Health

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore a photogenic smile without more extensive dental work.

Fedaa Nassar says any time she has heard the phone ring in the last year, she becomes overwhelmed with anxiety. "I hate phone calls now," says the 34-year-old lab technician at an Ottawa-area hospital.

Convenience store firms that operate thousands of outlets across Canada are taking the federal government to court to overturn regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies. Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. and Couche-Tard Inc.

The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year.

EDMONTON — The Health Quality Council of Alberta is investigating how some medical referrals weren't properly processed, potentially affecting 14,000 patients over the last five years across the province.

REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck announced a fiscal plan Friday that would see some cuts, no tax hikes and a path to balance should she be elected premier, which the Saskatchewan Party criticized as "dishonest.

The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal party is promising to open a community health clinic in Woodstock, N.B., if the party wins the Oct. 21 election.

The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year.

NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme.