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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,…

Washington — A federal judge struck down sweeping Trump administration orders that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of National Institutes of Health research grants because they were linked to topics like diversity, gender identity and vaccine hesitancy. “The ideologically motivated directives to terminate grants…

Kidney dialysis industry accused of maximizing profits over patients – CBS News Watch CBS News The great majority of patients requiring kidney dialysis in the U.S. are treated in outpatient clinics almost all run by for-profit corporations which, critics say, prioritize company profits over patients’…

Extended interview: LQ Goldring on her quest for a kidney donor – CBS News Watch CBS News In this web exclusive, LaQuayia Goldring (who goes by LQ) talks with “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty about her experience as a dialysis patient and kidney donor recipient,…

Novo Nordisk is pulling the plug on its partnership with Hims & Hers Health over claims that the telehealth company sold fake versions of the pharmaceutical firm’s weight-loss drug, Wegovy. The Danish drugmaker said Monday that Wegovy will no longer be available on Hims & Hers…

At least 3% of measles cases confirmed so far this year have been in people who received two doses of the measles vaccine, meaning they were fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.  About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections…

AstroAI recalled nearly 250,000 minifridges on Wednesday over fire and burn hazards, after two of the compact refrigerators which caught fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage.  The personal refrigerators’ electrical switch can short circuit, posing fire and burn risks, according to a…

The Republican’s “big beautiful” budget package would add new work requirements for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. Tying federal aid in exchange for work is “common sense,” according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said it would encourage people to get jobs. While the…