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Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There's a new option for tough cases

By LAURAN NEERGAARD LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Sat,01/18/25-7:54AM, 145 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys.
If that sounds weird, well, kidneys help regulate blood pressure in part through signals from certain nerves. The new treatment disrupts overactive renal nerves.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, from left, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin watch during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?

By LOLITA C. BALDOR LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Sat,01/18/25-6:54AM, 128 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump
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President-elect Donald Trump, standing with Melania and Barron Trump, waves as they board an Air Force Special Mission airplane at Palm Beach International Airport Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Fla., en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Trump's family circle has a different look as he returns to the White House

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press
Sat,01/18/25-6:27AM, 108 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, his family circle will look
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Taormina Lepore, foreground, who has low vision, walks with a white cane during an accessible field trip to the San Andreas Fault organized by the International Association of Geoscience Diversity Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in San Bernadino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN - AP Science Writer
Fri,01/17/25-1:29PM, 150 Reads
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The path to Lost Lake was steep and unpaved, lined with sharp rocks and holes.
A group of scientists and students gingerly made their way, using canes or a helping hand to guide them. For those who couldn't make the trek, a drone brought the lake — blue and narrow — into view.
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