CVS Health and Walgreens see business opportunities in promoting participation in medical research, especially among segments of the population that have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials. Scientists struggle to … Read More
Cristian Javier, Hector Neris and Ryan Pressly combined on the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 19 years, shutting down the best team in baseball and pitching the … Read More
Commonwealth leaders ended their first meeting in four years on Saturday by noting the United Nations resolution that condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — but the organization issued no rebuke of its own. Outside … Read More
Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, … Read More
Caroline Garcia won her first tour title in three years after coming back from a set and a break down to beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., … Read More
Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe … Read More
With inflation at a 39-year high — and banks hiking interest rates to avoid economic recession — many Canadians are said to be distressed and dispirited as they cut back to … Read More
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending protections for the right to abortions under federal law, in a ruling issued Friday. The 6-3 decision upholds a Mississippi statute that … Read More
The royalty of beach volleyball will descend on Hamburg, Germany. Source link
It was 1971 when a then 17-year-old, pregnant Janet Clazzy had to travel from her home in Florida to New York to get an abortion because it was illegal in her state. … Read More
Stocks racked up more gains on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 had its best day in two years and just its second week of increases in the last … Read More
Dennis Matheis will take over as president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare on Sept. 1, the integrated not-for-profit health system announced Friday. Matheis, president of Sentara Health Plans and executive … Read More
Canadian middle-distance runner Marco Arop has never been afraid of being the frontrunner. In fact, it’s where he’s felt most comfortable throughout his running career, sprinting out in front of … Read More
Two people were killed and 14 wounded on Saturday in a shooting at a nightclub and in nearby streets in Norway’s capital Oslo, Norwegian police said. A suspect believed to … Read More
The Walt Disney Co., publishing giant Conde Nast and the investment firm JPMorgan Chase were among the major American companies that pledged on Friday to cover travel costs for employees seeking out-of-state … Read More
The Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to abortion in a ruling issued Friday. The historic decision has major consequences for the healthcare system. Below is a compilation of statements … Read More
Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Montreal Alliance visit the Fraser Valley Bandits at 10:00 pm ET. Source link
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade opinion that has secured constitutional protections for abortion in the country for nearly 50 years. The milestone ruling, a draft … Read More
Has artificial intelligence finally come to life, or has it simply become smart enough to trick us into believing it has gained consciousness? Google engineer Blake Lemoine’s recent claim that … Read More
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow to safety-net hospitals’ Medicare rate calculation. The high court resolved a years-long fight between the Health and Human Services Department and the … Read More
Hello! Hello! As the week draws to an end, there are some great movements and stories building this week in the world of sports and beyond. I love family stories about … Read More
Canada’s ongoing, often painful, attempts at national reconciliation involving Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities was held up as an example for other Commonwealth countries to consider as many of the 54 … Read More
Canada’s technology sector has grown rapidly in recent years, as homegrown startups and foreign giants set about hiring hundreds of thousands of well-educated and talented workers. But that expansion has … Read More
Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealthcare have come to terms on an agreement that adds the provider to the insurer’s network, the health system announced Thursday. The Mayo Clinic stopped accepting appointments … Read More
Alouettes kick returner Chandler Worthy made a spectacular first impression on the Montreal crowd Thursday. In his first outing as an Alouette at Percival Molson Stadium, Worthy returned the opening … Read More
U.S. federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge … Read More
A Supreme Court decision that greenlighted a private health plan’s limited dialysis coverage may set the stage for other insurers to cut pay for kidney care and other treatments Medicare … Read More
A three-point night from Xavier Bourgault lifted the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 3-2 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs in round-robin play at the Memorial Cup on Thursday. Bourgault and Mavrik … Read More
The World Health Organization convened its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiralling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO’s decision to … Read More
The long-running Air Miles rewards system could be facing turbulence after the withdrawal of one of its only remaining national grocery chains from the program, say experts in the Canadian … Read More
“Money no longer had any value in Istanbul,” laments the narrator of “My Name is Red”, a novel by Orhan Pamuk set in the 16th century. “[B]akeries that once sold … Read More
An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday. Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend … Read More
Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah’s capital will … Read More
New York’s Black Lab Cafe lets customers bring dogs inside without a leash. The coffee shop had to make modifications to follow the city’s health department guidelines. Source link
