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Pharmacy chain CVS Health said it is pulling some of its most popular cold and cough medications from store shelves, weeks after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration deemed a common ingredient ineffective. CVS told CBS MoneyWatch that it will no longer sell products that only contain phenylephrine as an active ingredient at its pharmacy
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The head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday the agency has been sending about 1 million people a year notices that they were paid benefits to which they were not entitled and that she has ordered a “top-to-bottom, comprehensive review” of how the agency deals with such overpayments. Kilolo Kijakazi, the acting commissioner, testified
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New Hispanic breast cancer clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital New Hispanic breast cancer clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital 04:53 CHICAGO (CBS) — A new breast cancer clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital aims to give Hispanic women critical access to care and treatment once they’ve been diagnosed. The Lurie Cancer Center Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic, which
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L.A. psychiatrist seeks out mental illness in city’s homeless population – CBS News Watch CBS News Recent figures show more than 75,000 people are living on the streets in L.A. County. Instead of waiting for patients to seek out help for mental health issues, a pioneering program looks for people in need of treatment. CBS
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A man with a metal detector searching a freshly plowed carrot field in Switzerland found a large ornate jewelry set dating to the Bronze Age — as well as other surprising items including a bear’s tooth, a beaver’s tooth and a fossilized shark’s tooth, local officials said this week. Franz Zahn made the unusual discovery
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Netflix is increasing its subscription fees as it cracks down on password sharing. Watch CBS News Netflix announced an increase in the rates for its basic and premium plans due to a surge of around 9 million new subscribers. This spike in numbers can be attributed to the company’s efforts to prevent password sharing. View
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Why does Elon Musk intend to restrict access to X with a paywall? Why Elon Musk wants to paywall X, formerly known as Twitter 04:19 X, the popular social media platform previously known as Twitter, revealed on Tuesday that it is currently experimenting with a new subscription system. This system would require new users to
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Health care costs rise as some struggle for coverage Health care costs rise as some struggle for coverage 02:34 Climbing food and housing prices aren’t the only costs causing consumers to dig deeper into their pockets these days. Insurance premiums are forcing them to shell out more money, too. According to a new survey from
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Scientists explore deep sea plastic trash crisis off Panama – CBS News Watch CBS News A whopping 170 trillion pieces of plastic litter our seas, impacting ocean health and entering the human food chain. Scientists recently probed the depths off the coast of Panama to learn more. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben
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NASA reported that a recent satellite photo depicted a large area of the United States covered by a dark patch. However, this was actually the moon, which created an eclipse and cast a shadow over North America last weekend. On Saturday, the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera captured an image of the moon causing a significant
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