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Gayle Smith: AIDS fight is winnable, but “world is not paying attention” – CBS News Watch CBS News ONE Campaign President Gayle Smith joins moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss the AIDs crisis and what her organization is doing to combat it. Be the first to…

Klobuchar: Judge’s ruling would set Obamacare “on fire” – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss the possibility of a government shutdown and the Texas court’s decision that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. Be the first to…

Q&A: Melinda Gates – CBS News Watch CBS News The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent tens of billions of dollars to fund improvements in global public health. Melinda Gates sits down with Jane Pauley to discuss her long-held commitment to science and data,…

Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is removing every member of a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations.  Kennedy said he is “retiring” all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, asserting that it…

Funding the search for a cancer cure – CBS News Watch CBS News Rider and Victoria McDowell made a fortune together, and produced real riches with the birth of three boys. But five years ago their son Errol was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare brain…

Musicians On Call – CBS News Watch CBS News Like doctors making rounds, the non-profit group Musicians on Call has been bringing musicians to hospitals all over the country for almost 20 years, playing for more than 600,000 patients. Nancy Giles tagged along with Kenli…

Turn up the volume: The latest in hearing aids – CBS News Watch CBS News Two out of three people over age 70 have trouble hearing, but only about 20% of adults who have hearing loss actually use a hearing aid, for the most part…

BowFlex is recalling millions of units of its adjustable dumbbells because their weight plates can dislodge and cause injury to users.  The recall comes after over 100 reports of injuries including concussions, abrasions, broken toes or contusions, according to the CPSC.  The dumbbells are popular…

A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. The August Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to…

What CRISPR may mean for human reproduction – CBS News Watch CBS News In this web exclusive, correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Marcy Darnovsky, head of the Center for Genetics and Society, about her fears involving the revolutionary gene editing tool known as CRISPR. Be…