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A medical report on soccer legend Maradona's death aims to undercut homicide case against medics 04/29/2024 10:17pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A medical examiner's report into the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona injected uncertainty Monday into the criminal negligence case brought against eight medical workers involved in his case a month before they are set to stand trial for homicide. A fo Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer 04/29/2024 09:06pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, 46, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery on Reasons for Completing Medical School in Five Years 04/29/2024 08:00pm • For someone considering becoming a doctor, the road ahead may look long. After finishing an undergraduate degree, there's four years of medical school and then three to seven years to complete a residency. Aspiring subspecialists might follow that up with a fellowship. It can all add up to a decade Saline vs. Silicone Breast Implants 04/29/2024 08:00pm • In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration -- the government agency that, among other responsibilities, oversees which medicines and medical devices are available in the United States -- issued a safety communication about a known connection between breast implants and certain types of cancer. While Options for Medical Students Without Residency Matches 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Mention "Match Day" to a medical school student and you're sure to stir up a little anxiety. It's the date when they find out whether they are assigned to a residency program. While getting matched is exciting news, not getting matched to a residency program is not the end of the road, experts say. What Can You Do With a Medical Degree? 04/29/2024 08:00pm • After graduating with a medical degree, most doctors complete a full three-year residency training program. While it's possible for medical school graduates to earn a general medical license after completing a single postgraduate year and passing all three steps of the United States Medical Licensin 20 Best STEM Careers 04/29/2024 08:00pm • Explore the top STEM-related careers.STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, offers some of the most lucrative and fast-growing career paths. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 10.4 million people in the U.S. had a job in STEM in 2022, and that Iconic former Uruguayan President José Mujica is diagnosed with esophageal cancer 04/29/2024 06:33pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Uruguay's former guerilla-turned-president, José Mujica, widely known as a leftist icon who transformed his small country into one of the most socially liberal in all of Latin America, said Monday that he has esophageal cancer. Mujica, 88, said he was diagnosed during a ro Luxury jewelry maker Cartier doesn't give stuff away, but they pretty much did for one man in Mexico 04/29/2024 05:22pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn’t known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much did. Rogelio Villarreal was paging through Cartier’s web page in a moment of idleness when he came upon on offer that seemed too good to be true. “I broke West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule 04/29/2024 04:37pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circu A bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia 04/29/2024 12:04pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five people have been killed in a bomb attack in northern Kenya, the interior ministry said Monday. The bomb, which exploded in El Wak town in Mandera County, near the border with Somalia, wounded five other people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Somalia- South Korea's opposition leader urges the president to accept investigation of wife, top officials 04/29/2024 09:53am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Emboldened by his party’s recent election win, South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung pressured President Yoon Suk Yeol to accept special investigations into allegations involving top officials and his wife, as they met Monday for talks on bipartisan cooperatio Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 5-11 04/29/2024 09:42am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 5-11: May 5: Actor Michael Murphy is 86. Actor Lance Henriksen (“Millennium,” ″Aliens”) is 84. Comedian-actor Michael Palin (Monty Python) is 81. Actor John Rhys-Davies (“Lord of the Rings,” ″Raiders of the Lost Ark”) is 80. Former MTV News cor C.J. Sansom, bestselling British author of Tudor crime thriller series, dies at 71 04/29/2024 07:57am • LONDON (AP) — British author C.J. Sansom, best known for his historical crime novels featuring the Tudor lawyer and investigator Matthew Shardlake, has died, his publisher said Monday. He was 71. Pan Macmillan said Christopher John Sansom was working on his latest Shardlake novel, “Ratcliff,” A DC center is helping marginalized communities get cancer screenings 04/29/2024 05:41am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE: George Washington University Cancer Center community health associate Hannah Safron. (Courtesy Hannah Safron)