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Third human case of bird flu tied to dairy cattle outbreak – CBS News Watch CBS News For the first time, the CDC confirms a person infected with bird flu in the U.S. has acute respiratory symptoms. It is the third human case tied to the dairy cattle H5N1 outbreak and the second case in
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Health official weighs in on Michigan first human case of bird flu Health official weighs in on Michigan first human case of bird flu 05:27 (CBS DETROIT) — A second case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, was detected in another Michigan farmworker, marking the second human case in Michigan and
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Nearly 800,000 Michiganders have been removed from Medicaid since redetermination Nearly 800,000 Michiganders have been removed from Medicaid since redetermination 02:32 One of Montana’s largest health clinics that serves people in poverty has cut back services and laid off workers. The retrenchment mirrors similar cuts around the country as safety-net health centers feel the effects
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MINNEAPOLIS — A major change in the medical world is helping make kidney transplants more racially equitable. Race is no longer being considered an important test to estimate kidney function. Bernadeia Johnson, a Black woman from Minneapolis, had kidney transplant surgery last month. “I’m doing so well,” she said. Living with stage five chronic kidney
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Dental experts share 3 of the worst foods for your teeth – CBS News Watch CBS News Are you aware of the impact food has on your dental health? Dental experts share some tips on food to be aware of and how to protect your teeth from damage. View CBS News In Be the first
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The 3-year-old son of rodeo star Spencer Wright was able to lift his head and open his eyes after an accident left him unconscious for several days, according to CBS News affiliate KUTV. Levi Wright was riding a toy tractor by a creek near their home on May 21 when he veered too close to
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Vincent Wasney and his fiancée, Sarah Eberlein, had never visited the ocean. They’d never even been on a plane. But when they bought their first home in Saginaw, Michigan, in 2018, their real estate agent gifted them tickets for a Royal Caribbean cruise. After two years of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, they set
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Free diaper distribution in McKeesport Free diaper distribution in McKeesport 01:54 Low-income parents and caregivers in Delaware and Tennessee are getting a lifeline to help curtail one of the most common medical conditions for babies: diaper rash. Both states have received federal approval to provide free diapers through their Medicaid programs, according to federal and
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Inside Fire Station 22 in Bellbrook, Ohio, Lt. Jay Leach helped remove buckets of firefighting foam known as aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) — a tool undeniably effective at suppressing and smothering fires, but one also laced with PFAS, or so-called “forever chemicals,” which are now linked to various cancers. “Most firefighters who got into this
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Nestle is launching a new line of high-fiber, protein-packed foods directed at the growing number of Americans on Wegovy or Ozempic, and others trying to lose weight. Called Vital Pursuit foods, the products are “well-suited to support a balanced diet for anyone on a weight management journey” the Swiss food and beverage maker said Tuesday, but “are
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