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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.
Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation

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
Kentucky AG announces latest round of funding to groups battling the state's drug abuse problems

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.
Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

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
US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill' against STDs

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.

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.
California's new mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty

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
Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

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.
Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio

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.
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading

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.
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