https://www.cbsnews.com/ Healthwatch From CBSNews.com Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:08:15 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/autism-rate-cdc-study-2025/ CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:52:43 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/15/e5fe455c-0613-4503-ade5-f9ee3df3656f/thumbnail/60x60/804ee371fa10397e1163dd3afc64b54f/gettyimages-2180668661.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 2be927c0-8f0b-4005-8781-8ba55589e7eb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/discarded-why-donated-organs-are-left-unused/ One of every three donated kidneys never gets transplanted. CBS News explores why a growing number are being discarded. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:58:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/14/10cfa2f8-b35c-47bc-8ea6-c43526ee4cb4/thumbnail/60x60/50222f9b8f0a79663ff1ae6a0ebaa110/organs-donors-thumb.png?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 bb41d232-0631-4fec-ac6f-137625afa71d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-marks-fda-vaccines-criticizes-rfk-jr-for-downplaying-measles-deaths/ Dr. Peter Marks said that the deaths of unvaccinated children is "just not acceptable." Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:36:57 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/11/90b30b1a-08a2-45f2-8100-a2c26bf50d1b/thumbnail/60x60/75cf4a7a7903e61a353aa9a365ba0ea5/screenshot-2025-04-11-at-7-18-24-pm.png?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 d0504309-6cbc-4a0c-ac0e-87da3b2b35e9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-cases-weekly-top-90-first-time-years-cdc/ Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana have joined a list of two dozen states with confirmed measles cases. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:52:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/07/02/f51bdaca-e805-497f-ac63-87512d4f26e8/thumbnail/60x60/c789ae87e88c3d482acd40fd98933601/GettyImages-457163942.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 bcd37aa3-dc6d-44d5-8851-d897c6877391 https://www.cbsnews.com/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, 11 Apr 2025 12:23:05 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/28/2ee55cd4-f0da-4ef6-8f75-5cb23cbbf182/thumbnail/60x60/64d26ee0686f672f9315a175b5172a9a/ap25058597447123.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 7829d89f-036b-4c26-900e-73f5dbe55ef7 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-dane-als-diagnosis-greys-anatomy-euphoria/ "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria" star Eric Dane said he is still able to work and will return to the HBO drama. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:09:18 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/11/e4f50418-88f6-4d13-ab39-16c559f77413/thumbnail/60x60/d40274d8394e963d7c214a2d7db01d44/gettyimages-1392677652.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 3b88b5b8-ff9e-41df-8868-fb5aa08c4d1a https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-vaccine-cdc-texas-kansas-travel/ The CDC​ is now backing an additional measles vaccine​ shot for some travelers within the United States in response to record outbreaks. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:02:27 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/10/b1617b9a-e559-46d6-af21-d421d53722b2/thumbnail/60x60/eda405e55e36dcbdf68b1a99f25e3f15/gettyimages-2202122534-1.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 1a5311ea-8c76-49fd-b536-034efd7c1a29 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cuts-sickle-cell-adult-disability-programs/ Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:26:19 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/10/0a777b9c-67d3-4ac4-b1a3-bc85d248f538/thumbnail/60x60/48bbb89cc2d58597575eba78948c9c44/gettyimages-2205675911.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 68a16f32-f116-4ecb-9ff4-d8e524da8441 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-sweeping-cuts-health-programs-employees-exclusive-interview/ Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed health program cuts and the measles vaccine in his first network TV interview since joining the Trump administration. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:45:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/09/e74aec9f-ad0a-4092-85b9-1b8838cfc986/thumbnail/60x60/def62eefe8bd250a63bc2ce86a849a6a/1744201934536.png?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 6b711a4e-2542-473e-ae57-7e1011c6f736 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-measles-mmr-vaccine-symptoms/ A recent outbreak of measles is prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to know. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:50:36 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/27/3bd3cae9-ffc2-4a56-9428-32a36b92c7ab/thumbnail/60x60/8b3e3ea204c572bd7974269be35128bc/gettyimages-2152300024.