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CDC issues travel warning over coronavirus – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing its most urgent travel warning to stop the deadly outbreak of the coronavirus. There are now two more possible cases in the U.S.…

Johannesburg — Every four years, representatives to the global alliance of governments, pharmaceutical makers, United Nations agencies and philanthropic organizations known as Gavi, which helps get vaccines to people who need them, meet to lock in new funding pledges. Just as this year’s meeting in Brussels…

Nestle said Wednesday it will eliminate artificial colors from its U.S. food and beverages by the middle of 2026. It’s the latest big food company making that pledge. Last week, Kraft Heinz and General Mills said they would remove artificial dyes from their U.S. products…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hiring Lyn Redwood, a nurse and the former head of a group critics have denounced as anti-vaccine, to work in its vaccine safety office, multiple CDC officials tell CBS News.  Redwood was the president of the group…

Former Insys CEO sentenced to prison time for pushing opioids – CBS News Watch CBS News The former chairman of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics was sentenced to more than five years in prison for operating a scheme that fueled the opioid crisis. He was also…

Coronavirus spreads to 12 possible cases in U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Ten Chinese cities with a combined population of around 33 million people are now off limits as the coronavirus infects over 800 people around the world. In the U.S., 10 possible…

Second case of coronavirus confirmed in the U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News The battle against a new and deadly virus is kicking into high gear after a second case of coronavirus in the U.S. was confirmed in Chicago. Dean Reynolds reports. Be the…

How climate change is raising risks for pregnant women – CBS News Watch CBS News Health officials say heat can be especially dangerous for pregnant women. David Schechter reports on how climate change is raising those risks. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…

The state of abortion, 3 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s been three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing individual states to ban abortion. Despite that, the number of abortions has increased. Julie…

Chinese officials scramble to build hospital as virus spreads – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials in Wuhan, China, are sccrambling to build a new hospital by the end of next week, to treat the flood of patients. It comes amid the spread of coronavirus,…