CHICAGO — For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It’s the biggest win so far for immunotherapy, which has had much of its success until now in less common cancers. In the study, Merck’s Keytruda, given
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Read more →Deep within President Donald Trump’s plan to combat opioid abuse, overshadowed by his call for the death penalty for some drug traffickers, is a push to expand the use of medication to treat addiction. It’s a rare instance in which Trump isn’t trying roll back Obama administration policies, and where fractious Republicans and Democrats in
Read more →RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 200 million eggs distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in nine states have been recalled because of bacterial contamination. A notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) website Friday said the eggs shipped from a North Carolina farm may be tainted with salmonella. The bacteria can cause nausea, diarrhea
Read more →Curing your child’s disease at any cost is a promise not a lot of parents are in a position to make. Tracy Smith introduces us to a couple who are determined to give it their all: From the looks of it, the McDowell family has it made. They have a beautiful home with a front
Read more →Health officials say chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region is the likely source of the current E. coli outbreak that has now sickened people in 11 states, and they’re warning consumers across the country to avoid eating lettuce that may have been contaminated. According to the latest update from the Centers for
Read more →South Carolina lawmakers are proposing a ban on the sale of energy drinks to minors after a deadly incident linked to high amounts of caffeine. Since 2012, it’s estimated that at least 2,200 Americans under 19 became ill after having an energy drink. Last April, Davis Cripe, a 16-year-old sophomore, suddenly collapsed at his South
Read more →The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of a particularly nasty strain of E. coli that’s sickened people in seven states. The illnesses from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 has landed six people in the hospital. So far, the CDC reports 17 people have been affected in Washington, Idaho, Missouri, Ohio,
Read more →DALLAS — A nurse who has been charged with murder intentionally caused stroke-like injuries to seven patients at a Texas heart hospital, leading to the death of two and serious injuries to the others, according to an arrest warrant. William George Davis, 34, is seen on security video entering patients’ rooms at the hospital on
Read more →For the third year in a row, strawberries top the “Dirty Dozen” list put out by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The list, published each year since 2004, ranks popular fruits and vegetables based on pesticide contamination. The group found that one third of all conventional, or non-organic, strawberry samples contained 10 or more pesticides. One
Read more →Pop superstar Mariah Carey has revealed that she has bipolar disorder. The singer told People that though she was first diagnosed in 2001, she is coming forward with her story now because she feels she is in a good place managing her mental health. Carey told People that she was in denial when she first
Read more →A woman in Russia has died after hospital medics reportedly put a solution containing formaldehyde in her IV instead of saline. According to reports, 27-year-old Ekaterina Fedyaeva was undergoing a routine surgery when she was injected with formalin, which is normally used as part of the embalming process to preserve dead bodies. Russia’s state-controlled
Read more →WILLOWBROOK, Calif. — An assisted living center in Southern California is facing serious allegations. CBS Los Angeles reports a diabetic man who uses a wheelchair claims the center dumped him on Skid Row. Ronald Anderson says he was recently kicked out of the nursing facility and was dropped off in front of the Union Rescue Mission
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