Health

From toothpaste tablets to hand soap: nine sustainable subscriptions for greener, easier living

You told us your favourite subscriptions for cutting costs and reducing household waste. Plus, Anya Hindmarch’s shopping secrets and marathon essentials

UK spring sunshine prompts warnings over unsafe fake designer sunglasses

Experts say counterfeits lack UV filters, increasing the risk of eye damage, and urge shoppers to check for safety marks

Pro-choice campaigners in Malta create lockboxes containing abortion pills

Critics hit out at ‘dire’ situation in the country which has the strictest laws around abortion in western Europe

Ben Sasse credits miracle drug for 'extended time' while having five cancers

Former Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse credited “providence, prayer, and a miracle drug” for how he is still alive as he is dying from pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to four other regions.

Crew member on Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship falls overboard off Massachusetts coast

Updated on: April 27, 2026 / 8:04 AM EDT / CBS Boston

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for green chilli eggs with coriander and coconut

A flavour-packed one-pan egg, noodle and green vegetable dinner in lime-spiked coconut milk

There are two kinds of people: those who enjoyed school PE lessons and the rest of us

The horror of sports lessons put three in 10 of British 50 to 65-year-olds off exercise for life. I wish I’d known sooner that movement can feel so good

The one change that worked: I swapped doomscrolling for reading comic books

After Donald Trump’s second election, I realised the insidious hold my phone had over my life. So I turned to something I’d loved in childhood to better occupy my attention

Big companies position themselves for payday from $50B federal rural health fund

April 27, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

Famesick by Lena Dunham review

The Girls creator has endured brickbats and breakdowns – but she doesn’t always make it easy to feel sorry for her

Is it true that … it’s harder for women to build muscle than men?

Men tend to have a higher ratio of muscle to fat, but women respond just as well to resistance training

Human remains found in search for missing University of South Florida doctoral student

Updated on: April 27, 2026 / 2:50 AM EDT / CBS News