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Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries
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FILE - Family nurse practitioner Carol Ramsubhag-Carela prepares a syringe with the Mpox vaccine before inoculating a patient at a vaccinations site on Aug. 30, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
September 18

Governor bans use of 'conversion therapy' on LGBTQ+ minors in Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is banning the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky
September 18
Chris Hartman, right, Executive Director of the Fairness Campaign, speaks to the audience gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to celebrate after Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, signed an executive order banning the use of “conversion therapy” on minors, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
September 18

Kentucky's governor has signed an executive order banning the use of 'conversion therapy'

Kentucky's governor has signed an executive order banning the use of 'conversion therapy'
September 18
September 18

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

Pakistani police say they have arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week’s vaccination campaign
September 18
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
September 18

FIFA teams up with UN health agency for campaign to educate world soccer about concussion

FIFA has teamed up with the World Health Organization for a campaign to educate the soccer industry about the risks of concussion injuries
September 18
FILE - Germany's Christoph Kramer lies on the pitch as teammate Thomas Mueller assists him, during the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Francois Xavier Marit, Pool, File)
September 18

Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad

A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris
September 18
Hadley Duvall speaks on stage during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
September 18

An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' but local harvesters are barely surviving

The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty products
September 18
Loveness Bhitoni harvests fallen baobab fruit in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday,Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)
September 18

Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer

A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he sold it
September 18
Matt Capelouto, whose daughter, Alexandra, died from a fentanyl overdose, stands for a photo in front of a wall decorated with his daughter's artworks in Temecula, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
September 17

AP PHOTOS: Hallmarks of climate change seen in floods, fires and drought around the globe

The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe. Drought in Brazil. Wildfires in Portugal, Peru and the Western U.S. Severe flooding swamping Central Europe, Southeast Asia and Western Africa. Multiple wildfires Firefighters across northern Portugal are working to contain some 100 wildfires caused by hot, dry conditions, stretching crews thin. Fires have forced residents to flee their homes and are blamed for the deaths of at least six people, including four firefighters. In Peru, wildfires have left at least 15 people dead since July and 22 of the nation's 24 regions have active outbreaks. Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service, SERFOR, says the effects of climate change are intensifying conditions that help spread fire. In Brazil, flames were burning through Brasilia National Park. And in California,...
September 17
Firefighers pull water hoses to put out a spot fire during the Bridge Fire in Wrightwood, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
September 17

Dolphins place Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after latest concussion

The Miami Dolphins have placed Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after the quarterback was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years
September 17
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) lies on the field after suffering a concussion during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
September 17

Dolphins place Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve, sidelining the QB for at least 4 games after his latest concussion

Dolphins place Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve, sidelining the QB for at least 4 games after his latest concussion
September 17
September 17

VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions

Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the death of Amber Thurman
September 17
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
September 17

Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa

In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems
September 17
Idowu Bello, 56, prepares a meal in her kitchen in Ibadan, Nigeria, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
September 17

Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF

Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue
September 17
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks to the media following the Senate Democratic Party policy luncheon at Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
September 16

Youth mental health pilot program aims to protect student wellbeing, prevent suicide

The Jed Foundation and AASA, The School Superintendents Association, introduce District Comprehensive Approach program in nearly 500 U.S. schools to improve mental and emotional support for students.
September 16
VIDEO: Youth mental health pilot program aims to protect student wellbeing, prevent suicide.
September 16

Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting

Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert buttons after a school shooting killed four at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta
September 16
FILE - Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington speaks to reporters after the House adjourns in the early hours of Friday, March 29, 2024 in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP, File)
September 16

DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is closing two of its offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic
September 16
FILE - DEA Administrator Anne Milgram speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, regarding Matthew Perry's death. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
September 16

Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

New study offers first detailed map of the human brain during, after pregnancy.
September 16
In this photo provided by Liz Chrastil, a neuroscientist with the University of California, Irvine, she her holds her newborn son in May 2020. (Courtesy Liz Chrastil via AP)
September 16

Menopause can bring on dental problems, but you can protect your mouth

Menopause is well-known for causing hot flashes and night sweats for many women
September 16
FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle on Aug. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
September 16

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan
September 16
FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
September 16

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
September 16
September 15

Italian army will guard a hospital after attacks on medical workers

Italy’s army is set to begin guarding medical staff in Calabria starting Monday
September 15
FILE - Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) officers outside the San Giovanni Evangelista Hospital in Tivoli, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2023. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP, File)
September 15

New concerns and truths about health trends you may be seeing online

Gynecologist and women's health expert Dr. Jessica Shepherd discusses popular trends circulating on social media like a tampon study, "cortisol face" and mouth taping at night.
September 15
VIDEO: New concerns and truths about health trends you may be seeing online
September 15

