Lung cancer screenings save lives but are unfamiliar to most. Doctor explains what to know.
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Lung cancer claims the lives of about 370 Americans every day, but the majority of people are unfamiliar with life-saving screenings available for the disease.
According to the American Lung Association, only 38% of those surveyed were aware of that lung cancer screening is available for those at high risk. Even less, 28%, knew lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
On "CBS Mornings" Thursday, Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, said this needs to change.
Serena Williams is sharing a recent health scare — having a benign branchial cyst "the size of a small grapefruit" removed from her neck.
Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia.
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, could be more common in adults than we realize.
In the summer of 2022, I was walking on the beach at Half Moon Bay in California, when I saw the strangest thing approaching on the waves. When it struck the shore and deflated, I knew: it was a dead whale.
Across the U.S., family members caring for loved ones provide an estimated $600 billion in unpaid services each year, sacrificing time, money and often their well-being to care for aging loved ones, according to an AARP survey.
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As children, sisters Amaris and Dominique Elston were inseparable. Their parents remember the two of them sharing everything and always having each others' backs, no matter the situation.
With Election Day around the corner, political divides grow deeper and relationships with certain friends and family members may feel increasingly strained. It leaves some wondering whether to sever ties over fundamental differences in political views.
Los Angeles — Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before it's available.
When Ohio senator and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to "skyrocket" in Springfield, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
Stone Mountain, Georgia — As principal of Dunaire Elementary School, Sean Deas has seen firsthand the struggles faced by children living in extended-stay hotels. About 10% of students at his school, just east of Atlanta, live in one.