The FDA approved a landmark gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease. The disease affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., predominantly people of color.
Recent studies show new antibody drugs can slow cognitive decline in people with early-onset Alzheimer’s — a critical finding for a disease with no cure.
CBS News chief medical correspondent
@drlapook visits @washumedicine in St. Louis, where researchers are testing treatments before symptoms appear. (The clinical trials involve the 1 to 2 percent of people with Alzheimer's who are genetically predisposed to developing dementia.) He also speaks with philanthropist @thisisbillgates , who has donated $300 million to support Alzheimer’s research.
There are promising new treatments and possible early detection for Alzheimer’s Disease. @drlapook talks with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, who has donated millions of dollars for research, along with doctors at Washington University in St. Louis. More this Sunday.
“This is not going to be a pandemic”: More than a dozen Americans are in Nebraska, in quarantine, after being evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where multiple people died of hantavirus. @drlapook , CBS News’ chief medical correspondent, breaks down how the illness is spread — and why Americans shouldn’t worry about contracting the virus.
Experts say the hantavirus risk remains low, but it has grabbed global attention. CBS News’ @iamthatreporterjd spoke with CBS chief medical correspondent @drlapook about why we are seeing such extraordinary measures for this virus that has killed three people.
A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic has killed three people and left nearly 150 passengers isolated in their cabins, raising a key question: should we be worried? While the World Health Organization says the risk to the general public remains low, health officials are still monitoring passengers who disembarked earlier as concerns grow over possible spread in the coming weeks.
A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others. The World Health Organization says it's helping to evacuate passengers that are showing symptoms.
The Justice Department has issued an order rescheduling certain marijuana products to a lower drug classification, while moving to expedite the process to reclassify marijuana more broadly. @DrLaPook reports.
There is more than one way to measure your age, @drlapook says, with biological age measuring the wear and tear on a body that doesn’t always align with a date of birth.
Dr. LaPook breaks down the factors that can help contribute to a longer life.
