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President Trump nominated a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. Dr. Erica Schwartz is a former deputy surgeon general and retired Coast Guard rear admiral. [TheTopNews] Read More.

Ibogaine is used in Mexico and the Caribbean to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and brain trauma. [TheTopNews] Read More.

Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients. [TheTopNews] Read More.

"CBS Saturday Morning" looks at an experimental treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, that is bringing hope to some patients suffering from the neurodegenerative disease. To inquire about possible participation in Silence ALS, an initiative to develop individualized gene-based therapies for patients with other rare genetic forms of ALS, please write to silenceals@cumc.columbia.edu. [TheTopNews] Read More.

The FDA approved a new GLP-1 drug from Eli Lilly. Dr. Jon LaPook breaks it down. [TheTopNews] Read More.