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Measles, chickenpox cases on the rise Vaccine hesitancy sparks measles, chickenpox rise 04:58 A record number of American kindergarten students started school last year with an exemption from one of the key vaccines health authorities require, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the report published Thursday, the CDC
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After more than three decades of living with Parkinson’s disease, actor Michael J. Fox has raised awareness and over $2 billion worth of research. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, when he was just 29 years old. In 2000, he established the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Now 62, Fox has lived with Parkinson’s for
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An Arkansas man has a new eye after being the subject of the first-ever human eye transplant in May. The eye transplant was part of a complex partial-face transplant performed by a team of surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City. Aaron James, a high-voltage utility line worker, lost most of his face
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FDA approves new weight loss drug Zepbound – CBS News Watch CBS News The Food and Drug Administration has approved the diabetes drug Mounjaro, which will be marketed as a weight loss drug under the name Zepbound. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and
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The Food and Drug Administration approved a request by Eli Lilly on Wednesday to begin marketing its tirzepatide medication, which is branded as Mounjaro for diabetes, under a new brand for weight loss as well. While Mounjaro had already been used by some patients “off-label” for weight loss, the new FDA approval will allow the
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Amazon is lowering the cost of a One Medical membership for Amazon Prime subscribers, shaving $100 off the annual fee to $99 a year. The step is the latest effort by the e-commerce company to mesh its chain of doctor’s offices with its retail services. Amazon already runs a web pharmacy and a telehealth service
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The Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Illinois who died in 2018 in East Africa after the agency’s doctors misdiagnosed a case of malaria, a law firm announced Tuesday. Bernice Heiderman of Inverness, Illinois, died in January 2018 on the island nation of Comoros after texting
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Former Meta employee says company failed to protect teens – CBS News Watch CBS News A former employee of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, testified before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday and said the company did not do enough to limit the harmful effects of social media on teens. Jo Ling Kent reports. View
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At least three Americans have been reported hospitalized after using suspected counterfeits of semaglutide drugs, which include Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication Ozempic, according to records released by the Food and Drug Administration. Ozempic and Wegovy, another semaglutide medication from Novo Nordisk, have been in short supply for months amid booming sales for their use in
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NEW YORK — A new study is shedding light on why women of color die more often from breast cancer. The reason might surprise you. In October, breast cancer survivor Atia Allen shared her story with CBS New York. “I did eight rounds of chemotherapy. I did 25 rounds of radiation. But here I am,
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