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Man convicted of stealing $1.9 million in COVID-19 relief money gets more than 5 years in prison
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was sentenced Monday to more than five years in federal prison for organizing a scheme that stole nearly $2 million in government aid intended to help businesses endure the coronavirus pandemic. A U.S.
Oct 2, 2023 1:50 PM
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Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair on Monday helped President Joe Biden mark the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act , displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star
Oct 2, 2023 1:49 PM
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Kentucky AG announces latest round of funding to groups battling the state's drug abuse problems
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A state commission has awarded nearly $14 million in the latest round of funding to groups serving “in the trenches” to combat Kentucky's drug abuse problems, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Monday.
Oct 2, 2023 1:30 PM
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Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that's also being studied to fight cancer an
Oct 2, 2023 12:52 PM
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US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill' against STDs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases.
Oct 2, 2023 12:41 PM
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Cigna is paying over $172 million to settle claims over Medicare Advantage reimbursement
Health insurance provider The Cigna Group will pay more than $172 million over claims it gave the federal government inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnoses codes in order to inflate reimbursement.
Oct 2, 2023 11:19 AM
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California's new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and medical care — potentially without their consent — kicked off in seven Californi
Oct 2, 2023 9:55 AM
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Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to two scientists whose work led to the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. As countries prepared to roll out those shots, The Associated Press took a look at how the vaccines were developed so quickly.
Oct 2, 2023 9:26 AM
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Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison.
Oct 2, 2023 8:48 AM
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UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world's first shot against the parasitic disease.
Oct 2, 2023 7:24 AM
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