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CDC’s airplane testing seeks to prevent another pandemic – CBS News Watch CBS News Five years ago, COVID-19 touched down on U.S. soil when a man from Washington state flew home after a trip to Wuhan, China. But for days, officials didn’t know he was carrying the virus because the U.S. at the time wasn’t
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Washington — The White House is withdrawing former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon’s nomination to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a White House official confirmed Thursday. An administration official who was asked about why Weldon’s nomination was withdrawn responded, “It was clear he did not have the votes in the
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There aren’t that many women who are presidents of hospitals, but Riddle Hospital President Shelly Buck knows all about breaking boundaries. Research shows only about 14% of hospital CEOs are female. But Buck, who started her career as a nurse, has broken the glass ceiling. “I’ve experienced some challenges that you normally wouldn’t have in
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Food additive safety under scrutiny as RFK Jr. meets with industry leaders – CBS News Watch CBS News As concerns over food additives grow, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with top food executives to discuss stricter regulations under his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. A recent poll shows 58% of
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How the Zika virus changed travel in Latin America and the Caribbean – CBS News Watch CBS News The places hardest hit with Zika are also some of the most popular tourist destinations across Latin America and the Caribbean. During 2015-2016 outbreak, tourism declined and traveler demographics changed in affected areas, while Zika-free destinations got
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The benefits all students gain from an LGBT-inclusive sex education curriculum – CBS News Watch CBS News For students who identify as LGBTQ+, learning in school about sexual health-related issues that concern them can be nearly impossible to find. GLSEN Education Manager Becca Mui spoke to CBSN Originals about how an inclusive-sex education curriculum benefits
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Health care is so expensive that 31 million U.S. adults, or 12%, had to borrow a total of $74 billion last year to obtain medical care, new data shows. That includes people with health insurance, making such numbers even more troubling. Almost one-third of the more than 3,500 people surveyed by Gallup and West Health,
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A special education teacher at Huron High School in New Boston, Michigan, gathered with students on Wednesday to make blankets for families of organ donors. Jackie Dennis had just given birth in 2020 when her health went downhill. After a little over a month on life support, doctors began preparation for a double lung transplant.
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Lifesaving training is now available to the Hispanic and Latino community in North Philadelphia. At Wednesday’s ribbon cutting event, the Maria de los Santos Health Center welcomed a new lifesaving training device aimed at helping people who speak Spanish learn how to perform CPR. It’s a Spanish-speaking, hands-only CPR kiosk that teaches people how to
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The top communications official under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly resigned last week, just two weeks after being sworn in to be the department’s assistant secretary for public affairs. The resignation of Thomas Corry, a Trump administration appointee, was first reported by Politico. Corry did not respond to multiple requests
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