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Struggling Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy Struggling Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy 00:47 BOSTON – Steward Health Care, the struggling health care provider that relied on backing from private equity investors to quickly acquire dozens of community hospitals, including facilities in Massachusetts, Texas and Florida, announced Monday that it is filing for bankruptcy. Steward,
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Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report. Epidemiologists from the agency were ultimately unable
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Washington — Actor Halle Berry joined a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education. “I’m here because I’m standing up for myself. Because I know that when a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women,” Berry said. “And all women go
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Eating more avocados could help women stave off Type 2 diabetes, study says Eating more avocados could help women stave off Type 2 diabetes, study says 00:59 BOSTON – Eating more avocados could help women stave off Type 2 diabetes, a new study found. Avocados contain antioxidants that can reduce inflammation and cell damage, which
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UnitedHealth Group CEO reports cyberattack could impact a third of Americans – CBS News Watch CBS News UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty disclosed that a cyberattack on one of its subsidiaries earlier this year might affect up to a third of all Americans. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications
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Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it has offered to pay $6.5 billion to settle allegations that its talc products caused cancer, a key step in the pharmaceutical giant potentially resolving decades of litigation over what was once one of the most widely used consumer products in the U.S. The proposal is aimed at ending a
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Drew Barrymore talks about menopause with Dr. Mary Claire Haver – CBS News Watch CBS News Joining forces with menopause specialist Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Drew Barrymore shares her personal journey during menopause. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now
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Recall issued for walnuts sold at Whole Foods and other organic grocers in numerous U.S. states Recall issued for walnuts sold at Whole Foods and other organic grocers in numerous U.S. states 00:33 A California company is recalling walnuts sold at Whole Foods and other natural food stores in 19 states amid an E. coli
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More than half of cats around the first Texas dairy farm to test positive for bird flu this spring died after drinking raw milk from the infected cows, scientists reported this week, offering a window into a toll the virus has taken during its unprecedented spread through the cattle industry. The report, published Tuesday in
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The Environmental Protection Agency is banning most uses of a toxic chemical often used to refinish furniture and bathtubs that has been linked to dozens of deaths since 1980. The agency announced a rule Tuesday that will limit all consumer uses of methylene chloride, as well as most industrial and commercial uses. Exempted uses include those “highly
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