Health

Good & Gather snack, other nut mixes recalled due to salmonella risk

An Illinois food manufacturer is recalling several snack products due to concerns that they may be contaminated with salmonella, according to a recall notice with the Food and Drug Administration.

Global race under way to trace passengers who left hantavirus ship before outbreak confirmed

At least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities left the MV Hondius on 24 April after the first fatality

Hantavirus cruise death toll rises to five after eight confirmed infections: WHO

World Health Organization officials on Thursday said that eight cases of hantavirus have been confirmed as a result of an outbreak on a cruise ship, and five of those infected have died.

How to save a life: paramedics on emergency first aid

Would you know how to respond if someone was taken critically ill? Experts explain the basic skills we can all learn and how to perform them with confidence

‘An epidemic of flies, rats, waste and foul odours’: health fears in Cuba as US oil blockade halts rubbish collection

As Trump ramps up pressure by cutting off fuel to the island, Havana’s refuse is rarely collected, forcing residents to burn it in the streets despite the pollution

I've studied highly creative people for 40 years. These 4 phrases stifle our creativity—how to avoid them

Anthony Fredericks has written over 180 books, two on creativity. He says that these four common phrases can stop creative thinking cold.

The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall found dead in Mallorca

Towie star Hall, 35, found unresponsive with head wounds reportedly caused by shards of glass at villa on Spanish island

Woman dies while competing in 250-mile ultramarathon in Arizona

Updated on: May 7, 2026 / 8:52 AM EDT / CBS/AP

How to match wine with vegetables

Our changing diet, which increasingly revolves around vegetable, makes wine-matching a bit trickier, but there’s no need to overthink it

Shark or sea monster? The Canadian marine mystery that still intrigues experts 90 years on

Debate continues to rage over whether a strange carcass found in 1937 was a new species or a basking shark. Either way, the case reveals how little is known about what lies beneath the waves

‘It’s a tiny bit of joy!’ How trinket swapping is making the world a happier place, one china sheep at a time

What’s so life-affirming about collecting and trading miniature animals, keyrings, stickers and pins? We visit one of the 1,500 trinket exchanges to find out

Trump promised cheaper drugs. Some prices dropped. Many others shot up.

Updated on: May 7, 2026 / 6:08 AM EDT / KFF Health News