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The Food and Drug Administration approved a new Alzheimer’s treatment called donanemab on Tuesday, clearing the way for the third addition to a new class of drugs aimed at slowing the brain’s decline in patients facing the early stages of the disease. Branded as Kisunla by drugmaker Eli Lilly, donanemab’s approval follows years of setbacks
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Employers would have to take steps to protect tens of millions of U.S. workers from extreme heat under a rule proposed by the Biden Administration on Tuesday. In what would be the first major regulation of its kind, the new rule would add safeguards for workers nationwide, requiring employer training to identify heat hazards and
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A key indicator for tracking the spread of COVID-19 has officially reached “high” levels across western U.S. states, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now shows. But the agency says it remains too early to say whether this year’s summer COVID-19 surge has arrived nationwide. Levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus showing up in
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Mass shooting victims come together to call for change Mass shooting victims come together to call for change 02:46 Laws taking effect Monday in California and Tennessee highlight the nation’s stark divide over guns: While the former is looking to help banks track potentially suspicious gun purchases in hopes of thwarting mass shootings and other
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New research shows female managers lead to better employee retention New research shows female managers lead to better employee retention 01:01 BOSTON – A new study out of Harvard Business School shows reason for more women managers in the workplace. Lack of communication between managers and their employees can lead to poor productivity and customer
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Redefining old age – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks with experts about the distinctions between normal and abnormal aging as it affects memory issues, a workforce continuing beyond traditional retirement age, and the testing of surgeons who currently work without age limits. (This story was originally
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Emergency room visits up for Americans 65 and older with cannabis poisoning Emergency room visits up for Americans 65 and older with cannabis poisoning 02:12 Prophet Premium Blends is recalling all of its Diamond Shruumz edible products sold nationwide because they contain toxic levels of a chemical found in certain mushrooms consistent with symptoms that
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A pasteurization approach widely used in the dairy industry proved to be effective at killing bird flu in milk after all, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday, after an earlier federal lab study raised questions about the approach. The FDA says its new results are the latest to show that drinking pasteurized grocery store
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The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers,
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New research shows female managers lead to better employee retention New research shows female managers lead to better employee retention 01:01 BOSTON – A new study out of Harvard Business School shows reason for more women managers in the workplace. Lack of communication between managers and their employees can lead to poor productivity and customer
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