South Korea to make bar owners register patrons as virus spreads

Pace of new infections is slow, but as people move around more they'll face new rules on travel and when they got to bars, clubs and gyms.

• May 25, 2020

Doctors fighting Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its deadliest ebola outbreak ever. The epidemic has claimed more than 1,200 lives and a civil war is disrupting efforts to contain it. Debra Patta reports.

• May 24, 2019
• 2:11

Historic opioid trial gets underway

Oklahoma’s top prosecutor blames corporate greed for what he calls the worst manmade health crisis in U.S. history. In a first-of-its kind trial, the state argues Johnson & Johnson used deceptive practices to fuel an opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans in the last two decades. Omar Villafranca reports.

• May 29, 2019
• 2:36

E-cig bans: Are they legal? Are they safe?

San Francisco will become the first U.S. city to ban e-cigarette sales, after a unanimous vote by its board of supervisors on Tuesday. The mayor has indicated she will sign the measure. E-cigarettes have not been approved by the FDA, and the agency has called e-cigarette use by young people an “epidemic.” CBS News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula and CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman join “CBS This Morning” to discuss the safety and legality of the ban.

• Jun 26, 2019
• 5:08

Lawmakers blast Juul over teen vaping

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 1 in 5 high school students and nearly 1 in 20 middle-schoolers vape. Now Congress is looking into the role the country's largest manfuacturer of e-cigarettes plays in the teen nicotine epidemic. Chris Martinez reports from Los Angeles.

• Jul 25, 2019
• 1:41

GOP considers next move on gun control

For the first time, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is suggesting he's open to new laws requiring background checks on all gun buyers. This comes in the aftermath of the deadly El Paso and Dayton shootings last weekend. McConnell says gun control legislation will be considered next month, after the Senate's August recess. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Trump on Thursday to use his constitutional authority to force the Senate back into session immediately – but it’s unlikely that he’ll do so. Ben Tracy reports.

• Aug 9, 2019
• 2:42

Concern grows over vaping-associated illness

The vaping epidemic may have taken a deadly turn: Illinois is reporting the first possible death in the United States linked to e-cigarette smoking. The death comes as federal health officials are investigating nearly 200 cases of severe lung illnesses among vapers in 22 states – all of which have been reported since June 28. Anna Werner reports.

• Aug 24, 2019
• 2:19

Decision expected in landmark opioid trial

A ruling in a landmark legal case over the opioid crisis could lead to one of the largest monetary awards in U.S. history. A judge in Oklahoma will decide if Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen bear responsibility for helping to fuel the state's opioid epidemic, by aggressively marketing painkillers. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Aug 26, 2019
• 3:12

Bloomberg rips FDA for teen vaping epidemic

The fight against teen vaping and flavored e-cigarettes just got a $160 million boost from Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg Philanthropies revealed Tuesday morning that it's funding a new program aimed at ending the epidemic of vaping, following a new study that found flavor was the reason most young adults said they started using e-cigarettes. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids will coordinate the push. In their first TV interview, Bloomberg and the president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Matthew Myers, discuss the FDA's role in regulating e-cigarettes, why they are targeting flavored e-cigarette first and how they plan to use the $160 million.

• Sep 10, 2019
• 7:40

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy

Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy late Sunday. The move came days after Purdue reached a tentative settlement with many state and local governments over the toll the opioid epidemic has taken on communities nationwide.

• Sep 16, 2019
• 0:27

Inside a rescue boat saving migrants

Wars in Syria and Afghanistan are driving refugees through Turkey as they make their way to Greece. Many land on the Greek island of Lesbos, which has become the epicenter for the country's migrant crisis. It’s a dangerous journey – but one made slightly easier by Refugee Rescue, the last remaining humanitarian rescue boat in the area. Roxana Saberi reports.

• Oct 9, 2019
• 5:04

Opioid settlement reached in Ohio

Four major drug companies reached a last-minute settlement Monday, avoiding the first federal trial in the opioid epidemic. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz spoke with the prosecutors about how the deal came together.

