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After 50 years, Tommy John surgery is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return

After 50 years, Tommy John surgery is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return

NEW YORK (AP) — Tommy John surgery, like baseball itself, is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return. Dr. Jeffrey R.
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A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak

A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberians gathered this week to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people in West Africa, adding to the region’s economic and political troubles.
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Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says

Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate, the U.N. Development Program said Wednesday.
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B.C. to kill 25 deer to test for chronic wasting disease in Kootenay region

B.C. to kill 25 deer to test for chronic wasting disease in Kootenay region

VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it will cull 25 deer in the Kootenay region to test for chronic wasting disease. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says two deer in the region tested positive for the disease earlier this year.
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Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child

Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child

DALLAS (AP) — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and
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Arizona's most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year

Arizona's most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year

PHOENIX (AP) — Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year — more than 50% higher than 2022 and another consecutive annual record in arid metro Phoen
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Suspect arrested after woman robbed at knifepoint in Regina hospital waiting room

Suspect arrested after woman robbed at knifepoint in Regina hospital waiting room

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe’s government faced questions in the legislature after a woman was robbed at knifepoint over the weekend in a hospital waiting room.
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'Stay with us': Quebec coroner's inquest in officer's death hears from colleagues

'Stay with us': Quebec coroner's inquest in officer's death hears from colleagues

MONTREAL — Officers who were involved in the operation last March that resulted in the deaths of a Quebec provincial police sergeant and her killer offered emotional testimony Wednesday about how the fatal events played out.
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New Brunswick long-term care unprepared for next generation of aging seniors

New Brunswick long-term care unprepared for next generation of aging seniors

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick will need to rethink its long-term care offerings to respond to the needs of an increasingly diverse population, the province's seniors' advocate says in a report released Wednesday.
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A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths . The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells and precancerous growths.
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