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New lung cancer screening guidelines increase eligibility for high-risk patients: Should you be screened?

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New lung cancer screening guidelines increase eligibility for high-risk patients: Should you be screened?

11/02/2023

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced new guidelines for lung cancer screenings. Published in the ACS...

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American Cancer Society lowers age threshold for lung cancer screenings

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American Cancer Society lowers age threshold for lung cancer screenings

11/02/2023

American Cancer Society lowers age threshold for lung cancer screenings – CBS News Watch CBS News The...

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Dog saves teen’s life, parents worry about tech addiction, and student fights cancer

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Dog saves teen’s life, parents worry about tech addiction, and student fights cancer

11/01/2023

Gabriel Silva, 17, may owe his life to the family dog, Axel, who saved him from a...

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FDA warns eye drops may cause infection. Here’s a list of 27 products to which the alert applies.

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FDA warns eye drops may cause infection. Here’s a list of 27 products to which the alert applies.

11/01/2023

Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using a number of over-the-counter eye drops that may pose...

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Pig heart recipient’s ‘last wish’ was to help doctors learn from procedure, dying man said: ‘We will miss him’

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Pig heart recipient’s ‘last wish’ was to help doctors learn from procedure, dying man said: ‘We will miss him’

11/01/2023

Lawrence Faucette, the recipient of the world’s second genetically modified pig heart transplant, has died nearly six...

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Potential cure for sickle cell disease raises few concerns for FDA panel

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Potential cure for sickle cell disease raises few concerns for FDA panel

10/31/2023

A panel of the Food and Drug Administration’s outside advisers voiced few concerns Tuesday during a daylong...

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Missing Halloween for heart surgery: Neighbors throw early trick-or-treat surprise for 4-year-old girl

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Missing Halloween for heart surgery: Neighbors throw early trick-or-treat surprise for 4-year-old girl

10/31/2023

Naz Hassan, a 4-year-old from Syria, was sad to learn that she would have to miss trick-or-treating...

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“Hopeless and frustrated”: Idaho’s abortion ban is driving doctors out of the state

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“Hopeless and frustrated”: Idaho’s abortion ban is driving doctors out of the state

10/31/2023

“Hopeless and frustrated”: Idaho’s abortion ban is driving doctors out of the state – CBS News Watch...

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Halloween candy is not a treat for aging skin, experts say: ‘Can do a number’ on us

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Halloween candy is not a treat for aging skin, experts say: ‘Can do a number’ on us

10/30/2023

The average American consumes 3.4 pounds of candy on Halloween, statistics show — but beyond affecting people’s...

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Working-age Americans are struggling to pay for health care, even those with insurance, report finds

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Working-age Americans are struggling to pay for health care, even those with insurance, report finds

10/30/2023

For Americans, paying for health care is often a hardship even for those with health insurance, with...

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