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VP Kamala Harris makes history during Minnesota visit VP Kamala Harris makes history during Minnesota visit 02:14 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Minnesota women’s reproductive health clinic that performs abortion services during her visit to the state Thursday, which her office is touting as the first time that either a sitting
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Four months after Eli Lilly obtained regulatory approval to sell its diabetes medication under a different name for weight loss, the pharmaceutical giant is teaming up with Amazon to deliver the drug and other medications directly to people’s door. The drugmaker’s tirzepatide medication, branded as Mounjaro for diabetes, is now being marketed as Zepbound for
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Breaking down U.S. strategy to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 30,000 people are diagnosed with HIV every year in this country. But this is not a problem for any single community. Almost a quarter of Americans are infected through intimate heterosexual contact. Medication to prevent HIV
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Wednesday for travelers in the wake of a global rise in measles outbreaks, as cases have mounted across 17 states. Americans planning to travel abroad should consult their doctors at least six weeks before traveling if they are unsure about whether they are up to date
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California halts some stone-cutting work over health risks after “CBS Mornings” report – CBS News Watch CBS News California has halted stone-cutting work at some fabrication shops in the Los Angeles area after a “CBS Mornings” report found that workers were getting sick or even dying from exposure to silica dust while cutting a popular
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Measles cases follow longstanding concerns about disease at Chicago migrant shelters Measles cases follow longstanding concerns about disease at Chicago migrant shelters 02:54 CHICAGO (CBS) — Four cases of measles have now been reported at the migrant shelter for new arrivals in Pilsen, the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed Monday. This marks a total
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CDC issues warning on uptick in ER visits involving melatonin – CBS News Watch CBS News Health officials say the number of children who have accidentally taken melatonin, a sleep aid supplement, and ended up in the emergency room has more than tripled in the past decade. Meg Oliver has details. View CBS News In
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Eli Lilly has a message for people who are taking prescription medications developed for patients with Type 2 diabetes and obesity: Don’t take the drugs just because you want to look good. The message, delivered in a new Hollywood-themed ad called “Big Night,” will air this weekend and is timed to coincide with Sunday’s broadcast
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The importance of following safe sleep steps with infants The importance of following safe sleep steps with infants 04:45 Jool Baby is recalling more than 63,000 infant swings sold at Walmart stores and online because they pose a suffocation risk. The swings violate federal law as they were designed and marketed for infant sleep while
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Alabama’s new law protecting IVF “does not go far enough” – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Thursday told CBS News that the new law passed by the Alabama legislature designed to protect fertility clinics that provide in vitro fertilization services from liability “does not
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