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50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer 03/13/2024 02:09pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing number of baseball's biggest stars. Mostly on the mound, but at the plate, too. An operation that cha Olivia Munn reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy 03/13/2024 01:41pm • Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment. “I'm lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have to face t UK Conservatives say their biggest donor made racist comments, but they're not giving back his money 03/13/2024 11:15am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government said Wednesday that the party does not plan to give back 10 million pounds ($12.8 million) it received in the past year from a donor who made comments about a Black lawmaker that have been condemned as racist. The government is under pressure from New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor 03/13/2024 10:43am • Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence. New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams. It's been 15 months sin Returns from Tommy John surgery may seem routine. Recovery can be full of grief, angst and isolation 03/13/2024 06:00am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years after becoming a first-round draft pick and days after his 27th birthday, he contemplated giving up ba Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China's heroes 03/13/2024 01:44am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the question at the center of a high-profile lawsuit now driving a debate about nationalism in China. Patriotic campaigns have become more common in recen The Best Places to Retire in Mexico 03/12/2024 08:00pm • Mexico is home to many breathtakingly beautiful places that offer a high quality of life at an affordable price, so it's no wonder that a growing number of Americans are heading south. An estimated 1.6 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico, and it consistently ranks as the top destination for U.S. tr Utah prison discriminated against transgender woman, Department of Justice finds 03/12/2024 07:26pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections came under fire Tuesday for discriminating against a transgender inmate who the U.S. Department of Justice said was driven to harm herself after she was repeatedly denied hormone therapy in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A Health issues forced Cody Hodgson to retire from hockey at 26. Eight years later, he's playing again 03/12/2024 01:29pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — The health issues that drove former NHL forward Cody Hodgson away from hockey eight years ago were frightening enough for him to fear the worst. He was shaking often. His body felt unusually hot. He had an abnormal heartbeat. He was having a tough time breathing. Tests showed his Why texting your children at school could sabotage their learning 03/12/2024 01:15pm • Parents texting their children who are in school aren't just staying in touch — they're sabotaging their children's learning and development, according to doctors. Although most schools allow a student to carry a cellphone for an emergency, and some teachers require students to place their phon Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban 03/12/2024 12:35pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18, but let doctors continue prescribing puberty blockers and let minors then receiving hormone replacement Michigan man who was accidently shot in face with ghost gun sues manufacturer and former friend 03/12/2024 12:30pm • A 19-year-old Michigan man who lost his right eye after being shot with a firearm made from a ghost gun kit filed a lawsuit Tuesday against his former best friend who accidently shot him and the Pennsylvania company that sold his friend the kit. The lawsuit, which was filed in Washtenaw County Circu Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics 03/12/2024 12:23pm • LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a “very unpleasant” taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which is unhappy that the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned. WADA now wan Europe's oldest monarch, the ailing King Harald V of Norway, gets a permanent pacemaker 03/12/2024 11:27am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, received a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding that the monarch will remain in the hospital for a few days. The 87-year-old underwent the procedure at Oslo's university hospital, Rikshospitalet, the South Korea criticizes senior doctors for threatening to resign to support their juniors' walkouts 03/12/2024 05:53am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital Tuesday for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations. About 12,000 junior doctors in South Kor