Health

The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about

The president’s empty advice that children should receive separate jabs against measles, mumps and rubella will only lead to less take-up by parents

Clear Eyes eye drops recalled nationwide over contamination risk, FDA says

August 20, 2026 / 1:04 PM EDT / CBS News

Photos: Releasing Animals Back Into Their Habitats

Recent images of the moment of release—when many different kinds of animals were reintroduced to their natural habitats after rehabilitation, or as part of repopulation efforts, or simply to help grow an ecosystem.

Huge, invasive Joro spiders are spreading in several states again. Here's what to do if you spot one.

Updated on: August 20, 2026 / 4:06 PM EDT / CBS News

Fat people cannot win, regardless of what we do. And I’ve had enough

Using weight loss drugs like Ozempic is not ‘cheating’ – and why does it matter how a person changes their body anyway?

Doctors and patients shouldn't pay for Tim Walz's failures

Ever since the Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Medicaid fraud scandal broke — when a handful of bad actors turned Medicaid into a fraud buffet while elected officials looked the other way — the Trump administration has been moving mountains to make sure it never happens again.

Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?

Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research

All of Us Atoms by Holly Dawson audiobook review

Helena Bonham Carter narrates the playwright’s impressionistic memoir, written as she was experiencing the loss of her memory

How one American couple ditched their lawn and created a wildlife haven

Novice gardeners James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz wanted to try something new when they moved out to the suburbs. Little did they know they were joining a nationwide movement

You be the judge: should my partner stop hogging my side of the bed?

Pádraig has a favourite side, whereas Dave likes to sleep farthest from the door. Help us put this argument to bed Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

Blizzards, nuclear anxiety and a fragile bond: two sisters in Japan

Sayuri Ichida’s and her sister used to be distant – until their mother died. This exhibition traces their close relationship through sun, wind and snow

Unmade beds and overdue books: Photographing the rooms of kids killed in school shootings

The families of nine school shooting victims opened their doors to Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp, allowing them to document their children's bedrooms.