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• Poorest Canadians nearly 4 times more likely to die from opioids than richest: study

  A new study looking at opioid deaths across Canada over 17 years has found that low-income Canadians are almost four times more likely to die from opioids than high-income Canadians.

  

• New drugs effective at killing leukemia cells, early study finds

  New research has identified a unique form of chemotherapy which preliminary experiments show is effective at targeting different leukemia cells.

  

• Infection with HIV can accelerate aging within the first two to three years of infection, study says

  Living with HIV may have an immediate effect on how your body ages, according to new research which showed that cellular aging was sped up within two to three years of infection.

  

• Medication abortion is common. Here's how it works

  Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking two prescription medicines days apart -- at home or in a clinic.

  

• Oyster mushrooms sold in B.C. recalled due to listeria

  A brand of oyster mushrooms sold in British Columbia is being recalled because of possible listeria contamination.

• Amid buzz around the medical benefits of magic mushrooms, a new production facility gets to work in B.C.

  In southern B.C, there's a new 20,000-square-foot production facility where one particular product is generating a lot of buzz: magic mushrooms, which a handful of businesses have been federally approved to produce.

• 'You do not want this' virus: California man with monkeypox urges others to get vaccinated

  A California man has posted a widely-shared video in an attempt to educate people about the monkeypox virus outbreak, to encourage people to get vaccinated if they're eligible and to make it very clear: 'You do not want this.'

• Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned

  The World Health Organization's Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.

• Nutrition warnings coming to front of pre-packaged food in Canada; ground meat exempt

  Canada will require that companies add nutrition warnings to the front of pre-packaged food with high levels of saturated fat, sugar or sodium in an effort to help grocery shoppers make healthier choices with just a glance.

• Shifting U.S. abortion laws cause confusion for patients, clinics

  Abortion providers and patients were struggling Friday to navigate the evolving legal landscape around abortion laws and access across the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week.

• African officials: Monkeypox spread is already an emergency

  Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak there as an emergency and are calling on rich countries to share the world's limited supply of vaccines in an effort to avoid the glaring equity problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Enjoy Life brand bakery products recalled due to possible plastic pieces

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling a number of different Enjoy Life brand bakery products because they may contain pieces of plastic.