/ Healthwatch From CBSNews.com Sun, 18 May 2025 21:35:12 -0400 5 /news/biden-prostate-cancer-symptoms-treatments/ Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at age 82. Here's what to know about the disease, its symptoms and treatments. Sun, 18 May 2025 21:09:58 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/08/657e4de8-2bfa-4b93-938c-eed0fe4e3915/thumbnail/60x60/9a4a1116615d66e95d74d6affd565396/gettyimages-2182731990.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d01e9aa9-3be5-42db-b82f-8e6cc1b12b3a /news/popliteal-artery-entrapment-syndrome-pain-diagnosis-surgery-cleveland-clinic/ A Facebook page helped lead military veteran Sierra Prindle to a surgeon who could treat her rare leg condition. Sat, 17 May 2025 08:00:02 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/10/e72b1c48-f305-4900-abfc-15fa2a7991e6/thumbnail/60x60/760e1ee0de38f2f495c26272a9edfb97/screenshot-2025-05-10-at-7-11-15-am.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 22ef320f-7e55-4457-9aae-866d6ab952db /news/pool-fences-life-jackets-save-lives-cdc/ The study was one of the CDC's last before its injury prevention teams were laid off. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:48:56 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/06/10/a41341a6-5b6c-44a5-8ad2-aed8e59c51e7/thumbnail/60x60/36a8bee436ec730f76e057c63ef21750/new-youtube-thumbnail-2024-06-10t134652-642.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 fb98d6a5-9660-4181-ad04-83753fc67e80 /news/fda-first-alzheimers-blood-test-fujirebio/ Japan-based Fujirebio's test, which helps doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease, is intended for patients with signs of cognitive decline. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:14:37 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/ef0aba7f-2c6f-4561-84ee-3891349fb9e4/thumbnail/60x60/9a6a4582af1288e20f5389305df52584/gettyimages-1371706383.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 4620bf4a-053c-4a0e-902d-344f1353df47 /news/rice-contaminated-arsenic-cadmium-chemicals-report/ A report from the organization Healthy Babies, Bright Futures is bringing attention to toxic heavy metals and elements such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury that could be in your rice. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:05:26 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/c7ca35a8-1019-4bdf-b15d-cdfc9fc0c6a8/thumbnail/60x60/5272347a5e298660ad9c24ee3acb3ad0/gettyimages-580669567.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 00069285-ec18-47dc-b6e0-a685e76d5722 /news/arsenic-rice-how-to-limit-exposure/ Toxic heavy metals like arsenic are found in high levels in rice brands sold across the United States, according to a recent report​ — but experts say there are ways to reduce your exposure. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:40:43 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/d93345c9-e273-4359-89b2-d378b8dd56b7/thumbnail/60x60/fe5d773654adb277bb6819526bcb93b3/gettyimages-1468328843.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 23b4a592-b5c2-4a7f-83e0-0264d42929a8 /news/measles-outbreak-us-map/ CBS News is tracking a outbreak of measles in West Texas that has led to the deaths of two children and a growing number of cases around the country. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:13:18 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/28/2ee55cd4-f0da-4ef6-8f75-5cb23cbbf182/thumbnail/60x60/64d26ee0686f672f9315a175b5172a9a/ap25058597447123.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 7829d89f-036b-4c26-900e-73f5dbe55ef7 /news/infant-worlds-first-patient-personalized-gene-editing-treatment-crispr-liver-disorder/ KJ Muldoon became the first patient to undergo personalized CRISPR treatment, a therapy that found the one uniquely mutated gene out of 20,000 in his little body, and fixed it. Thu, 15 May 2025 20:05:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/4a2274a8-1c5b-4a07-8621-e7e9b72a2e30/thumbnail/60x60/726662a2b12b58551d9b3af9118d1738/cbsn-fusion-promising-new-gene-therapy-treats-baby-with-rare-genetic-disorder-in-medical-first-thumbnail.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 507497a9-87c3-40f3-b4b4-39d184f0cd30 /news/fda-yoga-mat-chemical-bread-ada-azodicarbonamide/ The FDA is prioritizing the review of some previously approved food additives, including ADA, dubbed the "yoga mat" chemical. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:48:21 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/27/6329f472-2623-4c58-bc2d-cde7be144404/thumbnail/60x60/a1e9309de4f8beb78382f6616d1b484b/ap25073750681861.