Health

Jamie Lee Curtis announces death of actor sister Kelly aged 69: ‘My first friend and lifelong confidant’

Star says her older sister, an actor and film-maker, died ‘in her home, in nature, at peace’

Breaking down the high costs of egg freezing

Updated on: May 31, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News

Egg freezing popularity increasing among young women to preserve their fertility

Updated on: May 31, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News

Rescue diver details "very heartwarming" moments after 4 miners emerged from Laos cave

Four of the gold miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos "self-rescued" on Saturday, lead rescue diver Mikko Paasi told CBS News. Their escape from the cave came one day after a fifth miner was pulled from the cave in a risky maneuver.

I started using these 13 skincare products after 50, and they really work

I incorporated these beauty devices, sunscreens and serums into my new skincare regimen, which helped with fine lines and skin protection

WHO reports five recoveries from rare Ebola strain

Five people infected with a rare strain of Ebola have recovered in eastern Congo, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday, offering a sign of progress as health officials race to contain an outbreak that has spread across parts of Congo and into neighboring Uganda.

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri province

New drug nearly doubles survival rates in some pancreatic cancer patients, study says

A new, experimental medication nearly doubled overall survival rates for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, according to the results of a study published Sunday.

Envy used to prickle me constantly. But Buddhism teaches us that if someone feels joy, we too can feel it

If I wish myself happiness, then I might gradually become more positively disposed to the happiness of others

The kindness of strangers: I had a heart attack while mountain biking and someone saved my bicycle

I heard the ambulance siren getting closer. And then a voice: ‘Where do you live? We’ll take your bike home for you’

I've studied over 200 kids—the ones with high emotional intelligence do 7 things

Reem Raouda is a certified conscious parenting coach whose philosophy centers around emotional safety. After studying over 200 kids, she shares the key signs of emotionally intelligent kids.

Bus driver charged in Virginia crash that killed five people

Driver faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter in Friday crash that killed five and injured more than 40 others