This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

Kentucky's largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines
September 15
Angela Hayes, a nurse practitioner with Jefferson County Public Schools, prepares vaccines for students at Newcomer Academy in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)
September 15

Takeaways from AP's report on a new abortion clinic in rural southeast Kansas

A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas
September 15
Anti-abortion protester Deborah Green-Myers, from Pittsburg, Kan., demonstrates outside a recently opened Planned Parenthood clinic, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Pittsburg, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
September 15

How a small town in Kansas found itself at the center of abortion’s national moment

A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas
September 15
Anti-abortion protester Deborah Green-Myers, from Pittsburg, Kan., demonstrates outside a recently opened Planned Parenthood clinic, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Pittsburg, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
September 14

Study finds teenagers brains aged rapidly during the COVID-19 lockdown

The findings show that teenage girls were more affected than teenage boys, potentially impacting their mental health and even their behavior.
September 14
VIDEO: Study finds teenagers brains aged rapidly during the COVID-19 lockdown
September 14

Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid

Time is running out for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds
September 14
The lot of the future victims' advocacy center is shown, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Gilbert, Ariz. The town has obligated only one-quarter of funds received through the American Rescue Plan for projects, according to the most recent data from the federal government. Construction on the dirt lot near its fire department for the advocacy center remain unrealized. (AP Photo/Matt York)
September 14
FILE - A dog walker walks with her dogs near Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis on Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
September 14

Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions is officially repealed
September 14
FILE - Arizona Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-District 2, speaks on May 1, 2024, at the state Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
September 13

Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions

Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed
September 13
FILE - A Walgreens store in Bradenton, Fla., is shown on Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
September 13

Opinions on what Tagovailoa should do next vary after his 3rd concussion since joining Dolphins

Nick Saban has a message for Tua Tagovailoa: Listen to experts, then decide what happens next
September 13
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) lies on the field after suffering a concussion during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
September 13

Nevada is joining the list of states using Medicaid to pay for more abortions

Nevada is joining a list of states easing access to abortion for more lower-income women
September 13
FILE - People rally in support of abortion rights, May 21, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
September 13

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head is closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak
September 13
An aerial view of the Boar's Head processing plant that was tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak Thursday Aug. 29, 2024, in Jarratt, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
September 13

Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes

A federal bill has been proposed to ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes
September 13
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) aims a pass under pressure from Miami Dolphins linebacker David Long Jr. during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
September 13

Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next

Texas hospitals who are enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will start asking patients' immigration status in November
September 13
FILE - A sign is displayed outside a hospital in Miami, on July 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
September 13

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures

Nebraska has certified two ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general says their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures
September 13
FILE - Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen holds a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
September 13

Florida sued for using taxpayer money on website promoting GOP spin on abortion initiative

A political committee behind the campaign to pass a constitutional right to abortion in Florida has filed a lawsuit against a state health care agency that it alleges is carrying out a taxpayer-funded “misinformation” campaign against the November ball...
September 13
FILE - People listen as President Joe Biden speaks about reproductive freedom on April 23, 2024, at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)
September 13

Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients

An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need
September 13
September 13

Nebraska ballot will include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, top court rules

The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot
September 13
September 13

The Nebraska Supreme Court says competing measures to expand and limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot

The Nebraska Supreme Court says competing measures to expand and limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot
September 13
September 13

Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19

A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media
September 13
FILE - People rest after receiving the vaccination against the new coronavirus in the 'Austria Center Vienna' in Vienna, Austria, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)
September 13

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease

The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa
September 13
FILE - A health worker attends to an mpox patient, at a treatment center in Munigi, eastern Congo, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
September 13

Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs

A San Jose-based biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China
September 13
A lab technician prepares DNA samples for analysis at Complete Genomics in San Jose, Calif., Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
September 12

Arkansas county jail and health provider agree to $6 million settlement over detainee's 2021 death

A county in western Arkansas and a health provider have agreed to a $6 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a local jail
September 12
September 12

Testimony begins in civil case claiming sexual abuse of ex-patients at Virginia children's hospital

Testimony has begun in a civil trial against a Virginia hospital that treats vulnerable children, its owner and its former medical director in a lawsuit filed by three former patients who allege that they were touched inappropriately during physical exams
September 12
September 12

Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza, officials try to inoculate 90% of kids under 10

The first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years was detected in July.
September 12
A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip, Sept. 10, 2024.
September 12

Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions

A resolution introduced by Congressional Democrats would make clear that U.S. emergency rooms need to provide emergency abortions when a woman’s health or life is at risk, despite strict state abortion bans
September 12
FILE - Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
September 12

Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza wraps up last day on Thursday

Over 552,000 children were vaccinated, according to the World Health Organization.
September 12
Over 552,000 children were vaccinated, according to the World Health Organization.
September 12

New York governor says she has skin cancer and will undergo removal procedure

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is scheduled to undergo a removal procedure this week
September 12
FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)