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Cubs RHP Marcus Stroman has a rib cartilage fracture, and there is no timetable for his return 08/17/2023 12:12am • CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has a right rib cartilage fracture, and there is no timetable for his return. The new injury for Stroman, who was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 2 because of inflammation in his right hip, is a blow for the Cubs as they try for the fr Common arthritis drug could boost effectiveness of morning-after pill, study finds 08/16/2023 09:08pm • LONDON (AP) — Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness, according to new research published Wednesday. Levonorgestrel, often called Plan B, is the most widely available type of emergency contraception. It works by prev Maryland firefighters, doctors and engineers on their way to Hawaii to help 08/16/2023 08:30pm • Maryland's premier urban search and rescue team is bound for Hawaii to join the massive recovery effort from the wildfires on Maui. Maryland Task Force 1 has been tapped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist teams that are working to get the community back on its feet after How to Pay for Medical School 08/16/2023 08:00pm • Medical school is expensive, and for most future doctors, the burden of major debt may seem inevitable. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, 71% of medical students in 2022 graduated with education debt, averaging more than $200,000 per student. High medical school debt forces The UN and its partners ramp up their appeal for peace and aid at the 4-month mark of Sudan's war 08/16/2023 11:57am • GENEVA (AP) — Twenty United Nations agencies and other international organizations called Tuesday for peace, access to humanitarian support and respect for human rights in Sudan, where a war that has led to deaths, sexual violence and food shortages reached the four-month mark. Sudan was plunged i UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education 08/16/2023 12:03am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the U.N. special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual U.N. press conference on the second ann Questions Doctors Wish Their Patients Would Ask 08/15/2023 08:00pm • When you go to the doctor, it's often for a specific problem, such as ongoing sinus congestion or that nagging back pain that won't let up. But it's also an opportunity to learn more about what's going on in your body, understand why you're receiving a specific treatment and find out how to be as he How to Answer Common Essay Prompts on Medical School Secondary Applications 08/15/2023 08:00pm • As you begin your medical school application journey, the secondary application phase emerges as a pivotal bridge connecting your premedical background with entrance into graduate medical training. These secondary applications, adorned with an often repetitive tapestry of essays, offer a unique canv When Do You Become a Senior Citizen? 08/15/2023 08:00pm • There is no defined age when you become a senior citizen. Some people might consider themselves seniors when they retire from the workplace, sign up for Social Security or begin to spend their retirement savings. Others aren't ready to call themselves senior citizens yet. Here are some milestones th Editorial Roundup: United States 08/15/2023 04:04pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 12 The Washington Post on Hunter Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday his appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware as special counsel in the ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden, President Bide States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand 08/15/2023 03:24pm • States that declared themselves refuges for transgender people have essentially issued an invitation: Get your gender-affirming health care here without fearing prosecution at home. Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending on the o Man City playmaker De Bruyne out for 'three or four months' with hamstring injury, says Guardiola 08/15/2023 02:11pm • Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will be sidelined potentially for up to four months because of a recurrence of his hamstring injury, a huge blow to the team's ambitions of retaining the Premier League and Champions League. City manager Pep Guardiola cut a downcast figure as he gave the pr Former doctor for British Cycling and Team Sky handed 4-year ban for violating anti-doping rules 08/15/2023 10:23am • LONDON (AP) — The former doctor for British Cycling and Team Sky was given a four-year ban from all sports Tuesday for violating anti-doping rules. The sanction for Richard Freeman was handed down by an independent tribunal of the national anti-doping panel for possession of a prohibited substance Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim 08/15/2023 08:18am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing children had another 12 months added to his 39-year prison sentence on Tuesday for molesting a 72nd victim. Gerald Ridsdale, 89, has been in prison since 1994 for a series of convictions for abusing children between Eye doctors say August is time to get kids' eyes checked 08/14/2023 10:48pm • School bells will soon be ringing and that's why August has been named National Children's Vision and Learning Month. Ophthalmologists want parents to consider the health of their children's eyes as kids get ready to return to class. "Our kids are going back to school and good vision is so key wi