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Survey: Patients Are Driven Into Medical Debt for Essential Health Care 05/23/2023 08:00pm • Unpaid medical bills are driving Americans further into debt, leading many to sacrifice their financial well-being for their physical health. For some patients, medical debt is holding them back from reaching financial goals -- and 37% of those with medical debt are struggling to pay bills, accordin Veteran Benefits for Assisted Living: What You Need to Know 05/23/2023 08:00pm • If you served as a member of the United States Armed Services, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make getting older a little easier. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers some funding programs that can help offset the costs of specific kinds of care later in life. For some Saints' Moreau gratefully returns to the football field after cancer scare 05/23/2023 06:45pm • METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints newly acquired tight end Foster Moreau refers to his recent cancer diagnosis as “a life sentence." He will always have to monitor it, he said. But at the moment, he no longer requires treatment, and is returning to football “full steam ahead.” “I'll continue to DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk, sources tell AP 05/23/2023 06:11pm • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination, plans to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. DeSantis, an outspoken cult Blinken warns rival Sudanese generals to respect latest truce or face possible sanctions 05/23/2023 04:51pm • CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday warned Sudan's rival generals to abide by the latest cease-fire or face possible sanctions, as residents reported sporadic fighting between the sides in the capital of Khartoum and a northern city. Sudan descended into chaos after figh Contractor says it has settled lawsuit with sick and dying coal ash workers 05/23/2023 04:49pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for the Tennessee Valley Authority, accordi Caustic feedback, serious injuries and the quiet mental health suffering of horse racing jockeys 05/23/2023 04:40pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place. On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning races and making money. At home, he was fighting suicidal thoughts every day. “I got to the point where I have no more choice but to go for help,” he recalled recently. “I went b Bills safety Damar Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience 05/23/2023 04:04pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Wearing shorts and his familiar No. 3 blue practice jersey, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin began easing his way back into football during the team’s voluntary minicamp on Tuesday, some five months after having a near-death experience on the field. The only thing miss Toddler shot by stray bullet at Utah day care while playing outside 05/23/2023 03:59pm • SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A 2-year-old boy shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at day care in Utah is in stable condition, the facility's owner and authorities said Tuesday. Spanish Fork police believe the bullet came from a pellet or air gun shot from a farming field across t Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/23/2023 02:04pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov LOCALIZE IT: From birth to death, Black Americans struggle with health care system 05/23/2023 02:00pm • EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mort A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans 05/23/2023 12:25pm • FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral. It will be, Jessica Guthrie says, in a Black-owned funeral home, with the songs of her ancestors. She envisions a celebration of her mother’s life, not a tragic recitation of her long d 5 takeaways from AP's series on health disparities impacting Black Americans 05/23/2023 10:39am • The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic 05/23/2023 10:38am • DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Charles Thomas was unwell but he had no time for rest. He was on the cusp of a management promotion and a move to Florida to begin a new chapter that would alter his family’s financial future and break the cycle of generational poverty. Yet, as his family’s prospe Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously 05/23/2023 10:34am • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Angelica Lyons knew it was dangerous for Black women to give birth in America. As a public health instructor, she taught college students about racial health disparities, including the fact that Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregna