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People who have bought, leased or rented certain Philips Respironics sleep apnea machines can now file a claim for restitution. The Dutch medical equipment maker recently agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate users of 20 different breathing devices and ventilators sold in the United States between 2008 and 2021. Initially recalled two-and-a-half years
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After Texas Supreme Court blocks abortion, woman leaves state for the procedure – CBS News Watch CBS News The Texas Supreme Court ruled against 31-year-old Kate Cox to receive an abortion just hours after she left the state to receive the procedure. CBS News’ Janet Shamlian has the latest. View CBS News In Be the
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new medical breakthrough has roots in Philadelphia. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first gene therapies to treat patients with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that strikes mainly people of color. “You feel like somebody is taking a sledgehammer to your bones and hitting it over and
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Texas Supreme Court halts ruling allowing woman to have emergency abortion – CBS News Watch CBS News The Texas Supreme Court has paused a lower court’s decision to allow Kate Cox to get an emergency abortion. CBS News’ Janet Shamlian has more on why a final decision is so urgent for the 31-year-old. View CBS
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West Virginia, October. Friday night football. The Oak Hill Red Devils are hosting the Buckhannon Buccaneers. In small town America, Friday night football is a big deal. Zach Davis, head coach for the Buccaneers, described what’s ahead for the area’s young people: “Our kids, some are gonna go to college and then go into some
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Black lung threat increasing among coal miners – CBS News Watch CBS News Coal mining has always been a dangerous job, with one in every five miners ending up with “black lung” disease. But today, in Appalachia, miners are suffering from black lung at increasingly younger ages. “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with
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High school sweethearts Mitchail and Brenda Encarnacion filled the early years of their marriage with excitement, before embarking on another kind of adventure. According to Mitchail, Brenda was “gung-ho” about the impending birth of their baby. “She was reading all these books. It was, like, YouTube videos. She made me a PowerPoint! It was like
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A promising treatment for postpartum depression – CBS News Watch CBS News One in seven women experiences postpartum depression (PPD), with more new mothers dying from suicide or overdose than anything else. Correspondent Tracy Smith examines the heartbreak that can come when postpartum depression is not diagnosed or treated; talks with experts and sufferers hoping
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Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling allowing woman to obtain emergency abortion – CBS News Watch CBS News The Texas Supreme Court late Friday night put a hold on a lower court ruling which would have allowed a woman who is 20 weeks pregnant with a fatal fetal diagnosis to obtain an abortion. The all-Republican state
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FDA approves first gene therapy for sickle cell disease – CBS News Watch CBS News The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first-ever gene-editing therapy that uses a cutting-edge technology called CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease. Dr. Jon LaPook has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser
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