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 13251886-a420-4fae-a28f-5f68a4be6fe1 /news/pain-md-ceo-michael-kestner-sentencing/ Michael Kestner, CEO of Pain MD, was convicted of 13 fraud felonies after his company gave patients hundreds of thousands of questionable injections. Thu, 15 May 2025 11:25:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/d4506459-e72d-4dab-adfd-3626f180bb69/thumbnail/60x60/f076b3abc71e3b18366a816e42f6a68f/painmd-kestner-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 fb904ced-b207-435c-bfc6-4c62d787af5b /news/epa-forever-chemicals-rollback-drinking-water/ The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Thu, 15 May 2025 09:42:02 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/04/f562c9fc-19a4-4984-a32d-53b5b44d7438/thumbnail/60x60/983c84137c858bd0941ac1b55faa9fd7/gettyimages-1445381865.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 9eac1d3e-1e98-4a57-b3b7-7cfbecd4a85a /news/rfk-jr-medical-advice-vaccine-question-hearing/ "My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the House hearing. Wed, 14 May 2025 17:03:10 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/30/82076014-32e4-482a-9302-6425473af24c/thumbnail/60x60/47364b0bab4cecccbae1b1e9589656c2/cbsn-fusion-rfk-jr-falsely-claims-banning-multiple-food-dyes-thumbnail.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 a3a9c9d2-4cd8-41ee-a0be-11bb2c8e510a /news/trump-prescription-drug-prices-high-costs/ President Trump signed an executive order Monday that will attempt to bring the down the cost of some drugs in the United States — but why are drugs so high to begin with? Wed, 14 May 2025 15:16:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/17/58ebaa90-6453-4999-9210-44da001b27fa/thumbnail/60x60/291532470167633537223463ce462699/gettyimages-1419112904.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 96be588a-867c-4e87-9637-49ef0a8ef4f4 /news/john-howard-niosh-restored-ahead-of-rfk-jr-hearing/ Letters reversing the layoffs arrived a day before House and Senate hearings with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. where he was expected to face questions about the layoffs. Wed, 14 May 2025 14:23:17 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/03/782b6d1c-3cef-4239-a206-f2f80f046268/thumbnail/60x60/8041a00f86620555373e88b3ca34cfce/gettyimages-2196157559-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 beadbba7-5ee3-4266-8e7e-ec8ba45ca553 /news/california-gavin-newsom-universal-health-care-immigrants/ Gov. Gavin Newsom dramatically expanded California's Medicaid program, but after six years in office, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts. Wed, 14 May 2025 14:00:47 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/12/29408ed6-1dd2-416f-8a6d-6e9b047eb042/thumbnail/60x60/132ef4852ae0428e8b348a59cdfd8246/gettyimages-2210604626.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c71b46d6-f164-4898-80fb-526a7e3a8095 /news/broken-heart-syndrome-men-death-study/ The heart condition, formally known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one. Wed, 14 May 2025 12:04:43 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/14/88103db8-75e4-4b1a-b446-e93e007f108e/thumbnail/60x60/d7c987d9234285dc50001af3f7fa8249/gettyimages-949054764.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 67f384c5-c78b-4e31-8328-d0f3c6feac80 /news/drug-overdose-deaths-dropped-2024-above-pre-pandemic-levels/ There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. Wed, 14 May 2025 11:08:47 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/26/b12da65e-b8cb-4e03-a4ef-8b2922bcaee8/thumbnail/60x60/1087de542ad282686d4c8b0a1c53de50/gettyimages-1232507184.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 21b6631c-2a0a-428a-91b2-3fb8c9c610ae /news/fda-fluoride-ingestible-products-kids-teeth-remove-market/ The FDA says it will conduct a scientific review of children's ingestible fluoride prescription drug products by Oct. 31 with the aim of removing them from the market. Wed, 14 May 2025 10:22:46 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/13/5ee642d9-fc09-4ca9-9250-4c25469dea6d/thumbnail/60x60/03f97db4ed0a84a56f565c932fedbd42/gettyimages-1466407832.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b31b9ac1-1b54-43a2-964c-471708af0aeb /news/trump-copper-mine-deal-apache-oak-flat/ Apache tribal members are already feeling harm as the Trump administration moves to fast-track a deal to turn their sacred land of Oak Flat, Arizona, into a copper mine. Wed, 14 May 2025 05:00:12 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/13/02a3a734-bdee-4658-ba9b-791b6e5f274c/thumbnail/60x60/d6360f440b545c584f767b1fbb66e5a1/copper-mine-018.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 97ea557b-70a3-40b9-8d71-ab3b38d4a0d4 /news/trump-administration-mental-health-care-coverage/ The Trump administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care. Tue, 13 May 2025 16:07:17 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/08/158a0ce4-084f-466f-807a-2d53fa934a77/thumbnail/60x60/cf80f015e980fbde9ec31bc30f371542/kennedy.