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CDC warns of surge in flu cases Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade 03:26 This season’s influenza vaccines may have been less effective against emergency room visits for some kids compared to last year, a new study by the Centers
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Dozens of passengers aboard a cruise ship that left from Florida have been sickened with norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program. Holland America Line’s Eurodam left Port Everglades, Florida, on Feb. 19, according to the tracking site cruisemapper.com. The cruise is scheduled to last 10 days and make
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The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season’s influenza vaccines, an adviser on the panel and multiple officials tell CBS News, upending the usual process to start manufacturing next winter’s flu shots. “We’re all left trying to understand what is going on. Why was this meeting
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Denny’s is the latest breakfast chain to charge extra for orders containing eggs, an ever-costlier commodity in short supply due to the killing of millions of egg-laying hens as a result of bird flu. The restaurant said the additional and temporary fee will vary by region and location. The move by the Spartanburg, South Carolina-based
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A listeria outbreak linked to recalled frozen supplemental nutrition shakes has infected 38 people, killing 12, according to an update on Monday from federal and state health officials. The infections, which ranged across 21 states, have been traced to recalled products manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy at a facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Swabs collected
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Deadly listeria outbreak linked to frozen supplemental shakes – CBS News Watch CBS News The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a possible link between frozen supplemental shakes and a deadly listeria outbreak. The now-recalled shakes are typically sold to hospitals and nursing homes, which is where nearly all of the cases have been reported.
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Meet Dr. Arlene Bennett, who pioneered the way for Black women at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school in 1964 and recently shared how she made the most of her opportunities. There is a lot of laughter at tea time at the Simpson
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Gottlieb “very concerned” about Texas measles outbreak: “I think this will spread” – CBS News Watch CBS News “I think that this is going to get into the hundreds of cases and could take many months to fully snuff out,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the FDA, said about the ongoing measles outbreak
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Forty years ago, the public was outraged. It seemed there was a wave of teenage girls, particularly Black teenage girls, getting pregnant. “This was a new idea, this new deviant class of people, and it was portrayed in these terms that were really not accurate: babies having babies,” said Arline Geronimus. Geronimus was at the
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“Weathering” and its effect on poor health and life expectancy – CBS News Watch CBS News Arline Geronimus’ research indicates societal pressures like institutional racism, classism, financial stressors or the environment can impact not just the length of life, but also the quality of life for marginalized communities suffering chronic diseases. She talks with correspondent
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