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Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli

Oct. 07, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug. Shkreli appealed an order to return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company reaped after...

Takeaways from AP's report on declining condom use among younger generations

Oct. 02, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

Condom usage is down for everyone in the U.S., but researchers say the trend is especially stark among teens and young adults. A few factors are at play: Medical advancements like long-term birth control options and drugs that prevent sexually transmitted infections; a fading fear...

In South Africa's richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention

Aug. 31, 2024 00:24 AM EDT

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — It's a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to prevent mother-to-child transmission? In the first half of...

Today in History: August 26, De Gaulle leads victory march through Paris

Aug. 26, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

Today is Monday, Aug. 26, the 239th day of 2024. There are 127 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 26, 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies...

Surviving Rwanda: God, remembrance and reconciliation on the genocide’s 30th anniversary

Jul. 30, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

Thirty years ago, while he was hiding from the machetes that killed his father, two of his brothers and an estimated 800,000 other people during the genocide against Rwanda's Tutsi minority, Pascal Kanyemera made a deal with God. “Please, if I survive one more week, I will give you...

Providence patients' lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

Jul. 30, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. The...

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

Jul. 24, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. There were no infections in the young women and girls that got the shots in a study of about 5,000 in...

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute

Jul. 23, 2024 05:53 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched Monday. While...

Tennessee will remove HIV-positive people convicted of sex work from violent sex offender list

Jul. 19, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated prostitution law will no longer be required to face a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” under a lawsuit settlement finalized this week. Last...