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• WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'

  The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

  

• WHO says more than 900 probable cases of acute hepatitis reported in children

  Thirty-three countries have reported 920 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children so far, a jump of 270 from May, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

  

• Where abortion is still legal in the U.S. after the fall of Roe v. Wade

  The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision paves the way for about half of the 50 states to ban or heavily restrict women's access to abortions.

  

• U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions

  The U.S. Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

  

• Reactions to U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade abortion landmark

  Public figures across the political spectrum reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a woman's constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide.

• How abortion became a divisive issue in U.S. politics

  Since the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, the issue has become one of the defining fault lines in U.S. politics, with Democratic politicians firmly supporting abortion rights and Republican lawmakers lining up in opposition.

• Trump's justices decisive in long campaign to overturn Roe v. Wade

  Seventeen months after leaving office, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered on a campaign promise when the conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority he cemented overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

• 'Heightened alert': Abortion providers in U.S. brace for ruling

  Abortion providers in the U.S. are preparing for an increase in violence once the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Roe v. Wade, saying there has historically been a spike when the issue of abortion gets widespread public attention, such as after a state approves new restrictions.

• Breast cancer ‘tumour awakens’ as patient sleeps: study

  A new study has found that breast cancer can metastasize more efficiently while people are sleeping, a finding researchers say could 'significantly change' the way cancer is diagnosed and treated.

• Concerns about racism in pregnancy and birth care raised by B.C. researcher

  A team that includes B.C. researchers has found that Black, Indigenous and people of colour are more likely to feel pressured into procedures by health providers during pregnancy and birth care.

• Gender-affirming care in Canada comes with barriers and delays, especially in N.S.

  Despite progress in Canada in the field of transgender health care, for the more than 100,800 trans or non-binary Canadians, access to gender-affirming care comes with barriers and delays that vary by province.

• U.S. CDC confirms evidence of local monkeypox transmission

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there was evidence of local transmission of monkeypox, in addition to reports of cases where people had travelled abroad.