Medical schools
USA's Sam Grewe competes in the Men's High Jump T63 Athletics Final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (Simon Bruty for OIS via AP)
High jumper Sam Grewe wins gold, heads to medical school

By Stephen Wade Aug. 31, 2021 10:57 AM EDT

In this photo from Thursday, June 10, 2021, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions from reporters at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., about the state of emergency in place for the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic governor wants to keep the state of emergency in place at least through August 2021, but top Republican lawmakers are deeply skeptical and have the power to end it. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
GOP ends COVID emergency in Kansas; Kelly sees 'obstruction'

By John Hanna Jun. 14, 2021 11:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2021 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee looking into the budget estimates for NIH and the state of medical research, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, June 11, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming people should stop wearing masks because leaked emails written by Fauci said masks aren’t effective against COVID-19. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 01:42 PM EDT

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, shows Sangren Hall on the campus of Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Mich. A group of anonymous alumni has gifted $550 million to Western Michigan University. The school says it will receive the funding over 10 years. It will be divided among scholarships, investing in quality educators, advancing medical research and education, and bolstering Western Michigan athletics. (Bryan Bennett/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)
Western Michigan gets $550M gift from anonymous alumni

By Anna Liz Nichols Jun. 08, 2021 03:51 PM EDT

Michigan Medicine staff getting $1,500 bonuses

May. 26, 2021 03:42 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Medicine, the health care arm of the University of Michigan, is giving a $1,500 bonus to each of its employees as a...

Ida Chen, a physician assistant student, unfold a banner she carry at rallies protesting anti-Asian hate, Saturday April 24, 2021, in New York's Chinatown. Chen, who is American-born Chinese, join medical professionals of Asian and Pacific Island descent who feel the anguish of being racially targeted because of the virus while toiling to keep people from dying of it. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks

By Jennifer Peltz May. 07, 2021 01:17 AM EDT

Medical college gets $750K for work linking wealth, health

May. 05, 2021 05:09 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Meharry Medical College has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to expand...

Relatives arrive with a COVID-19 patient at a dedicated COVID-19 government hospital in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Coronavirus cases in India are surging faster than anywhere else in the world. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
'Cannon fodder': Medical students in India feel betrayed

By Neha Mehrotra And Aniruddha Ghosal Apr. 27, 2021 04:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters, in Detroit. Four historically Black medical schools are getting $6 million to expand coronavirus vaccination efforts in minority communities. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy announced the gifts Tuesday, April 13, 2021, to Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Four Black medical schools get $6M to widen vaccine outreach

By Jeff Amy Apr. 13, 2021 09:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian leaves the Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles. The new medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is being named for the late billionaire businessman, investor and MGM Resorts founder. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
UNLV Medical School being named for resort mogul Kerkorian

Apr. 08, 2021 05:58 PM EDT

A man walks across the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The Czech government has decided to further tighten restrictive measures amid a surge of a highly contagious coronavirus variant in one of the hardest-hit European Union's nations. At the same time, the worsening situation has forced the Cabinet to abandon for now its plans to reopen all stores. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Czech state orders students to help at struggling hospitals

By Karel Janicek Mar. 05, 2021 10:40 AM EST

Rhode Island health care groups, Brown, to create new system

Feb. 23, 2021 12:19 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After years of on-and-off discussions, Rhode Island's two most dominant health care organizations announced on Tuesday that they have...

Honduras investigates police in case of murdered student

By Marlon González Feb. 10, 2021 05:15 PM EST
TEGUCIGALPA, Hondruas (AP) — Relatives buried the body Wednesday of a 26-year-old Honduran nursing student who died in a police cell hours after she was...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Omaha World-Herald. Jan. 15, 2021. Editorial: Challenges are daunting, but Omaha area makes progress on mental health front ...

A medical worker checks on a coronavirus patient with a stethoscope in a hospital organized in the medical college in Lviv, Western Ukraine, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. A medical college in western Ukraine has been transformed into a temporary hospital as the coronavirus inundates the Eastern European country. The foyer of the college in the city of Lviv holds 50 beds for COVID-19 patients, and 300 more were placed in lecture halls and auditoriums to accommodate the overflow of people seeking care at a packed emergency hospital nearby. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
AP PHOTOS: Ukraine's hospitals grapple with COVID-19 surge

By Evgeniy Maloletka And Mstyslav Chernov Jan. 10, 2021 02:14 AM EST

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron prepares to receive his COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Aaron and others received their vaccinations in an effort to highlight the importance of getting vaccinated for Black Americans who might be hesitant to do so. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
Hank Aaron, civil rights leaders get vaccinated in Georgia

By Michael Warren And Ron Harris Jan. 05, 2021 03:56 PM EST

Book recounts story of Auburn nursing during COVID-19

Dec. 19, 2020 10:56 AM EST
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn University's nursing school is publishing a free book to tell the stories of some of its alumni and their work during the...

University students help administer coronavirus vaccine

Dec. 18, 2020 10:37 AM EST
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Nearly 200 nursing and pharmacy students at North Dakota State University students are helping administer the coronavirus vaccine to...

Pharmacist Darrell Childress and Registered Nurse Brooke Bailey prepare to receive COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic setup at the East Alabama Medical Center Education Center in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Nursing students, teachers to fill gaps at UAB Hospital

Dec. 16, 2020 05:30 PM EST

Almost 3,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are stored in frigid temperatures at the University of Texas Health Austin Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The medical school was among the first four hospitals in the state to receive the doses and will begin administering them to select staff on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
Vaccinations for health care workers begin in Texas

Dec. 14, 2020 10:17 AM EST