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FILE - South African long distance athlete Caster Semenya (176) runs on her way to winning the 5,000 meters at the South African national championships in Pretoria, South Africa, April 15, 2021. A British newspaper has reported that double Olympic champion Semenya said she offered to show her body to track officials when she was just 18 years old to prove she was a female. (AP Photo/Christiaan Kotze/File)
Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body

By Gerald Imray May. 23, 2022 07:45 PM EDT

Russian skating star Valieva practices at Olympics hours after it's revealed she failed a test for banned medication

Feb. 09, 2022 10:24 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Russian skating star Valieva practices at Olympics hours after it's revealed she failed a test for banned medication. ...

Solvakia's Peter Sagan crosses the finish line of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 27.2 kilometers (16.9 miles) with start in Change and finish in Laval Espace Mayenne, France, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
Sagan has surgery less than 2 weeks before Olympic road race

By Dave Skretta Jul. 12, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

Changes to medical marijuana law approved by Legislature

Jun. 25, 2021 10:20 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pandemic-era regulations that let medical marijuana dispensaries serve patients at curbside and dispense three months' worth of the drug...

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 19, 2021 08:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The United States is devoting more than $3 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19, according to an official briefed on the matter. The pills, which would be used to minimize symptoms after infection, are in development and could begin arriving by year's end, pending the completion of clinical trials. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File)
US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses

By Zeke Miller And Matthew Perrone Jun. 17, 2021 11:12 AM EDT

Official: US to invest more than $3 billion in COVID-19 antiviral pill, could arrive by year’s end

Jun. 17, 2021 11:08 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Official: US to invest more than $3 billion in COVID-19 antiviral pill, could arrive by year’s end. ...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday, June 14, 2021. Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing Monday, Johnson said he is “confident that we won’t need more than four weeks” as millions more people get fully vaccinated against the virus, which could save thousands of lives. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Nevada to disburse $5 million in vaccine effort

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state's response to the spread of the coronavirus Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado health care, prescription drug bills are now laws

Jun. 16, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

In this May 13, 2021 photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices. In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing legislation that imposes a steep tax on drugmakers refusing to deal with Medicare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 12, 2021 08:11 AM 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

US urges world to ensure HIV services for LGBTQ community

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 10, 2021 06:51 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the world’s nations Thursday to ensure equal access to HIV services to those most at risk of...

Nada Waked, a Lebanese woman who helped provide a small amount of medications for free, gestures as she speaks at her house, in Sabtiyeh neighborhood, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, June 7, 2021. In late May, Lebanon's central bank said that it cannot continue with its subsidies of medical items without dipping into the mandatory reserves, and asked authorities to find a solution. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger's help

By Mariam Fam Jun. 09, 2021 03:11 AM EDT

FILE - This electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses. Colors were added by the source. Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP)
UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 08, 2021 11:34 PM EDT

Medical marijuana law changes get through Pennsylvania House

Jun. 07, 2021 04:14 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The state House on Monday approved a set of revisions to Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law, seeking to make permanent some of the...

FILE - This electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses. Colors were added by the source. Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP)
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 04, 2021 09:44 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Huntington) Herald-Dispatch. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Local addiction treatment programs need continued support The...

A couple with protective masks on dance at Republic square in Paris, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Cinemas, as cafe and restaurant terraces, museums, and theaters are reopening their doors after a shutdown of more than six months in the first stage of a government strategy to incrementally lift restrictions to stave off COVID-19, and give the French back some of their signature "joie de vivre." (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
Study suggests French used more meds to cope with pandemic

May. 27, 2021 04:32 PM EDT

Medical marijuana law changes pass Pennsylvania House panel

May. 24, 2021 01:50 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to permanently adopt pandemic-prompted changes to Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law passed a state House committee on...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. May 20, 2021. Editorial: Return of Standing Bear’s tomahawk can have important symbolic meaning ...