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South Dakota man charged with murder for allegedly running down chief deputy during police chase 02/06/2024 08:25am • South Dakota prosecutors charged a Sioux Falls man on Monday with first-degree murder and aggravated eluding in the death of a deputy who was struck while putting out spikes during a police chase. Joseph Gene Hoek, 40, was ordered held without bail at his first court appearance in the death of Moody Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after an article reveals her affair with a married man 02/06/2024 05:56am • TOKYO (AP) — The Ukrainian-born winner of this year's Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest's organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public deba Buckingham Palace's statement on King Charles III's cancer diagnosis 02/05/2024 11:13pm • LONDON (AP) — Royal officials said Monday that King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment. Here is the statement from Buckingham Palace in full: "During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was no King Charles III is being treated for cancer and will temporarily halt his public duties 02/05/2024 10:51pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain's King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public engagements but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitut A year after Syria's deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit 02/05/2024 08:16pm • IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Aya al-Sudani, a bubbly toddler with a toothy smile, will mark her first birthday on Tuesday, but there will be no celebration with cake and presents. The day also marks a dark memory. On Feb. 6, 2023, a massive earthquake hit Syria and Turkey and the baby girl was pulled alive Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald hospitalized after cardiac event following NHL All-Star festivities 02/05/2024 07:25pm • CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald was hospitalized Monday, a day after suffering a cardiac event while returning from the NHL’s All-Star festivities in Toronto. The 70-year-old McDonald wrote on a social media post Monday that he had what he described as a “cardiac event” Side Effects of the New Weight Loss Drugs: Are They Safe? 02/05/2024 07:00pm • A new class of weight loss drugs has been grabbing headlines and attention from consumers who live with obesity or Type 2 diabetes -- and for good reason: They can produce impressive weight loss results. But these medications are not for everyone, and they do carry a risk of considerable side effect The Dr. Now Diet: Pros, Cons and How to Follow It 02/05/2024 07:00pm • TLC's hit reality show "My 600-Lb. Life" follows a group of patients throughout their weight-loss surgery. The subjects of this docuseries all have class III obesity (formerly referred to as morbidly obese), meaning they have a body mass index of 40 or higher. Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, who specializes Are Home Cosmetic Tools and Treatments Worth the Price? 02/05/2024 07:00pm • When you want to improve your appearance, options abound. You can go to a med spa or plastic surgeon for professional services. Depending on what you want done, procedures can cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. The 2023 RealSelf Culture Report found that 24% of people in the United States How Teamwork Activities Can Build Medical School Skills 02/05/2024 07:00pm • What does it take to be a team player in medicine today? A few years ago, our CEO sent each of the leaders in the hospital system a copy of the book "Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World" by retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal. This was in preparation for an engagement of Virginia doctor who prescribed more than 500k doses of opioids granted new trial 02/05/2024 06:42pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia doctor who was sentenced to 40 years in prison after prescribing more than half a million doses of highly addictive opioids in two years has been granted a new trial by a federal appeals court that found the instructions given to jurors at his trial misstated the la A Chicago children's hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattack 02/05/2024 05:24pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago children's hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication by phone or email since the middle of last week. The situation at Lurie Children's Hospital had all the hallma About 13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan for displaced people, medical charity MSF says 02/05/2024 04:04pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thirteen children are dying each day of severe malnutrition at the Zamzam camp in Sudan's northern Darfur as a consequence of the 10-month war in their country, a medical charity said Monday. The head of the U.N. refugee agency, meanwhile, warned that Europe may have to deal South Carolina woman seeks clarity on abortion ban in lawsuit backed by Planned Parenthood 02/05/2024 01:57pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman who traveled elsewhere for an abortion just days after reaching six weeks of pregnancy wants a court to affirm that the state’s ban on the procedure — when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected — should not take effect until later in a pregnancy Turkey has another new central bank leader. Here's what it means for the battered economy 02/05/2024 10:44am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has seen its fifth central bank leader depart in as many years as Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman in the top role, stepped down after just eight months in the job. She announced her resignation late Friday after recent claims of nepotism emerged in local media, allegation