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Created: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:56:00 -0400
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The walkout by Kaiser Permanente nurses, orderlies and other workers would represent the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
Read more: 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers set to go on strike across U.S.
Created: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:30:00 -0400
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Many previously vaccinated Americans will be eligible to get Novavax for the first time.
Read more: FDA authorizes Novavax's updated COVID vaccine
Created: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:50:00 -0400
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In another potential strike, negotiations are ongoing between Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions representing tens of thousands of health care workers. If a deal isn't met, the workers voted to go on strike starting Wednesday morning. CBS News' Anna Werner reports.
Read more: More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers could strike Wednesday
Created: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:40:00 -0400
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Bedbugs are popping up in Paris hotels, homes, and even public transport, and with the Olympics just 10 months away, that has city officials' skin crawling.
Read more: Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They're even riding the trains.
Created: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:28:00 -0400
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Americans are more receptive to workers pushing for better pay and working conditions than in decades past, polls show.
Read more: More big strikes loom, with health care and casino workers set to walk
Created: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:10:01 -0400
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During Breast Cancer Awareness month, we're introducing you to two leaders of The Breasties, an all-inclusive community for survivors and others impacted by breast and gynecologic cancers. Chief community officer Trish Michelle and co-founder Paige More join "CBS Mornings" to discuss their personal journeys and how The Breasties is bringing people together and making a difference. They are joined by Dr. Elisabeth Potter, a plastic surgeon who specializes in breast reconstruction and advocated with The Breasties to reverse the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' decision to limit access to reconstruction options for women affected by breast cancer.
Read more: Changing the Game: The Breasties, a community for those affected by breast cancer
Created: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:06:00 -0400
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants.
Read more: FDA investigating baby's death linked to probiotic given by hospital
Created: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:00:11 -0400
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The approach to fighting sexually transmitted infections has been nicknamed "Doxy-PEP."
Read more: In a first, CDC to recommend antibiotic pill after sex for some
Created: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:04:00 -0400
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American Drew Weissman, Hungarian Katalin Karikó win 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA research behind "the unprecedented rate" of COVID-19 vaccine development.
Read more: 2 scientists share Nobel for enabling COVID-19 vaccines
Created: Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:13:15 -0400
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About 75,000 workers in the Kaiser Permanente health care system could soon hit the picket lines. It would be the largest in health care strike in U.S. history. Their labor contract expires at midnight Saturday. Tom Wait has the latest.
Read more: 75,000 health care workers in 5 states could soon strike
Created: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:22:57 -0400
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5in1 Rocker Bassinets sold online at Walmart.com and other websites pose suffocation, strangulation and fall hazards, regulators warn.
Read more: Rocker bassinets potentially deadly for babies, safety regulator warns
Created: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:44:00 -0400
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CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim.
Read more: After pharmacists walk out, CVS vows to improve working conditions
Created: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:53:00 -0400
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They hope to change the number of Hispanics choosing a career in medicine by highlighting their community's achievements on October 1 for National Latino Physician Day.
Read more: 2 professors hope to diversify the medical field ahead of National Latino Physician Day
Created: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:03:00 -0400
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The FDA stopped short of saying the potentially life-threatening condition was caused by the drugs, which have become popular for weight loss.
Read more: FDA updates Ozempic label with potential blocked intestines side effect
Created: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400
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The findings are just the latest to show benefits from COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
Read more: COVID vaccine during pregnancy helps protect newborns, new study finds
Created: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:03:00 -0400
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The 45 Plus Reasons campaign is hyperfocused on Black Philadelphians, with the goal of getting thousands of them screened for colon cancer.
Read more: Colon cancer has a high survival rate when caught early. How to get a free screening
Created: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400
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Hospitals are merging across separate markets within states, resulting in higher patient bills with no improvement in care, evidence shows.
Read more: Who polices cross-market hospital mergers? States differ on answers.
Created: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:23:00 -0400
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Plastic rings can detach from the Rainbow Road Road series board books sold at Sam's Club, Target and other retailers nationwide.
Read more: More than 260,000 toddler books recalled due to choking hazard
Created: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:02:00 -0400
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The facility has been approved after years of debate over its legality, in a move experts hope will help Scotland reduce drug deaths.
Read more: U.K.'s first illegal drug "consumption room" to open in Scotland
Created: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:42:00 -0400
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Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.
Read more: How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance
Created: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:57:00 -0400
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The new CDC campaign to back the shots is called "Wild to Mild."
Read more: CDC to avoid "scare tactic" in new effort to reset flu shot expectations
Created: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:05:00 -0400
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The Biden administration is also pouring $600 million into more COVID tests manufacturing across the U.S.
Read more: Free COVID test kits are back. Here's how to get them.
Created: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:46:00 -0400
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Can you get your COVID booster and flu shot at the same time? Here's what health experts say.
Read more: How FDA's top vaccines official is timing his COVID and flu shots
Created: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:32:00 -0400
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Shimano's recalled bonded crank parts can "separate and break," causing consumers to crash, according to CPSC.
Read more: Shimano recalls nearly 700,000 bike cranksets after reports of injuries
Created: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:05:00 -0400
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ASR Pharma said it was surprised and "deeply disappointed" by the FDA request for more trial data on its Neffy nasal spray for severe allergic reactions.
Read more: FDA declines approval bid for Neffy, a needle-free EpiPen alternative
Created: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:50:00 -0400
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday declined to approve Neffy, an epinephrine nasal spray that offers a needle-free alternative for treating severe allergic reactions. The FDA said Neffy needs more research.
Read more: FDA rejects approval of epinephrine nasal spray
Created: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:52:00 -0400
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Earlier this month, Sufjan Stevens said he was transferred to acute rehab, where he is undergoing intensive physical therapy after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder.
Read more: Sufjan Stevens relearning to walk after rare autoimmune disorder
Created: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:34:54 -0400
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New data also shows what helps people enter recovery from drug addiction and substance use disorder.
Read more: People with substance use disorders fight to "recover out loud"
Created: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:19:00 -0400
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Men who experienced work stress were 49% more likely to have heart disease compared with those who didn't.
Read more: Work stress doubles men's risk of heart disease
Created: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:33:00 -0400
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The parents of Matt Jackson are waiting and worrying about their 41-year-old son who remains in an intensive care unit in a French hospital after being diagnosed with botulism poisoning.
Read more: CU grad among those severely ill after botulism outbreak overseas