A joint investigation by USA Today Network and Kaiser Health News highlights the dangerous conditions that have apparently led to many deaths in facilities known as surgery centers across the U.S. The report takes an in-depth look at operations performed at these non-hospital facilities and found more than 260 patients have died after surgery center procedures since 2013. Tony Dokoupil reports. Source
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More needs to be done to improve future flu vaccines, researcher says
Since the flu virus mutates over time, it’s been hard to come up with an effective vaccine. But one researcher says a universial flu vaccine, which is long overdue, could be ready in just a few years. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Source
Reba McEntire to host 2018 ACM Awards
Country music icon Reba McEntire joined “CBS This Morning” to announce the nominees for the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards’ top categories including entertainer of the year and male and female vocalists of the year. McEntire, who has hosted the awards show 14 times since the late 1980s, also revealed that she will be returning as the show’s host. Source
FDA panel aims to finalize next year’s flu vaccine
An FDA panel is expected to finalize next year’s flu vaccine during a meeting Thursday. This will give manufacturers the six to nine months they need to prepare more than 150 million doses to fight the flu. Dr. Tara Narula reports. Source
Baia: The Las Vegas of ancient Rome
Seth Doane dives into waters off the coast of Italy to report on Baia, a city that sunk into the sea between the 4th and 5th centuries. Watch the story on 60 Minutes Plus, streaming now, only on Paramount+. Source
What parents should know about Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for children age 12 and older
The FDA authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for emergency use in adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15. The vaccine was found to be 100% effective in that age group. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports, and CBSN’s Tanya Rivero spoke with Alonzo Plough, the chief science officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about what this means for families. Source
Kidney donation sets off chain reaction to help others
Philip Cameli thought he would donate a kidney to his friend Brendan. But when he wasn’t a match, he decided to donate anyway, and that decision ended up helping a whole group of other patients. CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds has their story. Source
Golden State Warriors skip White House meeting
The Golden State Warriors are in Washington, D.C., but they didn’t stop at the White House following a war of words with President Trump. Kris Van Cleave has more. Source
Baia: Exploring the real-life Atlantis, once ancient Rome’s Sin City
Seth Doane dives into waters off the coast of Italy to report on Baia, a city that sunk into the sea between the 4th and 5th centuries. Watch the story on 60 Minutes Plus, streaming now, only on Paramount+. Source
After her son’s death, mother details her journey to prevent future opioid addiction
In this web exclusive, Sharon Parsons shares her son Sean’s story about getting addicted to OxyContin in college, and how he later overdosed on fentanyl. “I have to make something good come from this,” Sharon says about why she’s trying to prevent future addicts. Source