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Alabama high school football player died from a heart condition, autopsy finds
NEW BROCKTON, Ala (AP) — An autopsy found that an Alabama high school football player, who collapsed during summer practice, died from congestive heart failure, the county coroner announced Thursday, Semaj Wilkins, a 14-year-old freshman at New Brockton High School, died in August...
Rapper Fatman Scoop died of heart disease, medical examiner says
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, who collapsed onstage while performing in Connecticut last month, died of heart disease, the state medical examiner's office has determined. The official cause of death for the performer, born Isaac Freeman III, was hypertensive and...
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...
