KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell June 4, 2024 22:43:00
Thank you. tonight, a major reversal by an influential physician advisory task force on who should take an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks and strokes. cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook is here to explain. good to have you, dr. lapook. why was this change recommended? >> for years there's been a gradual evolution of guidance about who should be taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. we have seen a shift away recommending it because of the risk, especially bleeding into the gastrointestinal track or the brain. there were two major recommendat...
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