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Woman declared dead in Ecuador revives during her wake; health authorities investigate 06/12/2023 03:42pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital. Relatives left the coffin behind and rushed retired nurse Bella Book Review: Lisa See’s ‘Lady Tan’s Circle of Women’ celebrates a Ming Dynasty physician 06/12/2023 01:08pm • “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women,” by Lisa See (Scribner) Soon after she published her last novel, 2019’s “The Island of Sea Women,” Lisa See joined much of the rest of the world in seclusion, sheltering at her Los Angeles home to avoid the deadly coronavirus. Little did the prolific, 68-year South Africa pays tribute to Clive Barker, its 1st post-apartheid national soccer team coach 06/12/2023 10:10am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Clive Barker lifted the hopes of a nation still damaged by apartheid when he brought a team of Black and white players together to win the 1996 African Cup of Nations title, South Africa's minister of sport said Monday in a tribute to the former national soccer team Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 18-24 06/12/2023 09:57am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 18-24 June 18: Musician Paul McCartney is 81. Actor Constance McCashin (“Knots Landing”) is 76. Actor Linda Thorson (“The Avengers”) is 76. Actor Carol Kane is 71. Actor Isabella Rossellini is 71. Actor Brian Benben (“Private Practice,” “Dream O Polish authorities rule rights of pregnant woman who died were violated amid abortion law debate 06/12/2023 07:14am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish health authorities said Monday that there was a violation of patient rights in the case of a woman who died of sepsis in the fifth month of pregnancy last month, a case that has gained scrutiny after a tightening of Poland’s already restrictive abortion law. Poland's Breathing for Health Benefits 06/11/2023 08:00pm • At age 28, Rachel Lando was diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that hardens the skin and connective tissue. Due to her condition, she lost 40 pounds, had unmanageable pain, was in and out of the hospital with infections and was so weak that she could no longer walk. Five months after How Do You Apply for Medicare? 06/11/2023 08:00pm • Enrolling in Medicare should be at the top of the to-do list if you're about to turn 65. When people start collecting Social Security at age 65, they are automatically enrolled in Medicare. However, when people choose to delay their collection of Social Security benefits beyond age 65 to maximize th How to Decide Between an M.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. 06/11/2023 08:00pm • Pursuing a medical degree is challenging and requires great familiarity and comfort with biomedical science. For those inclined to delve deeper into biomedical research, dual M.D.-Ph.D. programs offer an intriguing and unique pathway and should be carefully considered. How Are M.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. Pr White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation 06/11/2023 06:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was re De La Cruz flashes speed, sparks Reds over Cardinals 4-3 06/11/2023 06:25pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — A day after Elly De La Cruz jokingly dubbed himself “the fastest man in the world," the rookie backed it up in the series finale with St. Louis. De La Cruz flashed his speed, getting two hits, reaching base four times and scoring the go-ahead run with a headfirst slide on an eig Abstinence not required: How a Baltimore drug treatment program prioritizes saving lives 06/11/2023 04:48pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Kelly trudged through southwest Baltimore, each labored footstep a reminder of the roofing accident that left him with chronic pain and a raging opioid addiction several years after he returned home from serving in the Marines. Doctors used metal plates to reconstruct his Hospitalized Pope Francis walks a bit, follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides 06/11/2023 02:35pm • ROME (AP) — Sticking to doctors' advice, Pope Francis on Sunday skipped his customary weekly public blessing as he convalesces from abdominal surgery in a Rome hospital, but walked a few steps, followed Mass on TV and did some work, the Vatican said. Francis also ate lunch in his 10th-floor hospit England's health service says it won't give puberty blockers to children at gender clinics 06/11/2023 12:06pm • LONDON (AP) — The publicly funded health service in England has decided it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more evidence is needed about the potential benefits and harms. The National Health Service said Friday that “outside of a res Ramp builders celebrate building more than 100 lifelines for the community 06/11/2023 09:01am • FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — More than 100 times in the last four years, the lives of people like George and Brenda Ford have been changed by an act of kindness — along with the skillful placement of a truckload of boards. Local volunteers with an organization called SAWs-Virginia heard that Georg French town gathers at playground where young children were stabbed to support victims 06/11/2023 08:39am • PARIS (AP) — Children, parents and grandparents joined a few thousand well-wishers Sunday in a park in the French Alps town of Annecy to show solidarity and support for the victims of a playground stabbing attack that left four young children and two adults hospitalized with serious wounds, The c