORONTO — Nainesh Kotak says it doesn't matter how many of his 11-year-old son's friends have e-scooters, he's not letting his own child have one. The personal injury lawyer based in Mississauga, Ont.