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Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey's stubborn debate over protective gear
It took the NHL until 1979 to mandate helmets and goalie masks for new players. It wasn't until 2013 that eye-protecting visors became mandatory — grandfathered in for veterans, of course. A handful of players still don't wear them.
Nov 2, 2023 7:19 PM
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California officials confirm 2 cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness rarely transmitted in US
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two people in Southern California have come down with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, where the mosquito-borne illness is rare, health officials said.
Nov 2, 2023 6:19 PM
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Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children
BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — The gray film covering the faces of children rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza Thursday made it hard to distinguish between the living and the dead.
Nov 2, 2023 6:15 PM
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Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — ___Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffle bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriving in Chicago without a place to live.
Nov 2, 2023 4:45 PM
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Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile health-care system
CALGARY — The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are apprehensive about expected changes to the province's health-care delivery system as they deal with ongoing pressures in clinics and hospitals. Dr.
Nov 2, 2023 4:27 PM
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'Political preferences' played role in N.B. COVID decisions, says top medical officer
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's outgoing chief medical health officer said Thursday that "political preferences" helped inform the decisions that were made at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr.
Nov 2, 2023 4:02 PM
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A Pennsylvania nurse is accused of killing 4 patients, injuring others with high doses of insulin
A registered nurse in Pennsylvania faces charges she administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients — including a 104-year-old — at health care facilities over the past three years, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Nov 2, 2023 2:40 PM
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Virginia governor orders schools to disclose details of school-related drug overdoses
Gov.
Nov 2, 2023 2:20 PM
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Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday. In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% last year.
Nov 2, 2023 12:45 PM
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Migrants in cities across the US may need medical care. It's not that easy to find
All the chairs in the waiting room were filled by dozens of newly arrived migrants waiting to be seen by a Cook County health worker at a clinic in Chicago. Julio Figuera, 43, was among them.
Nov 2, 2023 7:22 AM
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