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Measles outbreak in Texas raises concerns – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials have confirmed 48 measles cases, most of them in Gaines County, Texas. According to the CDC, cases have also been found this year in four other states and New Mexico’s health department recently confirmed a case. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine
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Probationary workers across multiple federal health agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services received virtually identical letters Saturday evening informing them they would be terminated from their positions, sources told CBS News. “Unfortunately, the Agency finds that you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit
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A new resource is bringing culturally appropriate health care providers to Black Coloradans. It’s called the Colorado Black Health Resource Directory — a collaboration between Colorado Black Health Collaborative and Connect for Health Colorado. The 108-page guide is the most comprehensive source of Black health information in Colorado and provides listings for doctors and specialists
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Ohio’s health department confirmed Saturday that a farmer in the state was discharged from the hospital after being sickened by bird flu, marking the fourth American to have been hospitalized with the H5N1 virus. “The individual had respiratory symptoms. He was previously hospitalized and has since been released,” a spokesperson for Ohio’s health department told
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a third U.S. bird flu hospitalization, Wyoming’s health department said Friday after a woman was admitted to a healthcare facility in neighboring Colorado. The patient was experiencing “flu-like symptoms” and had “health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to illness,” Wyoming’s health department said. She
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FDA’s approval of non-opioid pain pill could be game-changer – CBS News Watch CBS News The Federal Drug Administration last month approved Journavx, a new kind of non-addictive pain medication. Doctors say Journavx is an important alternative because the power of opioids helped fuel an overdose epidemic and a surge in fentanyl use. Stephanie Stahl
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Louisiana requests extradition of New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills online – CBS News Watch CBS News A state judge in Texas ordered a New York doctor to pay a $100,000 fine for sending abortion medication to a woman in Texas, where most abortions are banned. The same doctor faces criminal charges in Louisiana.
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Trump eyes COVID vaccine mandates in schools Trump bars federal funds for schools with COVID vaccine mandates 05:24 Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Friday that prohibits schools and colleges with COVID-19 vaccine mandates from receiving federal money, though no states currently have such a requirement. The directive only applies to the COVID-19
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How excessive screen time might be damaging relationships – CBS News Watch CBS News On this Valentine’s Day, health and science journalist Catherine Price, author of “How to Break Up with Your Phone,” shares insights on how excessive screen time might be damaging relationships. She explains why it might be time to reconsider our digital
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More than 1 million Igloo rolling coolers sold nationwide by retailers including Amazon, Costco and Target are being recalled after a dozen reports of fingertip injuries, including amputations, according to a notice posted Thursday by a federal regulator. The tow handle on the Igloo 90-quart Flip & Tow rolling coolers can pinch users’ fingertips, posing
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