/ Health From CBSNews.com Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:43:53 -0400 5 /news/mnexspike-moderana-new-covid-vaccine/ The new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, mNexspike, is made in a way that allows for a lower dose. Sat, 31 May 2025 16:41:41 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/31/d357f6b2-837b-49ed-9e6a-94673b9103d9/thumbnail/60x60/8a1d682bfe2086417050f8751e6486b3/gettyimages-2208760953.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 26a72210-0174-4748-b690-93b730e099ca /news/trump-administration-ending-multiple-hiv-vaccine-studies/ "This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said. Fri, 30 May 2025 19:37:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/06/0d415022-7e41-4249-aac0-4e9526bd7e47/thumbnail/60x60/b4b5c6f9d35f841cb7cc58a263587a2d/gettyimages-2198771681.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 3ae5e102-9230-4fb0-b2b5-a731649512c3 /news/cdc-kids-covid-19-vaccine-recommendation/ The CDC dropped a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Fri, 30 May 2025 14:38:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/09/07b003b2-2199-4c06-95f9-b2f160cb1d85/thumbnail/60x60/132ab718ba833d8fbc47d53841ade845/gettyimages-1368392885.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 89b17b00-f64c-4907-8585-9220b654dc98 /news/cdc-measles-travel-warning-spread-in-airplane/ The CDC has received at least 62 reports of measles cases this year that were infectious during air travel. Fri, 30 May 2025 13:22:10 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/31/e9604ec4-ac12-46f6-9513-8fcf78c35d93/thumbnail/60x60/707bb4e66d2ad3050a83e987bee92a94/gettyimages-2155719146.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 21737605-da43-4f72-a99e-c7787fd9cad4 /news/medicaid-cuts-children-unpaid-family-caregiving/ As state officials anticipate Medicaid funding cuts that could strip resources for those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, an army of unpaid caregivers waits in the wings: children. Fri, 30 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/29/373323fe-8410-41f1-aca1-2fa2d446ec10/thumbnail/60x60/053479d61c1c8c5a7bb5ab4bba89571f/illustration-child-caregivers-zenda-3x2.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 820dd73b-3a34-4b74-848e-b67a21f12b26 /news/amazon-kitchen-faucets-recall-lead-exposure/ The faucet recalls, involving three Chinese brands, affects an estimated 103,000 products. Thu, 29 May 2025 13:16:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/29/dc7b0c49-ba5f-4a7c-90d9-1460190e5015/thumbnail/60x60/d6cba158b9ae5bb1c0136dc0e5329ca5/vfauosit.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 73862a55-07ca-4acc-bf54-ceae17cdc1d6 /news/hormel-recall-canned-beef-stew-wood-fragments/ Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling cans of "Dinty Moore Beef Stew" nationwide due to potential contamination with wood fragments. Thu, 29 May 2025 10:19:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/29/838c1526-a903-42f7-b9c0-a32bfa39b329/thumbnail/60x60/f0c88027ab734ff7c62155a301d33a18/gettyimages-961756080.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 4ee5874c-8250-43fa-a7c7-f64e09ba9f92 /chicago/news/pollution-steel-industry-cancer-rates-gary-indiana/ Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary. Tue, 27 May 2025 11:50:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/23/1db3c62e-fac2-4e0c-a039-8f00ce050aa6/thumbnail/60x60/be60226baf33f201d6e81fe8922e78a9/gary-steel-tara-investigators-clean.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 44f62997-1edb-4259-ae5b-cf622a99f00e /news/health-expert-calls-trumps-medical-research-cuts-reckless-destruction/ Dr. Timothy Johnson says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying America's medical research infrastructure and prompting a "brain drain" of scientists to other countries. Sun, 25 May 2025 10:27:55 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/24/5a8a86dd-45f2-48fb-b40f-5df7dd7ec9bc/thumbnail/60x60/2d403b6b03741946e0424379db232d92/medical-researcher-1280.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 0a43a3ae-b3f0-48a8-9be7-8667ce2619bc /video/health-expert-calls-trumps-medical-research-cuts-reckless-destruction/ Dr. Timothy Johnson, longtime network TV medical reporter and founding editor of the Harvard Medical School Health Letter, says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying U.S. medical research infrastructure and prompting a "brain drain" of scientists to other countries. Sun, 25 May 2025 10:26:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/59075a59-9105-48d9-b0ff-557f7a9d9a9f/thumbnail/60x60/2940889857883fbd332c39a2a73efe11/nih-cuts-to-medical-research-1920.