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Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords

Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8.
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Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday in a case over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, which comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s largest aborti
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Georgia Democrats' frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout

Georgia Democrats' frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout

ATLANTA (AP) — Boxed into what they saw as an unsavory vote on outlawing spending on gender affirming care for transgender prisoners, Georgia Democrats chose a third option Wednesday. They walked out.
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Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia

Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.
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Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

Most teenagers don’t use drugs. There’s data to show that because of a 50-year-old government survey that may now be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S.
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Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding

Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding

A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's win

Wisconsin Supreme Court to tackle abortion, unions and redistricting after a liberal's win

MADISON, Wis.
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Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products

Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen electronic cigarette use.
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Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S.
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Measles an 'equal opportunity' virus for the unvaccinated, Southwestern public health doctor says

Measles an 'equal opportunity' virus for the unvaccinated, Southwestern public health doctor says

ST. THOMAS, Ont. — A local medical officer of health who's dealing with a massive measles outbreak in southwestern Ontario cautions against associating the spread of the illness with a single demographic. Southwestern Public Health Unit's Dr.
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