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Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 10/02/2023 03:51pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that's also being studied to fight cancer and other diseases. Hungarian-American Katalin Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots 10/02/2023 12:24pm • The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to two scientists whose work led to the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. As countries prepared to roll out those shots, The Associated Press took a look at how the vaccines were developed so quickly. Below follows the original story, first published on Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio 10/02/2023 11:47am • KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison. Last month, the government in Sindh introduced a bill that would imprison parents for up to one month if they fail to get their childre Ozuna homers twice as Braves tie HR record with 307 in 10-9 loss to Nationals 10/01/2023 09:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered twice as the Atlanta Braves tied the major league season record of 307 but lost their regular-season finale 10-9 to the Washington Nationals on Sunday as Jacob Young drove in two runs with a go-ahead single in the ninth. Ozuna reached 40 with a ninth-inning dri Hernández hits three-run homer as Dodgers beat Giants 5-2 in Crawford's likely final game 10/01/2023 06:53pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Crawford brought his four kids into the ballpark for some throwing practice earlier this weekend, knowing they would play a key role in his special Sunday send-off. Each one tossed a ceremonial first pitch during a day of celebrating the homegrown shortstop who as a bo What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway 09/29/2023 01:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too. About 2 million A NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/29/2023 11:43am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergen New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions 09/27/2023 02:23pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, potentially providing guidance for policyholders nationwide regarding the scope of coverage for pandemic-rela Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins 09/27/2023 01:30pm • The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against eBay, claiming the online marketplace unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products like pesticides and motor vehicle emission-evading devices that violate environmental laws. The complaint Wednesday claims eBay sold, of We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy 09/27/2023 11:38am • Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had children. So some of who they were never went away — it's in our genes. And science is starting to reveal just how much that shapes Magic Johnson has declined multiple NBA ownership chances. The New York Knicks would interest him 09/26/2023 09:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Magic Johnson's love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team. The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts. “I think it would be intriguing,” Johnson said Tuesday. “The only team I wou UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on 09/26/2023 06:33am • CAIRO (AP) — Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps amid deadly fighting between the country's military and a rival paramilitary force, the U.N. health agency said on Tuesday. According to the World Heal Connecticut health commissioner fired during COVID settles with state, dismissal now a resignation 09/25/2023 07:13pm • Connecticut's Department of Public Health has reached a settlement agreement with the agency's former commissioner, who was fired in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. She had accused Gov. Ned Lamon of discriminating against her, a Black woman, by elevating several white people to lead the National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day brings calls for regular testing, reduced stigma 09/25/2023 05:24am • The U.S. will observe National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Wednesday. Health care workers in the District said it’s a chance to promote testing for men and continue efforts to eliminate the stigma linked to HIV. “For many over the course of this epidemic, there’s been the feeling What parents should know about young kids getting the new COVID booster 09/23/2023 05:06am • The new COVID-19 booster shot is safe for young kids and infants, according to Dr. Sarah Combs with the Children's National Hospital in D.C. "We are seeing a lot of children coming through the doors with respiratory illnesses, so I will say top of mind for a lot of parents right now is 'how can I