Health

‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas

As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common

RFK Jr.'s quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots

August 17, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef review

A journalist investigates the unsettling world of a charismatic shaman and the people who trusted him

Is it true that … it’s harder for women to do pull-ups?

The differences in body types does mean that, on average, women find the exercise more difficult – but that’s not the whole story

‘Paul McCartney asked for my autograph!’ Su Pollard on Hi-de-Hi! and her amazing celebrity encounters

Even after half a century in the limelight, the actor can still surprise. Who’d have guessed she went clubbing with Freddie Mercury? Or that she watched Blair and Brown strike their fateful deal at Granita?

Nothing less than radical whole-system change is required to fix the NHS's maternity services

It’s vital that Yvette Cooper’s taskforce acts on the Amos and Ockenden reports – and puts the needs of women and families at the heart of maternity services

Hayden Panettiere, actor in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36

Panettiere’s death was announced by her father, who called her ‘an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy’

All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives

Exclusive: With no appointment needed and a relaxed environment, bus clinic encourages more women to be checked

Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures

With heatwaves now recognised as disasters, personal testimonies are key to a new project that looks to protect those living in the most cramped districts of India’s capital

Hayden Panettiere, actor known for "Heroes" and "Remember the Titans," dies at 36

Updated on: August 17, 2026 / 1:42 AM EDT / CBS News

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak

Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway

Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say police