Death in N.J. believed to be 1st linked to meat allergy spread by ticks
Fri Nov 14 6:21 pm
A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, researchers say.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says "I don't see political party lines" on health care
Fri Nov 14 11:38 am
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene an ally during the shutdown for joining Democrats in demanding that Congress address high health care costs.
New FDA-approved eye drop aims to help adults with age-related vision issues
Tue Nov 11 7:08 pm
The once-daily, prescription eye drop is said to help combat presbyopia.
Air pollution in India's capital draws protests as schools are shuttered
Tue Nov 11 10:31 am
India's capital Delhi is blanketed in toxic smog every autumn, but the pollution is already so bad that it's drawn protests as authorities tell students to stay home.
Extended interview: FDA chief calls warnings on menopause treatments an "American tragedy"
Mon Nov 10 11:08 am
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary tells CBS News' Norah O'Donnell in an exclusive interview why the agency decided to drop decades-old "black box" warnings on many hormone therapy drugs used for menopause and perimenopause symptoms.
FDA chief says warning labels deterred menopause care: "It's an American tragedy"
Mon Nov 10 8:48 am
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
Baby formula recalled as CDC investigates cases of infant botulism
Mon Nov 10 8:48 am
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more than a dozen cases of infant botulism tied to the formula brand ByHeart, prompting a voluntary recall of the product. Officials say there have been 13 cases across 10 states since August. No deaths have been reported.
FDA chief explains changes to "black box" warnings on some hormone therapies for menopause
Mon Nov 10 7:56 am
FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the agency's announcement Thursday that boxed warnings will be removed from many estrogen products used for hormone therapy, a treatment that helps alleviate the symptoms of menopause.
Book excerpt: "The Day After Yesterday: Resilience in the Face of Dementia"
Sun Nov 09 10:18 am
Photographer Joe Wallace has chronicled the stories of families who have lived with Alzheimer's.
Book excerpt: "The Wounded Generation" by David Nasaw
Sun Nov 09 10:17 am
The historian examines how service members returning home from World War II were changed in ways undiagnosed and untreated, to a nation that had also changed following years of war.
"The Wounded Generation": Bearing the invisible scars of war
Sun Nov 09 9:51 am
When the "Greatest Generation" returned home from World War II, many veterans had suffered psychic wounds that were not diagnosed or understood at the time to be PTSD. For his new book, "The Wounded Generation," historian David Nasaw researched the experiences of WWII veterans – from suffering survivor's guilt, to receiving electro-shock therapy treatments – that give insights into the emotional traumas facing veterans of all wars. Lesley Stahl reports.
Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer's prevention
Sun Nov 09 9:22 am
Washington University Medicine in St. Louis is conducting important research into treating early-onset Alzheimer's before symptoms arise.
