Preventative care and screenings are important steps you can take for your health — and that’s true even for young adults in their 20s, who may feel invincible but shouldn’t take good health for granted. CBS News HealthWatch has compiled a series of guides to help you know which preventative …
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With only one month to go before the end of the year, it’s time to take a look at those remaining funds in your FSA account. An FSA, or Flexible Spending Account, is a pre-tax account that can be used for certain out-of-pocket health care costs. FSA balances typically expire at …
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Are you getting enough vitamin D? For millions of Americans, experts say the answer is no. This isn’t helped by so many people working indoors everyday, says Dr. Kevin Cooke, a physician at Aviv Clinics with a background in both internal and family medicine who specializes in patients’ dietary and …
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W. Larry Kenney is a professor of physiology, kinesiology and human performance at Penn State; Daniel Vecellio is a geographer-climatologist and postdoctoral fellow at Penn State; Rachel Cottle is a Ph.D. candidate in exercise physiology at Penn State; and S. Tony Wolf is a postdoctoral researcher in kinesiology at Penn State. Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, Asia and …
Read More »You’ve heard of the winter blues, but what about the summer blues? While the summertime is usually associated with vacations and fun, the warmer season can bring on its own set of stresses, according to experts. ‘When people typically think of seasonal affective disorder, they’re thinking of the winter blues …
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Officers in Florida arrested a couple on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child after they allegedly left an 18-month-old girl in their car overnight, officials said. The child was left alone in the car from around 2 a.m. Wednesday until around 11 a.m., when the heat index was 105 …
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Washington — A 6-year-old Afghan boy brought to the U.S. after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 died last week while in federal government custody, marking the third such death this year, a U.S. official told CBS News Thursday. The Afghan child had a terminal illness, according to …
Read More »The Atlanta City Council approved funding Tuesday for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.” The 11-4 vote is a significant …
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The mother of a 6-year-old boy accused of shooting and seriously wounding his first-grade teacher earlier this year in Virginia faces two new federal charges, according to court documents filed on Monday. Deja Taylor is accused of unlawfully using a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm and making …
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Hospitals reported a “large spike” of children with brain infections this past winter to the highest levels seen in several years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, but cases still remain rare overall. The new findings were published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, updating …
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