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AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate reported instances of "abusive gender-transitioning procedures" done on Texas children.Abbott sent a letter to DFPS earlier this week saying the law "imposes a duty on DFPS to investigate the parents of children subjected to gender-transitioning procedures, and on other state agencies to investigate licensed facilities where such procedures may occur."The letter comes after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal opinion concluding that "performing certain ‘sex-change' procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is 'child abuse’ under Texas law."Abbott's letter also states that Texas law imposes reporting requirements on licensed professionals with direct contact with children, including doctors, nurses, and teachers, and criminal penalties for failing to report abuse. In August 2021, Abbott had previously directed DFPS to issue a determination on whether gender reassignment surgery constituted as child abuse.In a letter to the governor, Commissioner Jaime Masters determined that "genital mutation of a child through reassignment surgery" constitutes child abuse because it may cause "a genuine threat of substantial harm from physical injury to the child"."Genital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse," reads Commissioner Masters' letter.

BOSTON, Mass. - The strange case of a New England college student who had both his legs amputated after eating leftovers is getting renewed attention thanks to a viral video. The 19-year-old man in question was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of Massachusetts General Hospital as a result of "shock, multiple organ failure, and rash," according to a March 2021 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. The YouTube channel "Chubbyemu," run by Dr. Bernard Hsu, a licensed toxicologist, posted a video of the case on Feb.

It now "feels like the pandemic is over'', according to a frontline consultant.

ROSWELL, Ga. - Sixteen-month-old Lock Samples has grown up sticking out.Everywhere the Roswell, Georgia toddler goes, his mother Katelyn Samples says, he turns heads."We can't go anywhere without someone making a comment, whether it's the park or Publix," Samples says. "People come up to us, they ask to touch it.

Ontario’s top doctor wants to end workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies by early next month.Dr. Kieran Moore says he’s reviewing letters of instruction sent last year to various sectors including hospitals and post-secondary institutions, which required that they develop immunization policies.Most sectors were instructed to require people get regularly tested for the virus if they are not vaccinated, but many took their policies further and required all workers get the shots.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, asks Albertans to respect each other’s experience as the province moves toward an endemic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA - A local mother is speaking out after she said her son and his friend were beaten by a group of other teens on Market Street. FOX 29’s Hank Flynn spoke with Jojuan Powell who said the attack on her 14-year-old son was completely random. Now, she’s sharing the video of the attack and urging other parents to do a better job at knowing where and what their children are doing. "I don’t even know what should happen," Powell said. "I just know I don’t want it to happen to another child." The mother said her son met up with a friend at an arcade in the Fashion District on Saturday.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Dr. Shirley Herath, a retired doctor who was arrested and detained over the discovery of a hand grenade at All Saint’s Church in Borella, Colombo was remanded until the 28th of February 2022, by Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajinda Jayasuriya.Dr.

Nurses in Canada say working during the COVID-19 Omicron wave has left them burnt out, physically and mentally, and an increase in abuse directed at health-care workers has pushed them to breaking point. According to a report from the Ontario Science Table, pre-pandemic, 20 to 40 per cent of health-care workers reported severe burnout. By spring 2021, rates had climbed to more than 60 per cent.

Olympic officials on Saturday said they would welcome an anti-doping investigation into the Russian doctors, coaches and family members in the entourage of gold medal winning teenage skater Kamila Valieva.Valieva’s future at the Beijing Olympics hangs in the balance after the stunning revelation she had tested positive for a banned substance before winning the team event on Monday, but that the positive drug test report took more than six weeks to be made public.Fans of figure skating, athletes and anti-doping advocates have expressed outrage over a teenager being dragged into the center of an Olympic doping controversy with a positive test for an angina drug. Many have questioned the role of the adults around the 15-year-old skater.On Saturday, International Olympics Committee spokesman Mark Adams said: “Entourage has been overlooked in the past.” Beijing Olympics: Russian skater’s failed drug test confirmed, setting up fight with IOC The delay in Valieva receiving her positive drug test result also loomed large on Saturday as Olympic and anti-doping officials sought to reinstate her ban.Valieva was suspended by the Russian anti-doping body after the positive test report, but the suspension was lifted a day later after she appealed, allowing her to continue to compete.

