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Preeclampsia can be fatal for pregnant people and babies. New blood tests aim to show who's at risk 06/24/2024 09:17am • When you're expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year. There was no way to know when it might strike †Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week 06/24/2024 07:21am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to outlaw the sale of vapes outside pharmacies from next week under some of the world’s toughest restrictions on electronic cigarettes, the health minister said on Monday. The government had reached a compromise with the minor Greens party to get the l Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding 06/24/2024 05:59am • 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. Sickle cell gene therapy offers ‘normal life’ for 12-year-old DC boy 06/24/2024 04:34am • 12-year-old Kendric Cromer (center), with father Keith (left) and mother Deborah (right). He will receive a new life-changing gene therapy this fall. He's the first in the nation to get the treatment that could cure his sickle cell disease. (Courtesy The Cromers) The wait is almost over for Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race 06/23/2024 10:14pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Manuel was feeling a bit down as she prepared for her final shot to swim an individual event at the Paris Olympics. So she pulled out some video of her greatest hits. Talk about a confidence boost. The first Black female swimmer to win an individual gold medal at the Oly 6 Best Health Care ETFs to Buy Now 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Health care stocks are picking up steam in 2024, after a lackluster 2023 during which the S&P 500 Health Care Index underperformed with a 2% total return against a 24% return for the S&P 500. Through June 21, the S&P 500 Health Care Index is up 7.3% versus 14.6% for the broader S&P 5 Kylian Mbappé is getting used to his new mask ahead of France's game against Poland, teammate says 06/23/2024 01:57pm • PADERBORN, Germany (AP) — France captain Kylian Mbappé is getting used to wearing his new protective mask ahead of a possible return to play at Euro 2024 against Poland on Tuesday, his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni said. Mbappé sat out France's 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday after brea Blue Jays' Orelvis Martínez gets 80-game drug suspension 2 days after his major league debut 06/23/2024 01:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Sunday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut. Martínez, 22, has been on the Blue Jays' California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget 06/22/2024 06:42pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state's budget. The agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders is part of a larger plan to close an estimated $46.8 billion shor Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training 06/22/2024 04:31pm • TOKYO (AP) — Here's the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who are getting up there. We're talking 60-plus — women and men. And we're talking about hitting the gym and weight trainin Maine doctor convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids 06/22/2024 04:01pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine doctor who runs an addiction treatment center has been convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids including oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl. Dr. Merideth Norris, 53, of Kennebunk, Maine, was found guilty in federal court Friday of distributi Max Scherzer set to make season debut Sunday for Rangers against Royals 06/22/2024 02:05pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer is scheduled to make his season debut Sunday for the Texas Rangers in a start against the Kansas City Royals. Scherzer hasn’t pitched for the Rangers since Game 3 of the World Series last fall. He had offseason surgery to repa Investigation of Russian hack on London hospitals may take weeks amid worries over online data dump 06/22/2024 01:34pm • LONDON (AP) — An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete, the country's state-run National Health Service said Friday, as concerns grow over a reported data dump of patient records. Hundreds of operations Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady 06/22/2024 08:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend as part of a 2024 election push around the anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade. Hadley Duvall of O Reigning Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser overcomes sore elbow, advances to finals at trials 06/22/2024 12:04am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser took one attempt and packed up for the night. No sense pushing his sore elbow. Or a healing torn pectoral muscle. Crouser took a business-like approach to qualifying on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.