There’s a new government warning about a serious polio-like illness that mainly strikes young children. Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM, is in peak season, and the CDC says there’s eleven confirmed cases so far. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to share updates on a 7-year-old boy struggling with the illness, and discuss why it’s still “a little bit of a mystery” to researchers. Source
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AFM still a “bit of a mystery” amid peak season for polio-like illness
It’s not yet clear exactly how the virus works, or how to treat it Source
Woman gives birth after receiving uterus transplant from a dead donor
One in 5,000 women cannot have children because of a uterine problem. To help those women give birth, surgeons must typically perform extremely complex procedures to transplant a uterus from one living woman to another. But for the first time in North America, a woman gave birth after receiving a uterus transplant from a deceased donor. Source
First baby born in U.S. from dead donor’s transplanted womb
Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Source
Beyonce’s new single for “The Lion King” released
“Spirit” is the first full song Disney has unveiled – two full star-studded albums will soon follow Source
Polio-like illness AFM still “a bit of a mystery” to researchers
There’s a new government warning about a serious polio-like illness that mainly strikes young children. Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM, is in peak season, and the CDC says there’s eleven confirmed cases so far. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to share updates on a 7-year-old boy struggling with the illness, and discuss why it’s still “a bit of a mystery” to researchers. Source
“Three Women” author Lisa Taddeo on the complexity of female desire
The book “Three Women” is one of this summer’s most anticipated debuts. Author Lisa Taddeo spent eight years traveling across the country to share the stories of three different women’s sexual desires. Lisa Taddeo joins “CBS This Morning” in her first television interview to talk about her new book. Source
Eye Opener at 8: British ambassador to U.S. resigns
A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source
Lawyer for Epstein’s alleged victims: There are “well in excess of 50”
Brad Edwards has represented 13 women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of abusing them when they were underage, and has been on their side for more than 11 years. Edwards joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss Epstein’s non-prosecution agreement with then U.S. attorney and current labor secretary Alex Acosta, and the new allegations. Source
Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer, claims plea deal was fair
In his first TV interview since Epstein was indicted Monday on child sex trafficking charges, Dershowitz denies the 2008 deal was a bargain Source