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Federal health advisers recommended that a popular birth control pill be sold over the counter. The move paves the way for customers to be able to buy the contraceptive without a prescription for the first time in the U.S. Meg Oliver reports.
A panel of FDA advisors has taken a step towards approving the first over-the-counter birth control pill. A full review and vote on the matter is expected this summer. Dr. Carolyn Sufrin, associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, joined CBS News with details about the medication.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued updated draft breast cancer screening guidelines recommending all women at average risk should start getting screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40, a decade earlier than previous guidelines. CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for Public Health at KFF, Dr. Celine Gounder, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss.
A task force of experts is now recommending that most women start screening for breast cancer at age 40. Dr. Sarah Friedewald, chief of breast imaging at Northwestern Medicine, joins us to discuss the lowered age threshold.
Working from home can be a challenge for mothers who often have to deal with child care and work at the same time. One Virginia library is providing a space dedicated to working parents. Jan Crawford has the story.
An increase in breast cancer diagnoses has prompted the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to suggest women begin regular mammograms starting at age 40, 10 years earlier than the previous guidance. Nikki Battiste takes a look at what prompted the change.
Experts advise starting breast cancer screenings at a younger age. We've gathered answers to the most common mammogram questions.
TV icon Shonda Rhimes and best-selling author Julia Quinn sit down with Gayle King to talk about their new book, "Queen Charlotte." The book is based on scripts Rhimes wrote for the new Netflix Bridgerton prequel series "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story."
Actor and author Selma Blair joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her memoir "Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up," her MS diagnosis and the importance of disability visibility.
Thousands of people gathered for King Charles III's coronation on Saturday and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, found a way to honor people who were not there.
