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Once thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as Leishmania mexicana is now likely spreading locally through some sand flies native to the southern U.S., a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis has concluded. Skin sores caused by Leishmania mexicana typically erupt weeks to months after people
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Roughly 61,000 biometric gun safes sold nationwide are being recalled after the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy, Fortress Safe and the U.S. Consumer Product Commission announced on Thursday. The recalled safe poses a serious safety hazard and risk of death due to a programming feature that can allow unauthorized users, including children, access to
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Pharmacy chain CVS Health said it is pulling some of its most popular cold and cough medications from store shelves, weeks after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration deemed a common ingredient ineffective. CVS told CBS MoneyWatch that it will no longer sell products that only contain phenylephrine as an active ingredient at its pharmacy
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The head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday the agency has been sending about 1 million people a year notices that they were paid benefits to which they were not entitled and that she has ordered a “top-to-bottom, comprehensive review” of how the agency deals with such overpayments. Kilolo Kijakazi, the acting commissioner, testified
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New Hispanic breast cancer clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital New Hispanic breast cancer clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital 04:53 CHICAGO (CBS) — A new breast cancer clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital aims to give Hispanic women critical access to care and treatment once they’ve been diagnosed. The Lurie Cancer Center Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic, which
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L.A. psychiatrist seeks out mental illness in city’s homeless population – CBS News Watch CBS News Recent figures show more than 75,000 people are living on the streets in L.A. County. Instead of waiting for patients to seek out help for mental health issues, a pioneering program looks for people in need of treatment. CBS
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Health care costs rise as some struggle for coverage Health care costs rise as some struggle for coverage 02:34 Climbing food and housing prices aren’t the only costs causing consumers to dig deeper into their pockets these days. Insurance premiums are forcing them to shell out more money, too. According to a new survey from
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As e-scooters, hoverboards and e-bikes increase in popularity, emergency rooms are seeing a surge in injuries — fractures, contusions, burns and cuts — related to the products, continuing a multiyear trend, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission finds in a report released Tuesday. Injuries related to micromobility devices including e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards have risen
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Ebay may have to cough up as much as $2 billion in fines for allegedly allowing the distribution and sale of hundreds of thousands of products that significantly increase pollution spewing from diesel pickup trucks. The e-commerce giant is accused of letting more than 343,000 aftermarket “rolling coal” devices — made to neutralize motor vehicle
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Suzanne Somers had long battle with breast cancer before death Suzanne Somers had long battle with breast cancer before death 02:18 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Suzanne Somers died Sunday in California, one day before her birthday after a long battle with breast cancer. Somers wrote a number of health and wellness books and she was very
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