Follow CBS News - Health, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/cbs-news-d-health Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:48:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8pnzx3fGznznn9ye8UNv30 Health officials say the next few weeks will be rough as Omicron continues to sweep the nation. Mola Lenghi has more.]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:30:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8pnzx3fGznznn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-iK253ENTZLsb1naedg1wr Officials had planned to sell residents seats for Winter Games events, but as COVID spreads, the government will now "organize spectators" itself.]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:37:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-iK253ENTZLsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-oknTCHtgSY11cWWor9YPv Dr. Scott Gottlieb says vaccines targeting specific variants of the coronavirus could "restore the ability of the vaccine, potentially, to prevent transmission, and it once again becomes a public health tool for actually controlling spread."]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:11:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-oknTCHtgSY11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-oknTCHtgSYylmFkX7M1Jw Governor Larry Hogan says he has been pushing "for quite some time" for more federal help to acquire rapid COVID-19 tests and masks.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:05:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-oknTCHtgSYylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t965dJNoSP06l1cWWor9YPv CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports on the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the Omicron variant.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 19:03:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t965dJNoSP06l1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-j-iwRBVX2cZVjH6qdYdAk Americans will be able to order free at-home tests online starting next week, part of the Biden administration's strategy to make COVID-19 tests more accessible as high numbers of cases continue across the U.S.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 03:32:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-j-iwRBVX2cZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t__2_dw3LoYHClmFkX7M1Jw Lawyers for Novak Djokovic presented their case to a panel of three judges on Sunday, hoping the tennis star will be allowed to stay in Australia and compete in the first major tournament of the year. Djokovic's visa was revoked over not being vaccinated for COVID-19. Roxana Saberi has the latest.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 01:53:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t__2_dw3LoYHClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t__2_dw3LoYHOT5HJgy6HUf Despite the Omicron variant showing signs of slowing down in early hotspots, it is still causing shifts and changes to daily life. Factories are back to making N-95 masks around the clock, schools are reconsidering remote learning and some businesses are requiring vaccine cards. Michael George reports.]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 01:53:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t__2_dw3LoYHOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_rY0BCinHruZs0ohxaO6Yr The Australian Open tennis tournament starts on Monday, and it's unclear whether the world’s top-ranked tennis player will play. Novak Djokovic's visa was revoked on Friday for a second time by Australian authorities. The dispute over his COVID-19 vaccine status has now overshadowed the tournament's preparations for 10 days. Roxana Saberi has more.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:04:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_rY0BCinHruZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-ySbqunp6NWuzdsCmHakzH There's renewed guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about what masks to wear against the highly infectious Omicron COVID-19 variant. The agency now recommends wearing "the most protective mask you can" to help stop the spread. This is happening as many Americans are still having a tough time finding at-home testing kits. Michael George has the latest.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:33:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-ySbqunp6NWuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8CQQlujPPC5Mb1naedg1wr The CDC updated its website to say N95 and KN95 masks offer higher levels of protection than cloth masks, although it stopped short of recommending them for everyone.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:41:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8CQQlujPPC5Mb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t82DlzA8LeF6ylmFkX7M1Jw The world's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic faces deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time over a COVID-19 vaccine dispute. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:07:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t82DlzA8LeF6ylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_UZ8GEzIfX6-zdsCmHakzH COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are soaring nationwide, especially among children. Demand for at-home rapid tests has never been higher. Manuel Bojorquez has the details.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 01:47:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_UZ8GEzIfX6-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9Lici41pOJxylmFkX7M1Jw A new CDC study found children who had COVID-19 were more likely to get diagnosed with diabetes a month or more later. Dr. Mary Pat Gallagher, director of NYU Langone's Pediatric Diabetes Center, says infections may create a “perfect storm” for diabetes to develop quicker — and “COVID is one of the viruses that maybe can do that a little more.”]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 01:28:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t9Lici41pOJxylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-__el3wGTjfMb1naedg1wr Insurers are scrambling to set up systems that reimburse Americans for rapid tests by Saturday deadline.]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:14:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-__el3wGTjfMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_EGTIV4maYoOT5HJgy6HUf "We're seeing so many more kids come in with diabetes," one doctor told CBS News. "And they're more sick."]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 21:28:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_EGTIV4maYoOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8AA6e9HVhJJylmFkX7M1Jw LGBTQ+ supporters ramp up pressure on the FDA to revise rules on gay men's blood donations after Red Cross declares national blood crisis.]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:15:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8AA6e9HVhJJylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8BHgDX2IpCOps0ohxaO6Yr Companies that used mandates to achieve relatively high vaccination rates may decide they have accomplished enough.]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:53:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t8BHgDX2IpCOps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-67IEhSw5oll1cWWor9YPv Tennis champion Novak Djokovic faces deportation from Australia after officials there revoked the player’s visa for a second time. Charlie D'Agata reports on how the world’s number one tennis player is challenging that decision and still might play in Monday's Australian Open.]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:01:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t-67IEhSw5oll1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_98Lv32QB02pVjH6qdYdAk Sam Previte, a registered dietician and certified intuitive eating counselor, runs the popular TikTok account, Find Food Freedom, where she teaches her followers about intuitive eating. Previte joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the practice and how to relearn what we consider healthy.]]> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:38:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/swJNoOvK0t_98Lv32QB02pVjH6qdYdAk