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 12343e41-d5b3-44af-9837-7ebb82c40e91 /news/weight-loss-drugs-warning-data-david-kessler/ Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler shared his experience with GLP-1 weight loss drugs on "CBS Mornings Plus." Tue, 13 May 2025 13:03:25 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/18/b4af3cf0-1eab-4350-916e-c492d2281fe3/thumbnail/60x60/54c94dd198509b7e5ff509a20be67699/drugs.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 88b08438-14bb-4901-9711-18c9fed5c2e9 /news/zepbound-wegovy-study-comparing-weight-loss-drugs/ Those who take tirzepatide, the drug sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro, could lose more weight than those who take semaglutide, known as Ozempic and Wegovy, according to new research. Mon, 12 May 2025 12:39:53 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/27/8f549b52-97b4-4a0f-afdb-f18f45065f59/thumbnail/60x60/e53e95e53de251c1c1b29d78c2e7583d/gettyimages-2126120470.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 0f9545e2-5ecb-4867-8849-45124535e222 /news/kids-always-getting-sick-lad-1-gene-therapy-ucla-clinical-trial/ Alicia and Jon Langenhop's three children were each diagnosed with a rare disorder. A clinical trial was "a no-brainer." Sat, 10 May 2025 08:00:03 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/08/19f0e1e7-678b-4104-bb9a-a55f6add3e6a/thumbnail/60x60/ce6ab97469d60eab3c6459cdf8c07dc6/ava-landon-and-olivia.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 5504b3b6-75b4-465a-b409-43bdf1b0698d /news/trump-big-announcement-medicare-drug-pricing-plan/ President Trump will introduce a "most favored nation" plan aimed at cutting Medicare drug prices by linking them to the prices of medication abroad, sources told CBS News. Fri, 09 May 2025 14:33:13 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/08/bcfd70ec-e31d-4e1c-a0eb-b14e5b864de0/thumbnail/60x60/7303e9085a701ae1fb185ca4e71ecd12/ap25128615520444.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 876f0c86-d118-4974-8abb-e2579095bbf9 /news/fda-approves-3-natural-food-colors/ Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are three food colors from natural sources the FDA has approved for use in food. Fri, 09 May 2025 13:52:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/09/9e0d8935-9cfb-4f3a-8e71-49c9ccc67f36/thumbnail/60x60/c9d9e3dc46a013f77d7873d5f060edd7/gettyimages-1032507928.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 fd080c7e-1adc-4e10-bb24-60f46d226316 /news/hhs-to-fire-probationary-employees-again-officials-say/ Many probationary workers at the Department of Health and Human Services had been put on paid leave amid court battles with the Trump administration. Fri, 09 May 2025 12:50:23 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/04/b4120b10-7a97-4505-a183-4f7c406d82dc/thumbnail/60x60/71501a834ad63cd645fdabc6c8e09abd/gettyimages-2208174977.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 39afa28d-2b33-4b35-ab6a-99d15be6212b /news/fda-warns-gas-station-heroin-tianeptine/ The FDA is warning the public about "gas station heroin," or products that contain tianeptine, an opioid alternative prescribed as an antidepressant in some countries. Fri, 09 May 2025 11:58:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/11/22/7dcc77b5-3659-42d6-916d-cd32f3a601d2/thumbnail/60x60/06b1bca56c67948e112184546fbbcb5a/fda.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 63794410-7155-401f-b688-8b36ce872915 /news/overdose-deaths-narcan-naloxone-harm-reduction-samhsa-trump-cuts/ A recent dip in overdose deaths​ has been credited in part to wider naloxone access. Thu, 08 May 2025 17:21:13 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/20/4a2f6587-27bf-4efd-944f-34f99d9ccfc2/thumbnail/60x60/093d1a4105ada3df467ed139080ee565/narcan-kits-2.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 20b04c72-5e31-4382-ada0-d65aea86c942 /news/fluoride-in-water-health/ Utah's ban on fluoride in public water and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments on fluoride have prompted questions about its safety in drinking water. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:28:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/04/f562c9fc-19a4-4984-a32d-53b5b44d7438/thumbnail/60x60/983c84137c858bd0941ac1b55faa9fd7/gettyimages-1445381865.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 6bf47346-e84b-4722-9ae6-ca62181b2ff0 /news/epa-fluoride-drinking-water-federal-court-ruling/ The court found "substantial and scientifically credible evidence" of fluoride's risk but stopped short of concluding fluoride is harmful to public health. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:46:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/01/a6db24ed-45f3-493f-a3b7-7890f817b53e/thumbnail/60x60/9fc16eb05816c93137b8b29d8665195d/gettyimages-1973347429-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c118c56b-f225-4bf7-bc5d-527a19abbcfc