Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of COVID-19 vaccines, has been named second-in-command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there has not been an official announcement about Abraham’s role, a CDC spokesperson confirmed with CBS News Atlanta that he was listed in the Atlanta-based agency’s address book as principal deputy director….
ByHeart, a maker of baby formula whose products have been linked to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of infants around the U.S, said that all its formula may have been contaminated. In a Nov. 24 update posted on the company’s website, ByHeart said that five of 36 samples tested positive for Clostridium botulinum…
Proteins, whether from whey, plants or animals, are essential for building muscle. Last year, approximately 71% of consumers identified protein as the nutrient they most frequently try to eat. That’s an appetite corporate America is more than happy to feed – even though protein often doesn’t taste very good. Lee Cowan looks at how companies…
This weekend, 35-year-old Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, announced she has terminal cancer. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder has a breakdown of the diagnosis. Source link
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot indicted for trying to shut off a passenger jet’s engines mid-flight in 2023 recalled the scary moment he slipped out of reality after eating “magic mushrooms.” Former airline captain Joseph Emerson said he takes full responsibility for the night in October 2023 that changed his life. “I had no intention…
In this web exclusive, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about backing research into Alzheimer’s, a disease which affected his own father. Source link
Recent studies have shown new antibody drugs to slow cognitive decline among people with early-onset Alzheimer’s – a critical finding, given that the disease as of now has no cure. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, which is conducting important research into treating the…
“I just know that my brain’s not right,” said Carrie Richardson, 44. “And so, I hate it. I just want it to be normal.” At 41, Carrie developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The condition is caused by rare genetic mutations that essentially guarantee a person will develop the disease. Her mother, Mary Salter, of Montgomery, Alabama,…
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 –…
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. Source link
