Health

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MONTREAL — Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the curriculum for physicians in training.

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.