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While ailing, African elephant Noor Jehan rested on a sand pile at a zoo in Karachi, Pakistan. The photo was taken on April 14. The elephant died 8 days later.

The fate of a teenage zoo elephant in Pakistan was tragic — and a symbol of much more

As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.

President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Covington, Ky., earlier this year to highlight Biden's economic plan on rebuilding infrastructure and creating good paying jobs.

Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

Mitch McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

After a patient leaves, Jacqueline Towarnicki prepares the examination room in case she gets a call that someone else needs to see a sexual assault nurse examiner.

Her job is to care for survivors of sexual assault. Why aren't there more like her?

Montana and other states are trying to increase the number of nurses who are specially trained to treat survivors of sexual assault.

Kamila Saradpon gets a blood transfusion at Rady Children's Hospital in this undated photo.

Blood bank expanding testing process for 'precise blood' matches

The San Diego Blood Bank is working to expand a program that uses DNA sequencing to match donated blood with patients in need.

Riparian brush rabbits are seen in this undated image.

The latest to be evacuated from California's floods? Bunnies

Rising rivers are stranding endangered riparian brush rabbits in California. Wildlife officials are searching out and relocating hundreds of them to help protect the species.

FILE - Adrian Perez undergoes dialysis at a DaVita Kidney Care clinic in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Will the third time be the charm for a 2022 California ballot measure its supporters say will improve the quality of care at kidney dialysis clinics? Proposition 29 would require a doctor, nurse practitioner or physicians' assistant to be present during treatment at the state's 600 outpatient dialysis facilities.

Californians get third chance to alter dialysis clinic rules

California voters are being asked for the third time to require changes to the way dialysis clinics in the state are run.

Ventorina Aculu of northern Uganda sits next to her adult son, Omac Alfred, who has a rare neurological disease known as nodding syndrome.

They're trying to cure nodding syndrome. First they need to zero in on the cause

Nodding syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can result in head nodding and violent seizures. Some researchers think they know the cause, but questions remain.

Susan and Chris Finazzo have enrolled their sons Dylan and Chase in a study of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The experimental treatment is still being studied but researchers hope it may help prevent the devastating effects of the disease.

Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy stirs hopes and controversy

The FDA is considering greenlighting the experimental treatment under its accelerated approvals program. Some critics point out the therapy isn't yet proven to work and may be costly.

Close up of a doctor hand with blue glove giving support and love to a patient at hospital. Undated image.

Most local hospices aren't transparent about their aid in dying policies

A California law requires health care providers to post their position on medical aid in dying.

Scientists haven't unraveled the cause of long COVID. But evidence is growing that an ongoing viral infection could be driving the symptoms, at least in some patients.

Why viral reservoirs are a prime suspect for long COVID sleuths

Scientists are turning up more evidence that some people may harbor a viral reservoir in the wake of COVID-19. What could that tell us about long COVID?

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