Medical officials and members of the travel industry are calling on the Canadian government to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people. Shallima Maharaj reports.

Instagram, informing us that at this point the doctors have done everything that they can to help her. It seems at this point it’s just a case of waiting to see if it has been enough. Tyrese certainly is not losing faith.

Dr. Kieran Moore was asked on Thursday about the eventual removal of COVID-19 restrictions in the province, including mask mandates and proof of vaccination.

On Thursday, due to a decrease in COVID-19 cases and higher rate of youth vaccinations, Ontario’s top doctor Dr. Kieran Moore announced schools have the green light to resume extra-curricular activities such as sports and musical practices – to which students could remove their face masks.

Beth Potter, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Dr. Dominik Mertz, division director of infectious diseases at McMaster University, and Dr.

HOUSTON - A pregnant mother of five from Kingwood spent more than four months in the hospital, suffering from life-threatening effects of COVID-19. Her doctors believe it's a miracle she's alive.Now, the baby is named after one doctor at Texas Children's Hospital who had faith she would make it.CLICK HERE FOR MORE STORIES BY MELISSA WILSONDiana Crouch is now in the comforts of home with her newborn, Cameron.

Free COVID rapid antigen tests now available at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies at one-box limit She didn’t say when those policies would end, but said the province expects mask rules will remain in place for “some time.”Moore’s news conference also comes after the province began making rapid test kits available for free at grocery stores, pharmacies and other sites.Elliott said expanding access to the tests is part of Ontario’s plan to roll back COVID-19 restrictions in stages.

Photo of Olivia Grant during a ride along with the Denver Police Department in 2017. DENVER - A Colorado mother who fatally abused her 7-year-old daughter and lied about her health to get handouts from charities worth at least $100,000 was sentenced to 16 years in prison as part of a plea deal that threw out murder charges.Judge Patricia Herron issued the sentence Wednesday after Kelly Turner pled guilty last month to child abuse resulting in the 2017 death of the girl, Olivia Gant, and to charitable fraud and theft.Previous charges of first-degree murder, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery were dropped as part of an agreement with prosecutors.Turner said nothing during her virtual sentencing hearing but wiped away tears as prosecutors played a video made by Olivia’s grandfather Lonnie Gautreau of Olivia laughing and smiling, baking a cake, dancing in a princess costume, playing doctor with her dolls and singing songs."This truth about Olivia has caused such a deep pain that it continues to ravage me every day," said a statement from Gautreau that was read at the hearing by a prosecutor.

COVID-19 news conference Wednesday afternoon.The event is set to begin at 3 p.m. and will be live streamed here.The province has not yet said what the news conference will be about, but it’s expected that some restrictions will be eased.

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Every week, British Columbians make more than 20,000 telehealth visits. But a once such visit has left a Vancouver woman shaken after the doctor questioned what she was wearing. Kylie Stanton reports.

Alberta is preparing to bid farewell to the Restrictions Exemption Program — the province’s version of the vaccine passport — following hints from Premier Jason Kenney.

Ramiah Martin, "is nothing short of a miracle," according to her mother. ((Photo contributed by Leanne Martin via Georgia Tech))ATLANTA - Life-saving research at the Georgia Institute of Technology is providing children born with a rare developmental abnormality a chance at life. Researchers in the lab of Dr. Scott Hollister at Georgia Tech developed a 3D-printed tracheal splint that creates an airway for children born without a trachea, or windpipe.

ANI, Asha Bhosle said: “The doctor has said that she is stable now."

