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Women settle lawsuits after Yale fertility nurse switched painkiller for saline
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a nurse stole fentanyl for her own use and replaced it with saline have settled their lawsuits against the Ivy League school. Patients and their lawyers...
Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background
VATICAN CITY (AP) — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the longest, farthest and most challenging of his pontificate, it’s that he’s bringing along his secretaries to help him navigate the four-country program while keeping up...
Takeaways from AP report on perils of heatstroke for runners in a warming world
As climate change reshapes the way humans live outdoors, it's affecting the way they play, too. That includes runners, who may find themselves in harm's way on a warming planet. They pursue a sport that esteems grit and suffering in pursuit of improvement. Experts told The Associated...
Texas couple charged with failing to seek medical care for injured 12-year-old who later died
JOURDANTON, Texas (AP) — A mother and stepfather have been arrested after the death of their 12-year-old daughter, who lay unconscious in their home for four days before medical treatment was sought as the pair tried to feed her smoothies, according to the county sheriff. “They...
Montana State Hospital shuffles top leadership, again
Roughly six months before its goal of applying for federal certification of the Montana State Hospital, the state health department is again juggling turnover in key leadership positions at the state’s only public adult psychiatric facility. The Warm Springs facility, a cornerstone...
Family of former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announces resolution to claims after her death
The family of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announced an agreement Thursday with a Dallas rehabilitation center over her death. Family attorney Les Weisbrod said during a news conference in Dallas that Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation agreed to an...
Sheri Biggs wins Republican nod for US House in South Carolina over Trump-backed candidate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sheri Biggs, a nurse practitioner and Air National Guard officer, won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House in South Carolina’s 3rd District on Tuesday, defeating a challenger who called himself former President Donald Trump's pastor. In November,...
