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Why do heart issues spike around the holidays? A Maryland doctor has tips on what to look out for 12/15/2025 09:58pm • While the holidays are meant for celebrations and time with family, research shows it's also one of the most dangerous times for heart health. The American Heart Association said there are more cardiac-related deaths between Christmas Day and New Year's Day than any other time of the year. "It The Truth About 5 Common Medical School Admissions Myths 12/15/2025 07:00pm • The medical school application process comes with its fair share of stress. When you add in the rumors, half-truths and outdated advice floating around premed subreddits and online forums, it's no wonder premedical students feel overwhelmed. Whether it's about GPA cutoffs, research expectations or w Nursing Homes: A Guide for 2026 12/15/2025 07:00pm • Moving a loved one to a nursing home or assisted living facility is a significant decision that involves careful consideration of many factors. From the facility's location to the types of care and activities available, choosing the right nursing home requires thorough research and understanding to FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for older women who have gone through menopause 12/15/2025 04:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a much-debated drug aimed at boosting female libido, saying the once-a-day pill can now be taken by postmenopausal women up to 65 years old. The announcement Monday from the Food and Drug Administration broadens the drug's use to o Singer Cliff Richard says he has been treated for prostate cancer 12/15/2025 05:33am • LONDON (AP) — British pop star Cliff Richard said Monday he has been given the all-clear after treatment for prostate cancer. The 85-year-old singer joined calls for Britain to introduce a national screening program for the disease. Richard told “Good Morning Britain” that he was diagnosed a y Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting 12/15/2025 12:03am • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night. The disclosure, made Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause 12/14/2025 07:00pm • Impulsive, anxious, overheated, scatter-brained, depressed and in pain are just some of the terms that many women use to describe themselves when they reach perimenopause, or the years that precede reaching menopause. These descriptions were brought on by the mental and physical symptoms caused by d Photos of amputees in Gaza, struggling to survive after losing limbs to Israeli airstrikes 12/14/2025 12:12pm • NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Yassin Marouf, 23, lies in a tent, his left foot amputated and his right leg severely wounded after being hit by Israeli shelling in May. His brother was killed in the same attack, and Marouf struggles with basic movements. Doctors say his right leg may also need amputa Girls and women fleeing Mali describe sexual violence by Russian forces 12/14/2025 02:23am • DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — The girl lay in a makeshift health clinic, her eyes glazed over and her mouth open, flies resting on her lips. Her chest barely moved. Drops of fevered sweat trickled down her forehead as medical workers hurried around her, attaching an IV drip. It was the last moment Takeaways from AP report on sexual violence in Mali 12/14/2025 12:22am • DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — Multiple women have told The Associated Press they survived or witnessed alleged rapes and other sexual assaults committed by a new Russian military unit in Mali, where it is assisting the military in hunting down extremists. Men, women and children have been sexually Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus 12/14/2025 12:02am • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect. University President Christina Paxson said she was told No. 19 Kansas' Darryn Peterson exited game vs. NC State with tightness in his hamstring, Self says 12/13/2025 09:24pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self said freshman star Darryn Peterson “was getting tight” in his hamstring and checked out late in regulation during the 19th-ranked Jayhawks' 77-76 overtime win at N.C. State. The 6-foot-6 guard who could be the top pick in the NBA draft if he goes one A list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the US 12/13/2025 08:34pm • A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, left two people dead and at least eight other critically injured. Authorities were still searching for a suspect in the hours afterward. The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon in a campus building with final exams underway. What to know about King Charles III's cancer treatment and his message to the public 12/13/2025 01:04pm • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been “deeply touched” by the response to his update on his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said Saturday, adding that the monarch is pleased to have highlighted the value of screening programs for the disease. Medics and health charities have praised the Gaza amputees struggle to rebuild lives as the enclave faces shortages of prosthetic limbs 12/13/2025 07:30am • NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with her leg gone, her life in Gaza is on hold, she says, as she waits to go abroad for further treatment. An Israeli airstrike in July