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pic.twitter.com/9G7DQsVMe0— Chris Nilan (@KnucklesNilan30) February 3, 2022He says he consulted his doctor and because of an unspecified medical condition he decided against vaccination.Nilan says a request for an exemption was refused, and on Tuesday he received a letter signed by a Bell Media executive informing him his contract was being terminated, which he called an “unfair action.” Vaccinated Canadians who catch COVID-19 can get booster 3 months after positive test: NACI Bell Media did not comment on the departure, but Nilan’s profile was erased from the TSN 690 website.Nilan, who had hosted “Off the Cuff” on the station for several years, played 688 games in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1992 with the Canadiens, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

Dr. David Porter, one of the lead authors of the study and director of cell therapy and transplantation at Penn Medicine. "Think of it like the cancer cell has a piece of Velcro on it and the T cell can’t stick to it.

At his weekly update, Dr. Kieran Moore said masking will likely be the last public health measure to disappear. Matthew Bingley reports.

Some provinces are beginning to open up again as the Omicron-driven fifth wave of COVID-19 shows signs of cresting. Doctors still warn a potential resurgence could lie ahead.

A doctor as opened up about the 'horrific' symptoms of long covid she is still suffering with more than a year after testing positive for the virus.

Julia Bradbury has opened up on how she's recovering amid her breast cancer battle.The 51 year old shared the heartbreaking news that she was diagnosed with cancer in September 2021 and just one month later underwent a mastectomy for it. Now, three months on, Julia has returned to ITV's This Morning for a brief segment, where she told viewers as well as hosts Alison Hammond, 46, and Rochelle Humes, 31, that her "healing is going well".

COVID-19 pandemic.Leading the challenge are the Church of God in Aylmer and Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo, both of which have faced a variety of charges, including findings of contempt, for repeatedly defying restrictions.“It will be our submission that both the indoor and outdoor gathering restrictions are over-broad, unreasonable and arbitrary limits that violate the charter of rights and cannot be demonstrably justified,” said Lisa Bildy, one of several lawyers representing the churches, toward the beginning of the hearing.“Accordingly, we’ll ask this court to declare the restrictions to be of no force and effect and to set aside the restraining orders imposed to enforce them.” Woolwich pastor faces fine of up to $100,000 for Sunday service ignoring COVID-19 lockdown The multi-day hearing for the challenge is being held virtually by the Superior Court of Justice in St. Thomas with Justice Renee Pomerance presiding over the matter.

'Zombified’ on strong painkillers, ‘frightened’ to up their dose, but left with ‘no other option’ as they are kept awake by excruciating pain.

UFC babe Julianna Pena claimed that Covid is a 'money grab' and a plot to 'kill us' during an incredible interview on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast. Pena, otherwise known as the Venezuelan Vixen, is the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and ranked No.4 in the UFC's women's pound for pound rankings.The 32-year-old beauty packs a punch in the octagon, and she didn't pull any punches with her views on Covid while talking to Joe Rogan either.

Ontario’s top doctor says we will have to learn to live with COVID-19. As Shallima Maharaj reports, he’s not alone.

Hundreds show up as the trucker convoy passes through the Greater Toronto Area. Shocking new details in the case of a woman abducted from a home in Wasaga Beach. And, the province’s top doctor says Ontario has to ‘learn to live with’ Omicron.

An Ontario doctor, barred from prescribing ivermectin to treat COVID-19, has launched a telehealth service offering the unapproved treatment. As Jamie Mauracher reports, a Global News investigation has uncovered that he is exploiting a loophole, and experts say it shows the cracks in a system that’s supposed to protect patients.

Ontario’s government gave the greenlight to loosen restrictions next Monday. The changes will also come with different directions on contact tracing, with the CMOH saying the province can’t eliminate the threat of Omicron.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore on Thursday defended the decision to drop contact tracing for businesses starting Monday, saying the government is trying to prioritize case and contact management capacity for the highest risk and vulnerable populations, such as shelters and long-term care facilities.

