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Ontario hospital nurses awarded average raises of 11% over two years, union says

Ontario hospital nurses awarded average raises of 11% over two years, union says

TORONTO — Ontario hospital nurses will be getting raises of what their union says amounts to an average of 11 per cent over two years, with the arbitrator citing a staffing crisis and high inflation.
Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need

Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need

The fallout from a Pfizer factory being damaged by a tornado could put even more pressure on already-strained drug supplies at U.S. hospitals, experts say.
Missouri Supreme Court orders the GOP attorney general to stand down in fight over abortion costs

Missouri Supreme Court orders the GOP attorney general to stand down in fight over abortion costs

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Republican attorney general to stand down and allow an initiative petition to legalize abortion in the state to move forward.
Kansas' attorney general wants to keep trans people from intervening in his lawsuit over state IDs

Kansas' attorney general wants to keep trans people from intervening in his lawsuit over state IDs

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas is working to keep transgender people from intervening in his state-court lawsuit against changing the sex listings on their state driver's licenses.
Why is hazing such a widespread problem? Abuse prevalent despite efforts to stop it

Why is hazing such a widespread problem? Abuse prevalent despite efforts to stop it

Northwestern University is facing multiple lawsuits after allegations that the football program had a hazing problem for years, including “forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature.

Biden administration asks employers to give more help to workers who lose Medicaid

The Biden administration on Thursday asked employers to give workers who lose Medicaid coverage more time to sign up for health insurance through their jobs.
18-year-old Nebraska woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for burning fetus after abortion

18-year-old Nebraska woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for burning fetus after abortion

An 18-year-old northeastern Nebraska woman was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus she aborted with her mother's help in a case watched by advocates as a slew of states move to restrict abo
Hazing remains ingrained in team sports and experts say they see increase in sexualized attacks

Hazing remains ingrained in team sports and experts say they see increase in sexualized attacks

Georgia coach Kirby Smart remembers having his head shaved when he was a freshman football player at his alma mater back in the mid-1990s and busing tables after team meals.
Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times

Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times

OTTAWA — Ontario is adding $44 million to a fund for hospitals to help reduce ER wait times and allowing more hospitals to qualify.
Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services

Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of senior doctors in England began a 48-hour walkout Thursday to demand better pay and conditions, paralyzing hospitals and leaving only emergency care covered.