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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Penn Medicine has a new medical director for LGBTQIA+ health. The appointment is aimed at improving care and access. This newly created role highlights Penn’s focus on decreasing health disparities that exist in the LGBTQIA+ community. “They aren’t getting the preventative care they need,” Dr. Kevin Kline said. Dr. Kline is the
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The new role of Penn Medicine’s medical director for LGBTQIA+ health The new role of Penn Medicine’s medical director for LGBTQIA+ health 02:13 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Penn Medicine has a new medical director for LGBTQIA+ health. The appointment is aimed at improving care and access. This newly created role highlights Penn’s focus on decreasing health
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning about using probiotic products for preterm infants due to potentially fatal health risks. The news comes weeks after the agency announced it was investigating the death of a preterm baby that was given a probiotic in the hospital, which ultimately caused the child’s death. “Probiotic products contain live organisms such
Read MoreCertain Secura air fryers are recalled due to fire and burn hazards Certain Secura air fryers are recalled due to fire and burn hazards 00:41 Best Buy is recalling 930,000 pressure cookers sold nationwide due to a defect that can cause hot food and liquid to spew from the devices, potentially burning those nearby, the
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Out of pocket premiums go up as health insurance open enrollment begins Out of pocket premiums go up as health insurance open enrollment begins 02:30 Paying for health care is a struggle even for many Americans with health insurance, who say they are having trouble affording rising premiums, copayments and related costs. More than half
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BALTIMORE — If Kent Island has an icon, it is Wally Dashiell. In just a few days, she will celebrate her 100th birthday, and for more than 60 of those years, she taught dance to thousands of grateful students. If that wasn’t enough, for well over 30 years, she has broken records and won gold
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With Halloween just around the corner, Consumer Reports has some scary news to relay about many treats typically found in trick-or-treat bags, as well as in the kitchen cupboard. From cocoa powder to brownie mixes, the consumer advocacy group found “concerning” levels of lead or cadmium in a third of the chocolate products it tested.
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Dozens of states are suing Meta, alleging the tech giant has deliberately engineered its social media platforms Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to children and teens. Attorneys general from states ranging from California to Wisconsin filed federal lawsuits on Tuesday, accusing Meta of intentionally turning kids into social-media addicts. The lawsuits claim that Meta
Read MoreRiders of Toos Elite 60-volt electric scooters are being urged to find another means of travel immediately after the deaths of two people in a fire caused by the product. The urgent warning to stop using the scooters which are sold under the brand name “Zooz” and Toos” in Toos Urban Ride stores in New
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An Iowa woman who falsely claimed to have cancer and documented her “battle” on social media will stay out of prison after a judge gave her probation and a suspended sentence. Madison Russo, 20, never had pancreatic cancer, leukemia nor the football-sized tumor wrapped around her spine she that claimed in postings on TikTok, GoFundMe,
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