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Walmart employees to get expanded cancer treatment options with the Mayo Clinic

Oct. 02, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer's insurance coverage. The nation’s largest private employer said Wednesday that those covered by the insurance and diagnosed...

Adam Pearson is ready to roll the dice

Sep. 26, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Pearson is an ardent believer in the old adage: Nothing wagered, nothing gained. Before Pearson was an actor, he worked at the BBC out of college. He was hired for six months, but, like much in Pearson’s life, he was determined to make the most of it. ...

How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients

Sep. 24, 2024 07:54 AM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he'd enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered denim jacket. Pokemon. Superman. NASA. Police, fire, military. Classic rock bands. About 50 patches sewn on by his parents, selected from thousands sent by well-wishers...

Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment

Sep. 22, 2024 20:41 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance Sunday since she announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties. Kate and her husband, Prince William, were seen Sunday attending church with King Charles III and Queen...

WNBA star Breanna Stewart raises awareness for marrow donor program after death of father-in-law

Sep. 22, 2024 15:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart lost her father-in-law, Josep Xargay, to cancer nearly a year ago. Stewart is now helping raise awareness for the disease, joining NMDP, formerly known as the National Marrow Donor Program. “It was pretty deep,” Stewart said in an...

Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori

Sep. 12, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori and granted him a state funeral despite his convictions for human rights abuses and corruption. Fujimori, who governed the South American...

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

Sep. 12, 2024 14:57 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is scheduled to undergo a removal procedure this week. The governor told reporters her doctor discovered basal cell carcinoma on her nose during a routine checkup a few weeks...

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa in a test of stamina after cancer diagnosis

Sep. 10, 2024 15:58 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has announced plans to visit Australia and Samoa next month on a trip that will span a dozen time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. The Oct. 18-26 tour, which Buckingham Palace outlined Tuesday, marks a...

Alabama Sen. Tuberville blocks quick promotion of top aide to Defense Secretary Austin

Sep. 10, 2024 12:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of the top military aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over concerns that he and other senior staff did not immediately notify President Joe Biden when Austin was hospitalized with complications from cancer...

A timeline of recent British royal events

Sep. 09, 2024 21:31 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, announced Monday that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and plans to return to some public duties. It comes after a difficult few months for the royals in which both 42-year-old Kate and King Charles III were treated for...