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US health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the virus surges in other countries 06/25/2024 02:52pm • ATLANTA (AP) — US health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the virus surges in other countries. Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar 06/25/2024 12:01pm • KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in its largest city, Karachi, where doctors treated thousands of victims of heatstroke at various hospitals, health officials said Tuesday. Several people fell unconscious in the city and some Vice president holds College Park abortion rights rally with all the trappings of a campaign event 06/25/2024 09:40am • Vice President Kamala Harris (D)  stood in Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland, College Park underneath a blue banner that said “Trust WOMEN” in large white text. Just underneath, in significantly smaller text, was a disclaimer: “Paid for by Biden for President.” At the Mon Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. says he could be out until after the All-Star Game with leg injury 06/25/2024 02:34am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. says he might not return from a stress reaction in his right thigh bone until after the All-Star Game. Tatis was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday after dealing with the injury for essentially the whole season. “It Applying to Graduate School With a Low GPA 06/24/2024 08:00pm • How admissions officers weigh an applicant's undergraduate GPA in the admissions process varies per graduate program. Some programs, for instance, weigh a major GPA more heavily than a cumulative GPA, according to Crystal Hall Buckley, director of graduate admissions at George Mason University in Vi How to Spot Fake Ozempic 06/24/2024 08:00pm • Ozempic isn't the next big thing -- it's the big thing. However, with its increasing popularity, the medication is not only attracting patients hoping to shed some pounds, but also pharmaceutical imitators vying for extra bucks. Just this week, the World Health Organization released an alert about t Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval 06/24/2024 06:25pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults helping minors get an abortion without parental permission, a state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist on Monday filed a legal challenge alleging the statute is unconstitut On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump 06/24/2024 03:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women's freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday that Trump “inten Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding 06/24/2024 02:17pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he had HIV. Hungary forward Varga has surgery for facial fractures as UEFA defends medical response 06/24/2024 01:59pm • WEILER-SIMMERBERG, Germany (AP) — Hungary forward Barnabás Varga is expected to be released from hospital on Wednesday after undergoing surgery on facial fractures he sustained in a collision with Scotland’s goalkeeper at the European Championship. The match on Sunday was halted for nearly 10 m Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court 06/24/2024 01:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Within days of each other, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on whether Donald Trum Princess Anne has been hospitalized after an accident thought to involve a horse 06/24/2024 01:37pm • LONDON (AP) — Princess Anne has been hospitalized after an accident thought to involve a horse left her with a concussion, further straining Britain’s royal family as health problems continue to limit public appearances by King Charles III and the Princess of Wales. The king’s 73-year-old sist 2-time Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor will soon spring into retirement 06/24/2024 01:00pm • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Every leap these days feels more like a stroll down memory lane for triple jumper Christian Taylor. This is the two-time Olympic champion's farewell tour and he's taking it all in. That includes selfies at every stop — from Norway to Morocco and especially this week in Oregon Two years after Dobbs: How Maryland fits in the shifting landscape of abortion access 06/24/2024 11:29am • Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court upended 50 years of abortion law with its Dobbs decision, Maryland has reaffirmed its position as an abortion-friendly state while other states have restricted or banned the procedure outright. Providers in Maryland say they have seen an increase in patients Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes 06/24/2024 09:36am • OREGONIA, Ohio (AP) — At the end of their weeklong sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the boisterous kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a treasured annual tradition: after songs and skits around a bonfire, they write down their favorite memories on slips of paper. Most years, they toss