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Washington — President Biden’s symptoms from COVID have improved “meaningfully” in the last day, though he still has a cough, the president’s physician said Friday. Mr. Biden had a fourth dose of Paxlovid on Friday morning and his “loose, nonÂproductive cough and hoarseness continue to be his primary symptoms, but they have improved meaningfully from
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Denver officials want to get ahead of regulation for magic mushrooms Denver officials want to get ahead of regulation for magic mushrooms 03:12 People eating some of the now-recalled Diamond Shruumz brand candies may also have been getting a dose of an illegal substance from magic mushrooms, testing by a Virginia poison control center has
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The Uplift: Hot dogs and town hogs The Uplift: Hot dogs and town hogs 21:44 Nearly 3.5 tons of hot dogs shipped to restaurants and hotels in Ohio and West Virginia are being recalled by AW Farms of Argillite, Kentucky, because the meat was not inspected, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday. The
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Diamond Shruumz brand products are still on store shelves, the Food and Drug Administration said this week, more than a month after federal health authorities warned that people had been hospitalized from eating the company’s “microdosing” chocolate bars, cones and gummies. “FDA is aware that recalled Diamond Shruumz-brand products are still on the shelves at
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Protest outside UnitedHealthcare headquarters ends in arrests Protest outside UnitedHealthcare headquarters ends in arrests 00:37 Americans spend more money on health care on a per capita basis than people in any other developed nation, yet almost half say they’ve struggled recently to pay for medical treatment or prescription drugs, according to a new study from
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Ways to deal with surprise medical bills Ways to deal with surprise medical bills 02:03 Caitlyn Mai woke up one morning in middle school so dizzy she couldn’t stand and deaf in one ear, the result of an infection that affected one of her cranial nerves. Though her balance recovered, the hearing never came back.
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Amazon warehouse in Shakopee fined by OSHA Amazon warehouse in Shakopee fined by OSHA 00:27 Amazon’s annual Prime Day promotion kicked off on Tuesday, with the event offering deals for members and generating billions in revenue for the retailer. It can also raise the risk of getting hurt for the company’s hundreds of thousands of warehouse
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Fallout from major pharmacy chain closures Major pharmacy chain closures disproportionately affecting low-income neighborhoods 03:41 Rite Aid has identified additional stores targeted for closure, as the ailing pharmacy chain looks to exit bankruptcy after winning court approval for a restructuring plan late last month. Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 protection in October 2023 and
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From the archives: Richard Simmons’ advice on exercise – CBS News Watch CBS News Fitness guru Richard Simmons, who helped millions lose weight by preaching the value of exercise and movement, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at age 76. In this November 30, 2003 commentary recorded for “Sunday Morning,” Simmons offered his advice on dealing
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More than half of states are now seeing “high” or “very high” levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in their wastewater testing, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as this summer’s COVID wave reaches a growing share of the country. Nationwide, the CDC now says that
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