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North Texas Couple Whose Son Survived Being Left In Hot Car Fights For Mandatory Technology To Prevent Tragedy – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Most parents believe leaving their child locked in a hot car could never happen to them… until it does. It happened to Eric Stuyvesant. “To this day I can’t fathom how I would’ve left him in that car,” he said. It was a call his wife Michelle said she’ll never forget. “I …
Florida Department of Health Says It Is Working With CDC On Hepatitis A – CBS Miami
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The Florida Department of Health is working with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address a hepatitis A outbreak and hopes the “partnership” will help expand vaccinations, state officials said Wednesday. The department issued a news release about the effort but did not detail how the agencies would work …
NYC Rejects Federal Funds For Women’s Health Care, Will Use Taxpayer Money To Cover Abortion Counseling, Services – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York has become the first city in the nation to turn down federal funds for family planning and preventive health services. After greeting a group of doctors who work at city hospitals, Mayor de Blasio said he has decided to say no to federal aid for family planning and related …
Thank NASA For Today’s Everyday Technology – CBS Boston
(CBS) – Do you take excellent selfies? Sleep well on that memory foam mattress? Like swimming at your local pool? You can thank NASA. For years, NASA has been creating technology for space that ends up enhancing our everyday lives. CAMERA PHONES In 1990, a team at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory worked to create …
North Texan Whose Son Survived Hot Car Argues For Technology That Detects Children Left Inside – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas mother, whose child survived after being left in a hot car, says she believes these accidents keep happening because people think it can’t happen to them. With so much technology in cars today, Michelle Stuyvesant says there should be technology in every car that detects when a human being …
Candidates Clash Over Health Insurance, Economy During First Democratic Debate In Miami – CBS Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Americans got a glance of the first 10 of 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls during Wednesday night’s televised debate in Miami. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised her hand as one of the only Democratic presidential contenders willing to abolish her own private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan, demanding “structural change” …
Take Steps To Avoid Hantavirus When Doing Summer Cleaning – CBS Denver
(CBS4) – Summer cleaning projects may put you at risk for a relatively rare but potentially deadly disease. The Post Independent in Glenwood Springs reports public health officials want people to be aware of the dangers deer mice carry. (credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus) Hantavirus is transferred to humans through dust contaminated with mouse droppings. Symptoms …
California Legislature OKs Health Insurance Mandate – CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has voted to tax people who refuse to buy health insurance, bringing back a key part of former President Barack Obama’s health care law that has been eliminated nationwide by Republicans in Congress. The state Assembly and Senate approved the tax on Monday, sending it to Democratic Gov. …
LA County Health Officials Diagnose 2 More Cases Of Measles – CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Officials with the LA County Health Department Saturday have diagnosed two more cases of measles and want to warn the public. Those who have not been vaccinated should be careful, health officials say. CBS2/KCAL9’s Greg Mills spoke to a doctor who discussed the precautions. “It’s highly infectious,” says Dr. Suman Radhakrishna, …
DFW Airport Partners With Vanderlande For New Baggage Handling Technology – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
DFW AIRPORT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport is using innovative technology to help its customers with more seamless transfers, by introducing Vanderlande’s autonomous vehicle solution FLEET, in the recheck area in Terminal D. The first of its kind robotic system can handle nearly 450 bags per hour and is being tested with transfer …
