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A gunman took hostages before exchanges of gunfire that killed the man, a police officer and wounded five others in an ICU. The suspect had been in contact with the hospital about a medical issue involving someone else.

Doctors not involved in his care said Pope Francis likely has a mix of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites in his lungs. Experts said it should be treatable with antibiotics, but it's unclear how long that might take.

Legislators who favor the liability protection for Bayer say lawsuits alleging the herbicide Roundup causes cancer would hurt the agriculture industry facing increased costs. Opponents demand accountability.

Massachusetts General Hospital announced that Tim Andrews recovered well enough from the transplant to leave the hospital a week later. Andrews calls himself “a new man,” free from two years of dialysis.

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the offer. Others deemed ineligible range from laundry workers and cooks to pharmacists.

After two years away from calling college basketball games, the Manatee County resident received a standing ovation before the Clemson-Duke game in South Carolina.

The CDC report on the 2023 deaths was drawn from death certificates. The CDC counts women who died while pregnant, during childbirth and up to 42 days after birth.

The AP-NORC survey shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use Ozempic, Wegovy and similar GLP-1 drugs if they are struggling with weight. That support doesn't go for teens.

Patients at these clinics pay a fee of roughly $50 to $100 month and get easier, direct access to their doctor for routine care as often as they want for no extra cost.

Air ambulances help boost a patient’s odds of surviving and recovering, particularly in rural areas that don’t have trauma or burn centers. More than 550,000 patients in the U.S. use them every year.