Interview: Nobel gives scientist recognition in China
By DIDI TANG The time could not have been more hostile for Chinese scientists. Research came to a virtual halt and intellectuals were routinely persecuted. But Tu Youyou, then a…
Diseases and conditions
AP Investigation: Bungling by UN agency hurt Ebola response
By MARIA CHENG and RAPHAEL SATTER and KRISTA LARSON The chlorine was expired. The protective gear was missing. And the red tape was so thick that responders fighting last year’s…
Jimmy Carter to discuss cancer diagnosis publicly
By KATHLEEN FOODY Former President Jimmy Carter plans to discuss his recent cancer diagnosis Thursday for the first time since revealing last week that he was ill. Carter, 90, is…
Doctors: Various factors figure into Carter cancer treatment
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MARILYNN MARCHIONE Determining what treatment to pursue for former President Jimmy Carter’s cancer will depend on its type, its origin and factors such as age and…
Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome
By LISA CORNWELL A YMCA in Ohio excluded a 6-year-old boy from a summer camp and some other programs because he has Down syndrome and treated him hypocritically after using…
Raid spotlights Subway pitchman’s ties to ex-foundation head
By TOM MURPHY and RICK CALLAHAN A raid at the home of a well-known Subway restaurant pitchman is casting a glaring spotlight on his relationship with the former head of…
Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathon
By ERIC TALMADGE Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events — the annual Pyongyang marathon — because…
2 dead, over 170 potentially exposed in ‘superbug’ outbreak
By ROBERT JABLON Contaminated medical instruments are suspected in a “superbug” outbreak at a Los Angeles hospital that has infected at least seven patients, two of whom died. More than…