Health

Major weather threats bring blizzard conditions to U.S. northern tier, early heat wave to the West

Updated on: March 16, 2026 / 9:42 AM EDT / CBS/AP

'Evil' paedophile jailed for 24 years after abuse of five children at Bristol nursery

Judge describes Nathan Bennett as ‘incorrigible and dangerous’ over string of offences including rape

Kent meningitis outbreak: key questions answered

What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?

Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

Weather tracker: heavy snowfall and freezing rain sweep across US and Canada

Parts of US face another winter storm with severe conditions also pushing into Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland

The Peptide Boom Is Getting Out of Hand

There’s no ambiguity about who Vyleesi is for. The prescription drug, commonly referred to as female Viagra, boosts the libido of women experiencing hypoactive-sexual-desire disorder, a condition in which lack of interest in sex causes distress. When Vyleesi was approved in 2019, an FDA official announced that it was evidence of the agency’s “commitment to protect and advance the health of women.”

I couldn’t stop worrying

My therapist told me that anxiety is a bully and, like all bullies, it needs to be put in its place. To my relief, she knew exactly how to do it

What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind

The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?

Changes in organ donor status can fall through cracks in the system

March 16, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

The Plastic Detox review

In this affecting documentary, an epidemiologist asks six couples struggling to conceive to reduce their exposure to plastics and see if it helps. The results are startling – and prove that we should all make changes now

There Are Two Types of Airport People

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The Guardian view on weight-loss jabs and addiction: there is too much moralising about these remarkable medicines

Evidence is piling up that GLP-1 drugs can treat addiction. We must learn from the way that obesity has been stigmatised