Health

The pest I’ll never forget: the cockroaches I still dream about

My student house in Manchester had several thousand other occupants. Despite pest controllers regularly dousing the property, the glossy, greasy, relentless insects marched onwards, endlessly reproducing

The Lost Children of Tuam review

Monica Dolan is superb as the amateur historian who uncovered the horror of mass graves at a mother and baby home in this Liam Neeson produced drama

Jose Pizarro’s Recipe for Poached Pear and Almond Tart with PX Caramel

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Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds

Researchers, who looked at UK, US and Dutch data, say lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives a year

The Butter Boom

It’s being sculpted for fashion parties, collected by tourists and hoarded in freezers. There are even entire shops devoted to it. What’s behind the revival of the much-maligned foodstuff?

Hochul declares disaster emergency over New York measles surge

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has declared a statewide disaster emergency in New York over the latest numbers linked to the measles outbreak.

Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low risk

WHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.

Pennsylvania Faces Largest Measles Outbreak in Decades as Case Count Rises to 1,000

Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the country

US 'willing to help' with potential plague outbreak in Russia: Trump

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “willing to help” Russia contain the potential outbreak of a pneumonic plague in the country.

Trump is sending ACA and Medicare checks. Are they enough to cover rising healthcare costs?

October 5, 2026 / 3:59 PM EDT / CBS News

AstraZeneca CEO says Summit drug could drive next generation of cancer combinations after $2 billion investment

Pascal Soriot spoke exclusively with CNBC from the site of AstraZeneca's new $1 billion R&D facility in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Rubio says reported Russian lab leak is a 'cause for focus' but not 'alarm'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is keeping an eye on reports of a plague escaping a lab in Russia, but he said Americans ought not to panic.