If there is anything we’ve learned over the past year it’s that central banks are pretty bad at predicting inflation. Which may be a reason for hope. When Bank of … Read More
Disparate health outcomes could cost the American healthcare system $1 trillion annually by 2040, nearly tripling in size over the next 20 years and accounting for nearly 12.5% of healthcare … Read More
The royalty of beach volleyball will descend on Hamburg, Germany. Source link
Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world championships with her quick reaction. The United States coach knew something was wrong when she saw U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez … Read More
The Canadian Dairy Commission has approved a rare second milk price increase this year. The Crown corporation, which oversees Canada’s dairy supply management system, said Tuesday farm gate milk prices … Read More
The Supreme Court declined to hear UnitedHealthcare’s challenge to a federal regulation that makes Medicare Advantage insurers liable for False Claims Act lawsuits when they fail to return overpayments, justices … Read More
Canadian women’s team goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan can’t stop smiling these days. Last week, the 26-year-old from Pickering, Ont., got engaged to her long-time girlfriend, with the couple expecting to get … Read More
Now this hound has something to toot his horn about. A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, marking the first time the breed … Read More
If U.S. President Joe Biden is successful in his bid to pause gas taxes in the U.S., Canada will be the only G7 country not to bring in a tax … Read More
CVS Health will return blood thinner Eliquis to its pharmacy benefit manager’s commercial formulary beginning July 1, reversing a decision that sparked protests from physicians and patients, the company notified … Read More
Stefanie Dolson scored 16 points, including one of New York’s 13 3-pointers with 1:29 left, and Sabrina Ionescu had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to help the Liberty … Read More
The war in Ukraine will cast its shadow over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Commonwealth national leaders as they arrive in Rwanda, on Wednesday for their first meeting since the onset of … Read More
Aurora Cannabis says it is laying off 12 per cent of its workforce as the company embarks on a reorganization. The Edmonton-based cannabis company confirmed the cut in an email … Read More
FIRST IT WAS rugby union. Now it is swimming. On June 19th the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), swimming’s global governing body, ruled that transgender women—ie, biological males who consider … Read More
One thousand nurses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center plan to go on strike Thursday over patient care and staffing levels, their union said Wednesday. California Nurses Association/National Nurses … Read More
Hockey Canada’s federal funding is being frozen in the wake of the national organization’s handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. Minster for Sport Pascale St-Onge said in … Read More
Canadian-born director and screenwriter Paul Haggis, who was arrested on Sunday evening in Italy on charges of sexual assault and grievous bodily harm, declared his innocence before a judge on … Read More
Canada’s inflation rate rose at its fastest pace in almost 40 years in the year up to May, as the price of just about everything continues to go up fast. … Read More
Physicians and their employers are working to get ahead of the Supreme Court’s pending Roe v. Wade decision, worried about their legal exposure to “trigger-happy” prosecutors in 26 states primed … Read More
Want to watch a free live stream of Stanley Cup final games on Hockey Night in Canada? CBC will live stream Hockey Night in Canada on all digital platforms, meaning more Canadians will be able to … Read More
Britain’s inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1 per cent in the 12 months to May, figures showed Wednesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine drove food and fuel … Read More
Sales at Canadian retailers grew by 0.9 per cent to $60.7 billion in April, an encouraging sign that consumers are still willing to open their wallets in the face of … Read More
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes a 3.1% Medicare pay hike for dialysis providers next year and lays out plans for quality improvement in a draft regulation issued … Read More
Josh Harrison hit a game-ending single with two outs in the 12th inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays for a wild 7-6 victory on Tuesday … Read More
Jurors in a civil trial Tuesday found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in … Read More
The gap between downtown real estate and houses in the suburbs narrowed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a development that may make markets outside big cities even more vulnerable to … Read More
Molina Healthcare and its former subsidiary, Pathways of Massachusetts, agreed to pay more than $4.6 million to resolve false claims and whistleblower allegations, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The Massachusetts … Read More
Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Niagara River Lions visit the Ottawa BlackJacks at 7:30 pm ET. Source link
Two Canadians — one of them sought by Interpol — have been found dead of knife wounds in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen, the state prosecutor’s office … Read More
Moviegoers could be paying a little extra to see a film at a Cineplex theatre this summer. Canada’s largest film exhibitor said it has introduced a $1.50 booking fee that applies … Read More
An employer health plan didn’t violate federal law by limiting outpatient dialysis benefits for policyholders, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 7-2 decision holds that Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health … Read More
