Extended interview: FDA chief calls warnings on menopause treatments an “American tragedy”

Extended interview: FDA chief calls warnings on menopause treatments an “American tragedy” – CBS News Watch CBS News 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. Source link

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Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to November election in California governor’s race, CBS News projects

Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, will advance to the November election in the California governor’s race, CBS News projects. A second candidate in the race has not yet been projected to advance. The race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom remained close throughout the week. Republican candidate Steve Hilton…

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Investigators probe suspect’s background in D.C. National Guard shooting

Twenty-year-old Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a West Virginia National Guard member who was killed  in Wednesday’s Washington, D.C., shooting, was remembered Friday by devastated colleagues at Seneca Health Services, a behavioral-health agency based in West Virginia, where she worked prior to her deployment.  “She had a passion for serving people,” Marcie Vaughan, CEO of Seneca…

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There’s a new face in Hollywood, generated by AI

At the dawn of this century, Al Pacino starred in “S1m0ne,” a satire about a down-on-his-luck director who creates a computer-generated “star” that conquers Hollywood. Fast forward nearly 25 years, and it appears that real life has caught up with the movies, with the introduction of an AI-generated actress named Tilly Norwood. Tilly Norwood is…

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