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Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices
07/09/2024 11:16am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices, after South African authorities opened an investigation into the conglomerate. The
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
07/09/2024 10:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer. Around 6 in
A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
07/09/2024 09:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren't an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian i
¿Biden ha sido tratado por Párkinson? Esto responde el médico de La Casa Blanca
07/09/2024 08:06am • El médico de la Casa Blanca, Kevin O’Connor, insistió en que el presidente Joe Biden no ha sido tratado por Párkinson, en medio de una polémica por las repetidas visitas de un experto en esta enfermedad a la residencia del mandatario. En una carta hecha pública este lunes por el propi
Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia's invasion
07/09/2024 06:45am • ROMNY, Ukraine (AP) — Maksym Halinichev won silver at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in a match described at the time as “two of the best young fighters going for glory.” He considered the bout a loss – it wasn’t gold, after all – but it gave him a map for the future. So Halinichev m
The White House faces many questions about Biden's health and medical history. Here are some answers
07/08/2024 11:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's terrible performance at the June 27 presidential debate has raised concerns about his age, health and ability to lead the federal government. Administration officials have blamed his confused and at times indecipherable answers at the debate with Republican
From 'Red October' to '30 Rock,' a look at Alec Baldwin's career on eve of 'Rust' shooting trial
07/08/2024 10:54pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has never known exactly what to do with Alec Baldwin, so it has done a little of everything with him. Before the horrific 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western “Rust” put his career in question, he took on, and sent up, a wide s
Biden's doctor, in first statement since debate, knocks down speculation president had repeated visits from neurologist
07/08/2024 09:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden's doctor, in first statement since debate, knocks down speculation president had repeated visits from neurologist.
Russia's heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months kills at least 31 and hits a children's hospital
07/08/2024 09:26pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that interrupted heart surgeries and forced young cancer patients to take their treatments outdoors. At least 31 people were kil
Kash Patel is pushing conspiracies and his brand. He's poised to help lead a Trump administration
07/08/2024 08:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel was recruiting foot soldiers. It was a Friday morning in February at one of America’s biggest conservative conventions, and Donald Trump’s trusted lieutenant was on center stage, pleading with the former president’s supporters to help the now presumptive Republic
6 Tips for Aging Alone
07/08/2024 08:00pm • Whether it's a widow or widower remaining on their own, a childless and single older adult who relishes independence or a rural resident embracing solitude, the term "solo ager" is used to describe an individual who lives without a partner or other relatives. These adults are also particularly commo
Advice for Premed Students With a Criminal Record
07/08/2024 08:00pm • For a medical school applicant with a criminal record, calling the issue complex is an understatement. The Association of American Medical Colleges offers a criminal background check on all medical school applicants to associated schools that use the American Medical College Application Service, or
Why Go to Graduate School? The Best and Worst Reasons
07/08/2024 08:00pm • When considering whether to attend graduate school, it's wise to reflect on your reasons for continuing your education and to think critically about whether they justify pursuing an advanced degree, experts say. Grad school requires a significant investment of time and money, and opportunity costs a
How to Choose a New Primary Care Doctor
07/08/2024 08:00pm • When it comes to navigating the health care system, it can be confusing and overwhelming with the various types of
doctors
. While there are many types of specialists, like a cardiologist or oncologist, that provide care for specific cases and instances, the one type of doctor everyone should have is
Estos son los 10 candidatos a presidente para las elecciones de Venezuela
07/08/2024 05:01pm • (CNN Español) -- Este 28 de julio, millones de venezolanos irán a las urnas para definir el futuro del país en las elecciones presidenciales. Los dos candidatos principales son el actual presidente Nicolás Maduro, y el representante de la oposición mayoritaria, Edmundo González Urrutia.Pero no
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