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Meet Dr. Arlene Bennett, who pioneered the way for Black women at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school in 1964 and recently shared how she made the most of her opportunities. There is a lot of laughter at tea time at the Simpson
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Gottlieb “very concerned” about Texas measles outbreak: “I think this will spread” – CBS News Watch CBS News “I think that this is going to get into the hundreds of cases and could take many months to fully snuff out,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the FDA, said about the ongoing measles outbreak
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Forty years ago, the public was outraged. It seemed there was a wave of teenage girls, particularly Black teenage girls, getting pregnant. “This was a new idea, this new deviant class of people, and it was portrayed in these terms that were really not accurate: babies having babies,” said Arline Geronimus. Geronimus was at the
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“Weathering” and its effect on poor health and life expectancy – CBS News Watch CBS News Arline Geronimus’ research indicates societal pressures like institutional racism, classism, financial stressors or the environment can impact not just the length of life, but also the quality of life for marginalized communities suffering chronic diseases. She talks with correspondent
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FDA says Ozempic, Wegovy are not in short supply anymore, which could impact prices – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Ozempic and Wegovy, the popular GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss, are no longer in short supply. CBS News New York reporter Ali Bauman reports on whether
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had officially declared an end to the nationwide shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy, medications used for diabetes and weight loss. The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022. The FDA’s announcement comes months after drugmaker Novo
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New York doctor faces criminal charges in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills – CBS News Watch CBS News Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who legally practices in New York, is fighting extradition after Louisiana officials charged her for mailing abortion pills. As restrictive state laws clash with legal protections, Gov. Kathy Hochul vows to defend providers under
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More than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this month as part of the government-wide cuts to recently hired federal workers ordered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, task force. The cuts amounted to around 100 probationary workers, multiple current and
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Funds restored for 9/11-related cancer research, officials say Funds restored for 9/11-related cancer research, officials say 00:48 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. The contract pays for data processing
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The nation’s largest airlines are looking to rescind new consumer protection rules for travelers with disabilities, arguing in court filings that the U.S. Department of Transportation had exceeded its authority in enacting them. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the trade group Airlines for America and five
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