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 93c57738-2f7f-4b99-bd1d-b5d7ae39d092 /news/us-reports-cases-new-covid-variant-nb-1-8-1-behind-surge-china/ Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year. Fri, 23 May 2025 15:31:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/07/02/f51bdaca-e805-497f-ac63-87512d4f26e8/thumbnail/60x60/c789ae87e88c3d482acd40fd98933601/GettyImages-457163942.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 804633a3-cd94-4272-96d6-f1db3d7bd70e /video/new-rule-blocks-generic-versions-of-ozempic-and-wegovy/ Starting today, pharmacies can no longer make cheaper alternatives to popular weight loss drugs, driving up costs for millions. Dr. Celine Gounder joins to explain what this means for patients. Thu, 22 May 2025 11:26:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/22/5d839fa3-2cec-40b8-9a3b-d84ab9f65391/thumbnail/60x60/20f05f3f43bc34e0fda012b656261b44/0522-cmo-gounder.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 9a6be50b-fb1b-45a1-b4e6-b3775942fe05 /news/texas-bill-clarify-abortion-ban-vote-may-21/ Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., Wed, 21 May 2025 20:23:27 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/06/25/9751322d-8951-416f-9669-0a3896008ac7/thumbnail/60x60/cd541e89dfcc5a82901d293877f94369/gettyimages-512268774.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 1a76f4e2-8451-4eb0-833a-c4f6ab50a4eb /news/fda-covid-vaccine-mrna-heart-side-effects-warning-label/ The FDA is requiring COVID vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna to update their warnings about the possible risk of myocarditis and pericarditis. Wed, 21 May 2025 12:32:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/22/a505127f-892b-4eea-a636-2583f210889e/thumbnail/60x60/953d80d6b078de455dbecb32fd689cd5/covid-vaccines.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 b58e483c-62fe-446d-abfa-92dca4ae9be4 /news/covid-vaccine-2025-fda-seniors-clinical-trials/ FDA advisers are set to meet Thursday to decide on updates for this fall's COVID shots. Wed, 21 May 2025 10:19:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/07/06/6155b273-0a87-4d22-97d4-b6aa87e83e74/thumbnail/60x60/776029dbfdcfb6e0b4fcb085b99c24e5/fda-reuters.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 89fdc8ce-f808-4db0-a899-fd9c5a66175b /news/rfk-jr-tells-farmers-gop-not-to-worry-pesticides-report/ Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to release a report Thursday on how pesticides and other issues may be linked to childhood chronic diseases. Tue, 20 May 2025 19:23:45 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/23/0d03163f-e2b6-4e13-8876-16acf771cede/thumbnail/60x60/ea163fceb4eb6ff3bc3c44d5818363b7/cbsn-fusion-rfk-jr-says-sugar-is-poison-as-he-declares-fight-on-synthetic-dyes-thumbnail.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 5b08e857-70e2-44de-9aad-e82c0f378189 /news/removing-kidney-instead-of-spleen-allina-health-lawsuit/ A Twin Cities woman is suing over an alleged medical mistake that she says cost her a healthy left kidney. Tue, 20 May 2025 14:02:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/16/7752114f-96c2-4bff-81bb-281554e9a7fa/thumbnail/60x60/09f6ecd6ff3f74be8eb5e2a6a2e95d14/ap3537655053933073.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 61ff6055-ce5c-4851-ae49-dd1f1826a676 /video/early-heatwave-raises-health-risks-for-pregnant-women-experts-warn/ Dr. Celine Gounder joins to explain how extreme heat, intensified by climate change, poses growing dangers for pregnant women especially as temperatures soar earlier in the season. Tue, 20 May 2025 10:32:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/20/b7d932fc-cde2-498f-8ce3-e28bf6cff9bc/thumbnail/60x60/61cf02c35a251fcf8998f1c67d483c8c/0520-plus-gounder.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d1312579-1493-47ba-9dac-caaf7c1c25b2 /video/why-bonding-is-the-heart-of-infant-care/ In "The Baby Bonding Book," Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie helps overwhelmed new parents focus on what truly matters in the early stages of parenting building a connection with their child. Tue, 20 May 2025 10:32:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/20/7495c7eb-670a-4b05-8628-113be0ae0eb3/thumbnail/60x60/6ddcffa7000308053bcd2e46c6ff0bd5/0520-plus-baby.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 9fee1de4-fa04-49c9-9a54-3809880a2486 /news/rfk-jr-claims-no-working-scientists-fired-nih-cuts/ "As far as I know, we have not fired any working scientists," RFK Jr. had told Congress. Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/06/0d415022-7e41-4249-aac0-4e9526bd7e47/thumbnail/60x60/b4b5c6f9d35f841cb7cc58a263587a2d/gettyimages-2198771681.