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New Maryland law helps amputees cover special prosthetics New Maryland law helps amputees cover special prosthetics 02:08 BALTIMORE — A new Maryland Law, the “So Everybody Can Move Act,” requires the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and state commercial plans to cover prosthetics designed for physical activities, including running, biking or swimming. The new law was
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How to stop the spread of norovirus in your home How to stop the spread of norovirus in your home 02:13 This winter’s wave of norovirus infections has reached levels that are now more than double last season’s peak, in figures published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking the notorious stomach
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More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, marking the worst toll inflicted on America’s egg supply since the outbreak began. The record number of chicken deaths, which includes those birds culled when infection is discovered in a flock,
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending a total of more than $1 million to fully refund people who bought deceptively marketed face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency announced on Monday. The FTC in April 2024 took action against Razer and several affiliates over their production and sale of a “wearable air purifier” face mask called
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Taquitos sold at Aldi stores nationwide are being recalled because they may contain pieces of metal, Bestway Sandwiches said in a notice posted Saturday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Shipped to Aldi stores across the country, the problem came to light after a consumer notified Valencia, California-based Bestway Foods of finding a piece of
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What to know about health risks from California wildfire smoke – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss growing air quality concerns in Southern California as the wildfires continue to burn. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for
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Food and Drug Administration officials turned up dozens of violations at a McDonald’s supplier linked to a deadly outbreak of E. coli that led to more than a hundred infections and a sweeping recall of onions used in the fast food chain’s products, including its Quarter Pounder burgers. The violations, detailed in an inspection report
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When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the majority of justices decided that the right to an abortion should be left up to individual states. Two years later, thousands of Americans in parts of the U.S. with strict abortion bans are deciding to leave those states, new research finds. Following the Dobbs
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A new strain of norovirus now makes up a majority of outbreaks nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new strain’s emergence, found spreading throughout the country and on cruise ships, offers a possible explanation for the past month’s steep wave of infections from the stomach bug. Scientists call
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New Delhi — Indian officials have confirmed the vast nation’s first cases of human metapneumovirus, often called HMPV, with seven people said to have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Two of the HMPV infections were reported in the central Indian city of Nagpur on Tuesday, while two
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