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5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements

5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements

TOKYO (AP) — In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people were hospitalized as of Friday. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.
Key findings from AP's investigation into police force that isn't supposed to be lethal

Key findings from AP's investigation into police force that isn't supposed to be lethal

Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death.
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia's public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov.
Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the House

Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the House

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers will try to negotiate on expanding Medicaid in one of the poorest states in the U.S. after the Senate voted Thursday for a vastly different plan than one proposed by the House.

Lawmakers seek to prop up Delaware medical marijuana industry after legalizing recreational use

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Senior citizens in Delaware will be able to get medical marijuana without a prescription or referral from a doctor under a bill heading to Democratic Gov. John Carney.
US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly death

US officials warn of increase in bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis and possibly death

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to U.S.
Manitoba promises move to plastic health cards as part of upcoming budget

Manitoba promises move to plastic health cards as part of upcoming budget

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to do away with paper health cards and switch to more durable plastic and digital ones.
US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.
Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil, with 3.5 million cases of the tropical disease reported so far, health officials said Thursday.

More security cameras, vape detectors may come to Ontario schools with $30M funding

TORONTO — More security cameras and vape detectors could soon be installed in Ontario schools, with the announcement of $30 million in funding for school safety in the provincial budget this week.
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