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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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Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options. It’s annual open enrollment time again for the 65 million Americans covered by Medicare, the federal health program for older people and some people with disabilities. From October 15 to
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How one child inspired a possible medical breakthrough – CBS News Watch CBS News Jordan Lang was born with an incredibly rare genetic mutation — so rare that she was the first ever to be diagnosed with it. Thanks to the work of her parents and five other families whose children have the same condition,
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A Dollar General worker in Georgia was allegedly fired “immediately” after telling her store manager of her pregnancy, according to a lawsuit filed against the discount chain by the federal government. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based retailer will pay $42,500 to settle the suit filed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week. The Dollar General
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