Health

Controversial FDA official leaving drug center post in latest departure at agency

Updated on: May 16, 2026 / 7:04 AM EDT / CBS News

The hantavirus debacle raises a key question: why would anyone go on a cruise?

I cannot think of one thing that a cruise offers that isn’t available in the safe bosom of dry land

‘A horrible way to die’: after deaths in Laredo, experts prepare for lethal summer heat at US-Mexico border

Officials warn of potentially fatal coming months after six people were found dead inside a railway car in Texas

CDC wastewater surveillance funding drying up

EXCLUSIVE — Funding for wastewater surveillance is slated to run dry unless Congress boosts funding for the infectious disease prevention program as part of next year’s budget appropriation.

‘I’m so grateful I got to live these days’: A Ghost in the Throat author Doireann Ní Ghríofa on recovering from depression

The acclaimed author and poet talks about her new book, telling the true stories of patients at a derelict Victorian psychiatric hospital – a place in which she might have found herself at a different time

Sawe’s Secret Sauce: Inside the Lab That Fueled Historic Sub-Two Hour Marathon

Swedish firm Maurten's high-carb drinks, bicarb sludges and hydrogels are giving super spikes a run for their money

Meera Sodha’s recipe for cauliflower and parmesan risotto with lemon breadcrumbs

A lighter risotto made with whizzed cauliflower as well as rice, but with a reassuringly rich cheese sauce

Giant green pickle tells us UK’s Jewish culture month has begun

Inaugural festival aimed at bringing ‘less oy and more joy’ has events that span food, fashion, music and literature

Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO

Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying

New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers treating the virus

A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak in a remote province of eastern Congo.

FDA Shuffles Top Drug, Biologics Leaders in Latest Shakeup

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is shuffling its top drug and biologics regulators, days after the departure of former commissioner Marty Makary.

From bottles to bars: easy swaps to cut plastic from your personal care routine

Almost all cosmetic packaging is thrown away. But with a bit of forethought, it’s not hard to keep both your skin and your conscience squeaky clean