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reached an agreement to settle 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits that had been filed by women who accused him of sexual assault and … Read More
Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas public safety … Read More
This column is an opinion by Toronto lawyer Mark Morris. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Canada, we have a problem and it’s time we talked. Our love of … Read More
On-the-ground implementation Insurers on the forefront of the accreditation process speak to its operational requirements, especially where data collection is concerned, and the shifts in programming it can prompt. CalOptima, … Read More
In what turned out to be the lowest-scoring game in CEBL history, the Edmonton Stingers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 64-60 win over the Montreal Alliance on Monday in Montreal. The … Read More
Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the … Read More
The’ proposed Medicare payment update for inpatient services is nowhere close to covering hospitals’ rising costs, industry groups warn the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in comment letters. Hospitals … Read More
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid for a three-peat is alive and well. With Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy leading the way, the star-laden, two-time defending champions … Read More
Jihadists killed 132 civilians in multiple attacks on villages in central Mali over the weekend, the government said on Monday, in the latest major incident in a worsening security situation. … Read More
Shareholders have hit digital health companies with a spate of securities fraud lawsuits this year as once high-flying companies see share prices drop, and more could be on the horizon. … Read More
A Hockey Canada executive has told a House of Commons committee under oath that the organization did not use any government money to settle a lawsuit with an alleged victim of sexual assault. CBC … Read More
What’s the price of peace? That question could be partially answered Monday night when Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctions off his Nobel Peace Prize medal. The proceeds will go directly … Read More
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 750 Canadian National Railway Co. employees, says signal and communication workers have walked off the job across the country. IBEW’s … Read More
Dr. Alex Jahangir, executive medical director of the Trauma Patient Care Center and vice president for business development at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joined The Check Up to discuss his … Read More
Canada’s return to the World Cup rowing circuit after a three-year pause proved to be a successful one, with four top-six finishes in Poland over the weekend. Two Canadian boats … Read More
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that a ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional, dealing a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only G7 nation that does not … Read More
Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government puts the final motions in place to ban … Read More
Hockey Canada, one of the country’s richest sporting organizations, received $14 million in federal government support in 2020 and 2021, including $3.4 million in emergency COVID-19 subsidies, according to financial statements … Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able … Read More
Canada will return home from the Under-18 women’s Americas Championship with a silver medal, but there were moments on Sunday when the basketball squad looked like it had a chance … Read More
Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday, ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia by becoming the country’s first leftist … Read More
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a grand slam in the sixth inning and Teoscar Hernandez had a three-run homer the seventh as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the New York … Read More
The group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least one worshipper and … Read More
Rob Snoek and Byron MacDonald bring you coverage of the second day of competition from the pool with more swimming action from the World Aquatic Championships. Source link
A fuel storage depot in the Eastern Ukrainian town of Novomoskovsk exploded on Sunday, killing one person and injuring two others, after it had been hit by three Russian missiles, the … Read More
Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. retail, service and tech industries … Read More
Until last year, Georgia’s Medicaid coverage for new moms with low incomes lasted 60 days. That meant the Medicaid benefits of many women expired before they could be referred to … Read More
The 2022 World Rowing World Cup will be coming to you from Poznan, Poland. Source link
Recognition of Juneteenth, a day that marks the effective end of slavery in the United States, gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But after an initial … Read More
This story idea came from audience members, like you, who got in touch with us. Send us your questions about travel. We are listening: ask@cbc.ca As COVID-19 restrictions gradually ease, many Canadians … Read More
HCA Healthcare on Thursday called off its proposed acquisition of five Steward Health Care System hospitals in Utah amid opposition from federal regulators. The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit … Read More
Looking like by far the better team against the defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche overwhelmed the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final on Saturday … Read More
Protesters in India’s eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station on Saturday, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the … Read More
Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a … Read More
Centene will spend up to $1.65 billion to reduce its domestic real estate footprint, the company announced Friday during its investor day. The for-profit health insurer expects shedding 65% of … Read More
