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World uneasily watches US protests but US racism seen before

Nations around the world have watched in horror at the five days of civil unrest in the United States following the death of a black man in policy custody

9:06AM ( 5 minutes ago )

By The Associated Press

Pope: Pull together, avoid pessimism in this coronavirus era

Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many places start emerging from lockdown mode during the coronavirus pandemic

7:53AM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

Massive US protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.”

7:49AM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.”

3:32AM ( 5 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Asia Today: India reports 8,000 new cases; South Korea 27

India has reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, another record high that topped the deadliest week in the country

3:16AM ( 5 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

'We Grieve': Community project unites neighbors in healing

The plywood wall that surrounds a building site and is painted with the words ``WE GRIEVE″ in massive letters has become a focal point for people of London's Stamford Hill neighborhood

2:53AM ( 6 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

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Massive protests raise fears of new waves of virus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.”

1:56AM ( 7 hours ago )

US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks

Government leaders in the U.S. are warning that the massive protests following the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis could fuel a new surge in cases of the coronavirus

8:18PM ( 12 hours ago )

Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas

The rift between the United States and China is growing

12:59PM ( 20 hours ago )

AP Health Archive

Health and Medicine

Ruling means Missouri's last abortion clinic stays open

Missouri’s only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility

5:39PM ( 1 day ago )

Doctors sue to block FDA abortion pill rule during pandemic

A group of physicians has asked a federal court to suspend a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that requires patients to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to get an abortion pill

4:13PM ( 2 days ago )

US regulators approve new type of contraceptive gel

U.S. regulators on Friday approved a birth control gel that works in a new way to prevent pregnancy

2:53PM ( 1 week ago )

AP Health - Women's health Archive

Women's Health

Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings

Big crowds turned out for the Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. amid warnings from authorities about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules and risking a resurgence of the scourge that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans

3:18AM ( 6 days ago )

Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children

A new report says the coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million children under the age of 1 at risk

1:53PM ( 1 week ago )

Doctor accused of misdiagnosing epilepsy gives up license

A Detroit-area doctor accused of misdiagnosing epilepsy in approximately 250 children has surrendered his medical license to settle a complaint filed by state authorities

12:28PM ( 1 week ago )

AP Health - Children's Health Archive

Children's Health

French nursing homes employees protest pay, conditions

Employees in a major group of French nursing homes have taken part in protests across France to call for better pay amid the coronavirus crisis

3:30PM ( 5 days ago )

The Latest: Czech coal mine stops work after outbreak

A coal mine in northeastern Czech Republic near the border with Poland has halted work after a major COVID-19 outbreak among the miners

6:29AM ( 6 days ago )

White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet

Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days

9:05PM ( 6 days ago )

AP Health - Senior Health Archive

Senior Health

New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers

Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear

8:32AM ( 2 days ago )

Ex-Michigan tight end Chuck Christian says he was abused

The first former Michigan football player to publicly say that a team doctor abused him believes he would have sought medical help sooner for what has become late-stage cancer if he hadn’t been victimized in college

2:59PM ( 1 month ago )

Ex-Sen. Tom Coburn, conservative political maverick, dies

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn has died at age 72

3:10PM ( 2 months ago )

AP Health - Men's Health Archive

Men's Health

Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's plane

An investigation by The Associated Press shows that Jordan Goudreau, a former Green Beret who launched a failed plot this month to capture Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, flew to a planning meeting in Colombia aboard a plane owned by Franklin Durán, a businessman with longtime ties to the socialist government

By The Associated Press

3:07PM ( 2 days ago )