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 a20b4f7b-053e-4ebc-80b3-7db1e2f8a6a5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-mmr-vaccine-myths/ Misinformation about measles and the MMR vaccine can put people at risk. Here's what to know. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:06:11 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/06/cf09e280-a1cd-4753-97a0-cb95e5b26a62/thumbnail/60x60/082fb09954fab2f402f475404781b1f3/ap25063004603558.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 d3e6339e-bff4-4971-b8f4-2d5f54f586d9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/opioid-victims-settlements-governments-millions/ Pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the nation's opioid crisis are paying state and local governments billions of dollars in legal settlements. But how much are victims getting? Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:19:11 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/08/4ad83a6a-80d2-4ba2-a3d6-1b07a3cba771/thumbnail/60x60/58b503d802e2ca8119079da61815a24d/2025payouts06.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 65064956-b219-4d1b-bdb9-7756561c99d3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-texas-measles-outbreak-layoffs-rfk-vaccines/ The redeployment comes after another unvaccinated child died in the measles outbreak in Texas. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:14:34 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/07/5330bb56-18c8-4b4b-9a0c-c5ca8ebad0f6/thumbnail/60x60/41bbe56095cbd14ab0b4b2823a0d7733/ap25069752914083.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 e0f25db5-396a-4e24-ba36-7ab1acaef25d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alzheimers-patients-research-trump-administration-cuts-impact/ As the Trump administration makes cuts to federal health agencies, some Alzheimer's experts are worried about the impact on research and patients with the disease. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:31:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/12/01/76d3ae0d-e1a5-4abb-9a11-91bc9db210b3/thumbnail/60x60/b6c1810f394b712dac5b8c5c3abf5c9c/cbsn-fusion-study-new-alzheimers-drug-slows-progression-of-disease-thumbnail-1508611-640x360.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 450ebbb8-ded9-443c-a344-2f0f732d1458 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-case-confirmed-dc-amtrak-passenger-train-union-station-health-officials/ Health officials in Washington, D.C., are investigating after an Amtrak passenger who rode the train into Union Station was confirmed to have measles. Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:16:33 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/07/14/23986ecc-2f39-4b9f-b257-396da71421b8/thumbnail/60x60/7537a4efdc10c4079ae8310556e055c0/GettyImages-1232126765.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 b79341fd-82fb-4b5c-9eb3-a3d5ca8e34f0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hailey-okula-nurse-influencer-dies-childbirth/ Hailey Okula, a 33-year-old known online as "Nurse Hailey," died after giving birth to her first child, a son named Crew. She had dealt with infertility for almost two years. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:08:20 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/03/1321d09d-facc-487e-a72c-334fe24dc081/thumbnail/60x60/c327e84d6908e81a0d26d7d2a2b28f04/472097358-18080910946606358-7462527159354270265-n.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 caec9117-f2bd-498b-ad99-8e4975851b57 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-bird-flu-testing-efforts-disrupted-rfk-jr-layoffs/ Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:57:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/27/6329f472-2623-4c58-bc2d-cde7be144404/thumbnail/60x60/a1e9309de4f8beb78382f6616d1b484b/ap25073750681861.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 02eef5ff-97b5-437d-b933-5f6990c905dd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-cancer-research-trump-cuts-hhs-layoffs/ The Trump administration's cuts to the National Institutes of Health has some worried about stalls in research and medicine. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:14:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/02/ebc2b2b8-a2b5-4fb2-a5a8-621ac7dbc79b/thumbnail/60x60/9ccdaf1ff2a2b122d8cf6d8ea3d0fa13/gettyimages-1314187183.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 196f4686-d7d9-48a7-a503-a94550b0c30b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-how-to-stay-safe/ Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that takes hundreds of lives each year, and makes even more people sick. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:13:57 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/27/486af755-2e0d-4047-936a-1c75c01db328/thumbnail/60x60/99b3e2c9ecc34ca3197f510df2147ac3/gettyimages-1300397045.