AP Health & Science

Your dose of health, science and environment news by @AP journalists. Public health, medicine, biology, health insurance, climate, space.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds https://t.co/nnp13r4aA7

[The Associated Press @AP]

FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss https://t.co/dKqSH5WMYu

[The Associated Press @AP]

Surgeons have performed the world's first eye transplant https://t.co/CHG8Pr1cSD

[The Associated Press @AP]

Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye. Doctors at NYU Langone Health hoped replacing the missing one would yield better cosmetic results from a partial face transplant, by supporting a new eye socket and lid.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to get rid of millions of disposable e-cigarettes that are considered hazardous waste, can't be reused or recycled and aren't supposed to go in the trash. https://t.co/DzxTZODovy

[The Associated Press @AP]

The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average, when combined with intensive diet and exercise, a new study shows. https://t.co/rVnUIJqLgJ

[The Associated Press @AP]

A NASA spacecraft has rocketed away on a six-year journey to a rare asteroid made of metal. Scientists believe it may be the remains of an early planet's core. https://t.co/K3wGaDFOAu

[The Associated Press @AP]

Tens of millions in the Americas are getting front-row seats for a rare "ring of fire" eclipse of the sun.

The celestial showstopper will yield a partial eclipse across the rest of the Western Hemisphere. https://t.co/D0gEImct0s

[The Associated Press @AP]

Reconstructing the head of a Neanderthal or the body of Australopithecus is precise work that requires scientific knowledge and an artistic touch.

John Gurche is a paleoartist who creates lifelike models of our ancient human cousins at his studio in upstate New York.

[The Associated Press @AP]

It’s a busy time of year in U.S. pharmacies and experts say many still don’t have enough workers behind the counter. https://t.co/2reV1DCpb1

[The Associated Press @AP]

The natural grass vs. artificial turf debate was revived when Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles’ tendon during his debut with the New York Jets.

This is what the science says. https://t.co/pjBMINFm7E

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Nobel Prize in chemistry is awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for pioneering work on quantum dots. Quantum dots are tiny particles, just a few atoms in diameter, and are used in many electronics, like LED displays. https://t.co/mPizFfqkOy

[The Associated Press @AP]

Scientists are trying to understand how some ancient buildings have lasted for centuries in hopes of making modern buildings more durable. https://t.co/JkUG4eU4fP

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier have won the Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds. https://t.co/Kd1UN9xuLu

[The Associated Press @AP]

Reconstructing the head of a Neanderthal or the body of Australopithecus is precise work that requires scientific knowledge and an artistic touch.

John Gurche is a paleoartist who creates lifelike models of our ancient human cousins at his studio in upstate New York.

[The Associated Press @AP]

The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world's first shot against the parasitic disease. https://t.co/wBs4LB8xyf

[The Associated Press @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. https://t.co/BJTEHWwswO

[The Associated Press @AP]

Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman shared their reactions to winning the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday in Philadelphia.

Their discoveries enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, critical in slowing the pandemic.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of $1 million. https://t.co/a1PCfyLllD

[The Associated Press @AP]

Scientists are finding that traits inherited from our ancient cousins are still with us now, affecting our fertility and even how our bodies handled the COVID-19 virus. https://t.co/eGC97WVX8c