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Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals

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A woman in Texas . (ProPublica)

Six political races that . (STAT)

Surpassing COVID, tuberculosis has , with a record-breaking 8 million people infected last year and roughly 1.25 million deaths, according to the WHO.

over the past 14 years were highest in adults 65 and up and children 4 years and younger, according to a CDC report.

Dynarex due to potential asbestos contamination.

Florida medical device maker Exactech, which faces more than 2,000 lawsuits over allegations it sold defective hip and knee replacements, has . (CBS News)

Clues on why Vice President Kamala Harris is . (New York Times)

More than 50% of teens , a CDC report showed.

Accused of , Texas nurse practitioner Ali Ahtesham has been arrested on sex assault charges. (KFOX14/CBS4)

in minority youth and preteens, according to a review of electronic health record data. (JAMA Network Open)

With lung cancer , experts hope to expand screening. (CBS News)

"Dreamers" will be able to sign up for Obamacare insurance plans this year, unless a . (NPR)

An IV fluid maker's , a move that could provide relief to North Carolina hospitals still struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (The Hill)

Workplace violence in hospitals is . (Axios)

The FDA to asciminib (Scemblix) for treating adults with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Meanwhile, Shorla Oncology said the agency of liquid methotrexate (Jylamvo) to include pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

And Grifols said the FDA of its plasma-protein based fibrin sealant for controlling surgical bleeding in pediatric patients.

Finally, the FDA also immediate-release 10 mg tablets with abuse-deterrent technology for management of severe pain for which alternative treatments are inadequate, Protega Pharmaceuticals announced.

As military women face obstacles to abortion, they have . (NPR)

Teri Garr, star of the films "Tootsie" and "Young Frankenstein," ; she revealed a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2002. (People)