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 13dc4891-b579-4eca-bae0-ab5e888e8bb3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-food-drug-inspections-layoffs/ Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:18:14 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/27/6329f472-2623-4c58-bc2d-cde7be144404/thumbnail/60x60/a1e9309de4f8beb78382f6616d1b484b/ap25073750681861.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 487d564d-32d8-4b24-92a8-0aaff57503eb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/intermittent-fasting-calorie-restriction-weight-loss-study/ Intermittent fasting has long been a controversial weight loss technique. A new study looks at how effective it is compared to daily calorie counting. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:06:03 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/03/ff0013ac-9d2a-4c43-ae0f-e42d244cfa8d/thumbnail/60x60/db299c7a8216e7c1f4a2202c0fa99139/gettyimages-1145037852-1.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 9ac6ab0c-ba7e-480d-bb8f-175549806376 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-rif-cdc-fda-niaid-federal-health-leaders-leave-reassigned/ Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their posts. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:24:28 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/01/8b28f0f1-bfb0-4656-85b2-6cc7592c5644/thumbnail/60x60/11a18062f1c85ae2b2199e6fe94384ed/gettyimages-2201515796.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 50086d0d-f706-417a-9a5e-f452871f31d6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-purges-cdc-fda-records-transparency-teams/ It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:09:51 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/13/174df2a7-96e1-445d-8b44-3c6e95b7dab5/thumbnail/60x60/68c244c00f0ada34b1fbb537cf54c996/cbsn-fusion-rfk-jr-on-track-for-confirmation-as-hhs-secretary-thumbnail.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 883406e4-9020-42fa-81c2-c25ff47cc58f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/syphilis-rising-across-us-navajo-nation/ The Navajo Nation has a unique program to fight sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:31:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/26/bfde0fcf-910a-4ba2-b00a-ab824a7c28fe/thumbnail/60x60/ca080dd5086fcce7f25ea85c83d50d16/gettyimages-1365426766.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 5240f201-7a4b-413b-b462-62d7ac7e2984 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-layoffs-hhs-niosh-worker-safety-agency/ More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:02:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/28/25929b76-3299-4727-a1f9-ffa22399c1c8/thumbnail/60x60/e44bcf005a2b1ca0a62e9ecb04eea871/gettyimages-2203338247.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 4074a283-b64e-4a8d-8aee-ea8da5412fbd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-measles-cases-outbreak/ 23 measles cases​ have been confirmed in Kansas, marking an outbreak for the state, according to local health officials. Ohio has reported 10 cases. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:55:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/27/3bd3cae9-ffc2-4a56-9428-32a36b92c7ab/thumbnail/60x60/8b3e3ea204c572bd7974269be35128bc/gettyimages-2152300024.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 08c4c84d-837f-44c7-a335-4db535b2f08b https://www.cbsnews.com/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 12:28:17 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/04/f562c9fc-19a4-4984-a32d-53b5b44d7438/thumbnail/60x60/983c84137c858bd0941ac1b55faa9fd7/gettyimages-1445381865.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 6bf47346-e84b-4722-9ae6-ca62181b2ff0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/foreign-aid-cuts-hiv-aids-deaths-study/ A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:57:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/26/734319a0-f7fc-45d1-af4c-dcea9f571746/thumbnail/60x60/66769a8e74c0d44851901bbaf649445a/ap25064752310670.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 e99ce91b-2928-4e3a-85dc-e0df8a56e756 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/job-cuts-federal-health-agencies-rfk-jr/ Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:56:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/27/1f93f087-cdef-49b9-8418-33d790ca6200/thumbnail/60x60/ae116d739c54c5b8c4366f0ffadf0623/gettyimages-2201978665.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 4e3591ab-cae3-4121-9544-829efd270153 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/physical-therapy-insurance-coverage-session-limits/ Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:29:22 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/26/b1ce4d94-75a4-4419-9f18-2e117eafd05b/thumbnail/60x60/acbd1dc5aa7e373828032282358d99a5/rehab-denials-04.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8 0d98e2d8-6bdc-4f10-a391-5bb7a1c8e17b