• Oct 21, 2019
• 2:32

Massive California fentanyl bust

Last week, police in Orange County, California, seized enough of the powerful opioid fentanyl that it could kill the entire county's 3.2 million residents three times over. Authorities say the problem is very dangerous and getting worse. CBSN Los Angeles' Stacey Butler reports.

• Oct 22, 2019
• 1:43

App offers tools to help fight opioid crisis

Opioid overdoses kill more than 130 people every day in the U.S. and as health care providers and scientists search for solutions to save lives, a Boston tech company is being recognized for a new app. It provides financial incentives to users who stay off drugs. CBS News' Kenneth Craig reports.

• Nov 20, 2019
• 2:17

Mandatory quarantine for U.S. citizens returning from China province

Americans returning home from China's Hubei province will undergo a mandatory quarantine lasting as long as two weeks. Non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in areas impacted by the coronavirus will be temporarily suspended from entering the U.S. The CDC says it's the first quarantine order by the federal government in over 50 years. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• Feb 2, 2020
• 2:03

First coronavirus death outside of China confirmed

The Philippine government on Sunday confirmed the first death outside China from the coronavirus. Meanwhile in China, nearly 60 million people are on lockdown while the Chinese government is facing scrutiny for a lack of transparency and underreporting the ongoing epidemic. Ramy Inocencio reports.

• Feb 2, 2020
• 1:55

11 coronavirus cases in U.S.

There are three new confirmed cases of coronavirus in California, south of San Francisco. The total number of cases in the U.S. is now 11. According to a new report, there are more than 17,000 cases worldwide. Ramy Inocencio reports that the death toll in China has risen to 362, more than the number of people who died there due to the SARS epidemic in 2003.

• Feb 3, 2020
• 3:21

U.S. planning more flights to evacuate citizens from China

Health officials in China are reporting more deaths from coronavirus. The World Health Organization is warning the outbreak could soon be large enough to be classified as a pandemic. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Feb 3, 2020
• 2:19

Face The Nation: Lindsey Graham, Cui Tiankai, Salvanto

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the Coronavirus and the 2020 elections.

• Feb 9, 2020
• 22:46

Coronavirus death toll rises to 900

The coronavirus in China is now blamed for more than 900 deaths. The death toll is larger than that of the SARS epidemic in 2002 and 2003. The outbreak aboard a cruise ship in Japan is getting worse with more than 130 confirmed cases, including some two dozen Americans. Debora Patta speaks with one of those Americans.

• Feb 10, 2020
• 2:22

U.S. student stuck in China during coronavirus outbreak

A Cal State University Northridge student is still in China on Thursday night, near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak -- his semester studying abroad turning into a nightmare. Samson Adame, 24, has been stuck in the Shandong Province of China since the epidemic broke out nearly a month ago. CBS Los Angeles' Lesley Marin reports.

• Feb 13, 2020
• 2:38

CDC ramps up response to coronavirus

There are new cases of coronavirus being reported. The CDC is ramping up its response to the epidemic by setting up five labs around the country. Carter Evans has the latest.

• Feb 14, 2020
• 1:54

Hundreds of Americans released from quarantine

Hundreds of American evacuees from China boarded buses on military bases in both Northern and Southern California after an exhausting two weeks in federal quarantine. Meanwhile, more cases were reported today as the infection count tops 73,000 worldwide with more than 2,000 deaths. Carter Evans reports.

• Feb 18, 2020
• 2:08

World Health Organization coronavirus warning

Japan, South Korea and Iran reported sharp spikes in coronavirus cases as the World Health Organization warned the window for stopping the epidemic is narrowing. Globally, nearly 78,000 people are infected and more than 2,300 have died. Debora Patta reports.

• Feb 22, 2020
• 1:48

Coronavirus quarantines could be "new normal"

"We're going to see a significant increase in the number of cases" of coronavirus in the United States, says CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus. He joined CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers with more on the impact of the outbreak.

• Feb 27, 2020
• 7:18

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