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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback

The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan , pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease .
Takeaways from AP's report on problems in the worldwide campaign to eradicate polio

Takeaways from AP's report on problems in the worldwide campaign to eradicate polio

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — For nearly four decades, the World Health Organization and partners have been trying to rid the world of polio , a paralytic disease that has existed since prehistoric times.
Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator

Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is gearing up for an execution on Tuesday that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest. Gov.
Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting and they hope the last.
Tennessee set to execute inmate without turning off his implanted defibrillator

Tennessee set to execute inmate without turning off his implanted defibrillator

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is set to execute a man Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator , as uncertainty lingers about whether the device will shock his heart when a lethal drug takes effect. Gov.
FACT FOCUS: Trump says he's cut drug prices by up to 1,500%. That's not possible

FACT FOCUS: Trump says he's cut drug prices by up to 1,500%. That's not possible

Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he had cut costs by up to 1,500%.
AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups

AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation's top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.
Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease

A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the die-off.
Japan's oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021

Japan's oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
As premiers push for more immigration power, experts call for a fact-based debate

As premiers push for more immigration power, experts call for a fact-based debate

OTTAWA — Some premiers say they want to have more local control over the immigration system — but experts say what the system really needs is a national conversation on immigration reform that shores up public support.