Experts are calling for transparency and change after Global News revealed doctors in Ontario and BC are spreading information about COVID-19 that contradicts public health advice… and some were alleged to be heading out falsified mask and vaccine exemptions.

Student, parents say they feel abandoned as K-12 Alberta kids head back to class Nearly one in six, or 16.4 per cent, of respondents said they will have retired by next year. One in seven — 14.3 per cent — planned to leave teaching to join another profession.

COVID-19 has launched a telehealth service offering the unapproved treatment to Ontarians to treat the virus, Global News can reveal.Dr Patrick Phillips, a family doctor who is the subject of several investigations by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), is the director of a new telehealth service based in Ontario that is offering ivermectin, an antiparasitic treatment not approved by Health Canada to treat COVID-19.The service, called Canadian Covid TeleHealth Inc (CCTH), was launched by members of the Canadian Covid Care Alliance (CCCA), a website promoting information at odds with public health advice, which also features new initiatives from at least two other Ontario health professionals with COVID-related licence restrictions.But Phillips’ involvement, as well as the existence of the service, is not breaking any provincial laws Revealed: How a web of Canadian doctors are undermining the fight against COVID-19 It comes as the regulatory body and province spar about how to deal with physicians operating in a medical grey area.

An 11-year-old Arizona boy and his family were able to forget about his terminal illness for the day and he was sworn in as an honorary officer as he beamed with a smile. MARICOPA, Ariz. - 11-year-old Christian Balaguer stepped into a new role on Jan. 26.He was sworn into the Maricopa Police Department, becoming an honorary police officer, even getting a badge and uniform.It was a special day for him and his family."It was really happy for all of us.

New Brunswick Doctor Jean-Robert Ngola, who says he was wrongly accused of causing a COVID-19 outbreak that killed two people, is suing the New Brunswick government, the RCMP, as well as Facebook, for allegedly allowing hateful messages to circulate. Ross Lord explores the implications of Dr.

New numbers show Alberta could be facing a new kind of brain drain, with doctors and teachers saying they want to work outside of the province. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

COLOMBO (News 1st): The retired doctor who was arrested by Sri Lanka Police with regard to the discovery of a hand grenade at the All Saint’s Church in Borella, Colombo provided a closed-door statement to the Colombo Additional Magistrate for over 2 hours, on Wednesday (26).The Colombo Crimes Division produced the doctors to Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya in order to provide the statement.After providing the statement, he was taken away to the Colombo Crimes Division again.The Colombo South Crimes Division had arrested the doctor on the 17th of January and handed him over to the Colombo Crimes Division on 19th January 2022.The doctor who was arrested in the father of Oshala Herath, a well-known social activist and UNP Candidate for the previous general election.The Colombo Crimes Division arrested an individual identified as ‘Ranale Ruwan’ from Ranna, in Hambantota on 20th January 2022.‘Ranale Ruwan’ was wanted by authorities as it was believed that it was he who provide the hand grenade that was discovered at the All Saint’s Church in Borella on the 11th of January 2022.On the 13th of January 2022, two days after the discovery of a grenade at the church premises, the Head of Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo said the discovery of a hand grenade at a Colombo Church is a conspiracy.He flayed Sri Lanka Police over its handling of the investigation adding that authorities were presented a cooked-up story instead of revealing the truth.Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Tuesday (25) ordered the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to conduct an impartial inquiry into the discovery of a hand grenade in the premises of the All Saints Church

Lisa Jarvis, the former executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News, writes about biotech, drug discovery and the pharmaceutical industry for Bloomberg Opinion.

CHANNEL 4 has refused to pull Katie Price's mental health documentary despite arrest and public attack on Peter Andre's wife Emily. The former glamour model, 43, has two shows due to air very soon on the popular TV channel. However many have been left scratching their heads over whether they will hit our screens because of her recent run-ins with the law and after making a series of shocking claims against the doctor.