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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a landmark gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, a painful condition that affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States, predominantly people of color. The innovative therapy promises to repair the gene responsible for the disease. The breakthrough offers a beacon of hope for Johnny Lubin,
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San Jose company behind vaccine that could eradicate breast cancer San Jose company behind vaccine that could eradicate breast cancer 02:41 SACRAMENTO — An estimated one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, killing on average 42,000 women a year in the United States. What if there was a vaccine that would
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Pilots, officials speak out at NTSB mental health forum: “The existing rules are arcane” – CBS News Watch CBS News The government agencies that oversee U.S. airlines are examining mental health regulations for pilots after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot allegedly tried to turn off the engines of a plane mid-flight. CBS News’ Kris Van
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Wildfires in the U.S. have caused a decline in air quality and an increase of deaths in parts of the U.S. – even though air quality had been improving, researchers say. The study used data on air pollution and related deaths in the U.S. between 2000 and 2020 and found in the wildfire-prone West, air
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Titanium hip implants snapped in hundreds of people, took years before some products recalled – CBS News Watch CBS News In part two of our investigation with partner site KFF Health News, CBS News’ Anna Werner looks into why it took years for some products to be recalled despite breaking inside hundreds of people’s bodies.
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MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota-based startup is hitting the road for abortion rights, but this is not a policy campaign. Just The Pill is an organization that offers reproductive health services to women via telehealth and a mobile clinic that its directors think will be a model for the future of this health care. RELATED: One year
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Panera faces lawsuit over charged lemonade death Panera faces lawsuit over charged lemonade death 00:27 Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade is being blamed in the death of a second person, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. Dennis Brown of Fleming Island, Florida, drank three of the drinks — unknowingly consuming high levels of caffeine —
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb says likely a “typical winter pathogen season” ahead – CBS News Watch CBS News Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb tells “Face the Nation” that the U.S. is looking at a “more typical winter pathogen season” despite a cluster of unusual pneumonia in Ohio. Gottlieb says the CDC has looked into the
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Gardening at home in Kansas City, Missouri, Clancy Martin hardly looks like someone who has struggled for years with grim thoughts of suicide. “It was just all day, every day, wanting to die, wanting to take my own life,” he said. It started young, very young. At six he ran in front of a bus
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Eliminating the stigma surrounding suicide – CBS News Watch CBS News On average, a staggering 132 Americans kill themselves every single day, with every demographic at risk of suicidal ideation. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with experts about this major public health crisis and the need to eliminate the shame that can be attached to mental
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