Health

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Under warm strobe lights and pulsing house beats, a recent festival in Mexico City offered more than music, food and booze. Amidst the usual festival fare, a booth provided free, anonymous drug testing.

TORONTO — Toronto Public Health says it observed “many deviations from best practices” during an inspection at a gynecologist's office that led to the agency notifying 2,500 patients of a potential exposure to blood-borne viruses.

CALGARY — Alberta Health Services is warning the public about a possible exposure to measles after a case was confirmed in the Calgary area.

COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot from Republican legislators who have defended the sta

TORONTO — Advocacy groups are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney for eliminating the cabinet positions dedicated to people with disabilities and women and gender equality issues.

VANCOUVER — Watching games from afar hasn’t been easy for Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes. The 25-year-old star defenceman has remained remarkably healthy for much of his career — until this season.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s front line health agency says it fired its leader earlier this year not because she was investigating corruption but because she was an “alarming” failure at her job.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide , or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like blueberry, strawberry and watermelon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.