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 6c5d8cd8-371c-46ce-b9c2-373e01c6bc39 /sanfrancisco/news/oakland-mother-art-postpartum-depression-mental-health/ We don't always get to choose the name we carry, but sometimes, if you're lucky, you grow into it. On a quiet morning in May, as she labored over her latest masterpiece, Theresa Fortune was finally living up to hers. Fri, 16 May 2025 19:22:59 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/7552b03a-ae08-469d-9c58-75366873286d/thumbnail/60x60/f7d7a0c1bc40b5a872940c01b972574b/theresa-fortune.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 608f2946-bbef-4d86-a7d4-136b3aad6bef /news/pool-fences-life-jackets-save-lives-cdc/ The study was one of the CDC's last before its injury prevention teams were laid off. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:48:56 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/10/a41341a6-5b6c-44a5-8ad2-aed8e59c51e7/thumbnail/60x60/36a8bee436ec730f76e057c63ef21750/new-youtube-thumbnail-2024-06-10t134652-642.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 fb98d6a5-9660-4181-ad04-83753fc67e80 /news/novo-nordisk-ceo-lars-jorgensen-weight-loss-drug-wegovy-to-step-down/ Novo Nordisk, maker of weight loss drug Wegovy, says CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen is leaving the company by "mutual agreement." Fri, 16 May 2025 10:09:14 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/e7ad6a06-1b16-4310-8a5a-f83994324439/thumbnail/60x60/f04fda20e4edfda50907feb5551f4be4/gettyimages-2174203730.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 e3b7159f-e17d-4097-976d-660143ecd02a /news/fda-yoga-mat-chemical-bread-ada-azodicarbonamide/ The FDA is prioritizing the review of some previously approved food additives, including ADA, dubbed the "yoga mat" chemical. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:48:21 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/27/6329f472-2623-4c58-bc2d-cde7be144404/thumbnail/60x60/a1e9309de4f8beb78382f6616d1b484b/ap25073750681861.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 13251886-a420-4fae-a28f-5f68a4be6fe1 /news/uc-san-francisco-psilocybin-therapy-parkinsons-patients/ On a quiet plot of land in rural New Mexico, Jeff Deming feels like he's really living, once again. Thu, 15 May 2025 02:34:32 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/8267389a-0360-4270-b50a-40eccaee6f06/thumbnail/60x60/dd87c49f2a79037036c5e4c044abffe6/snapshot-1.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 dba01316-b1c1-437c-b0ae-5ed411b10e40 /news/trump-drug-price-cap-biden-senate-democrats/ President Trump is now seeking to implement the idea through an executive order. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:34:13 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/15/944c2520-75b4-4f77-9f60-3dc974c45f50/thumbnail/60x60/a6a63068ee41f907483661695d76ccb5/ap24228645330152.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 db3057a1-7f95-4015-838c-5245acc75134 /news/john-howard-niosh-restored-ahead-of-rfk-jr-hearing/ Letters reversing the layoffs arrived a day before House and 365bet¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ hearings with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. where he was expected to face questions about the layoffs. Wed, 14 May 2025 14:23:17 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/03/782b6d1c-3cef-4239-a206-f2f80f046268/thumbnail/60x60/8041a00f86620555373e88b3ca34cfce/gettyimages-2196157559-1.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 beadbba7-5ee3-4266-8e7e-ec8ba45ca553 /news/drug-overdose-deaths-dropped-2024-above-pre-pandemic-levels/ There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before â€� the largest one-year decline ever recorded. Wed, 14 May 2025 11:08:47 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/26/b12da65e-b8cb-4e03-a4ef-8b2922bcaee8/thumbnail/60x60/1087de542ad282686d4c8b0a1c53de50/gettyimages-1232507184.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 21b6631c-2a0a-428a-91b2-3fb8c9c610ae /news/icahn-medical-school-nyc-chagpt-ai/ The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City has become the first in the nation to incorporate AI into its doctor training program. Mon, 12 May 2025 20:48:56 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/13/5ea2c355-fffd-4a37-9747-b74ea3f10d1c/thumbnail/60x60/113d5ac16d3375c5a25c6c730b15829c/f5-hanson-mt-sinai-ai-enp-051225-final-frame-748.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 7bf6e806-d1fc-412b-b74b-77167db1c0e4 /news/epa-fluoride-drinking-water-federal-court-ruling/ The court found "substantial and scientifically credible evidence" of fluoride's risk but stopped short of concluding fluoride is harmful to public health. 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