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North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to a Raleigh suburb

APEX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project’s health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus estimated to bring 8,000 jobs to the area.
Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start , a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn't replaced

The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn't replaced

LONDON (AP) — Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world’s most vulnerable.
Burkina Faso's only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict

Burkina Faso's only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed painkillers.
Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north

Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north

VICTORIA — Ten people are hospitalized with measles in British Columbia, with one active, contagious case as of July 8, the province's health ministry said.
Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters

Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
New Brunswick reports first case of measles this year, says more are likely

New Brunswick reports first case of measles this year, says more are likely

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials say a measles case in the south central region is the province's first confirmed infection of the year. A news release says the case in Sussex, N.B.
London, Ont., hospital sues former executives over alleged decade-long fraud

London, Ont., hospital sues former executives over alleged decade-long fraud

A hospital in southwestern Ontario is suing five of its former executives, alleging two of them were involved in a "calculated, multi-year campaign of deceit and theft" involving improper procurements, while the others knew about the alleged fraud an
CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data

CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data

A new federal estimate shows a rise in prediabetes among American adolescents, a finding that is spurring concerns about the health of U.S.
Judge rejects a challenge to Michigan's decades-long ban on publicly funded abortions

Judge rejects a challenge to Michigan's decades-long ban on publicly funded abortions

DETROIT (AP) — A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan's longtime ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents, saying a group that brought the lawsuit had no standing to file it.
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