Medical Research

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER - Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones…

By KELVIN CHAN and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the…

By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer Testosterone replacement therapy is safe for men with “low T” who have heart disease or are at high risk for it, a new study suggests.But doctors warn the…

WASHINGTON, DC, June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Up to 50 percent of people in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s receive an imprecise or inaccurate diagnosis of their cognitive condition. The tools typically used to detect the disease, like a…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators began examining on Tuesday whether the state should still require permits to build health care facilities, after a push to loosen the rules mushroomed into a House-Senate standoff…

Phoenix, AZ, June 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has emerged as a significant public health concern across the United States, contributing to a surge in overdose-related fatalities. In response to…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and…

By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy likely died after having a reaction to the virus that…

The health inequities for Black Americans, documented in a series of stories by The Associated Press, have their roots in a long history of medical racism. The AP has collected a small sample of that history related to…