Health

Experience: I died on my 44th birthday

The day I was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, I knew my life would end with euthanasia

The Trump Administration Casts Out the ‘Soul’ of MAHA

The withdrawal of Casey Means’s nomination for surgeon general is the latest blow to the movement.

"Ozempic breath" is boosting Hershey's sales of mints and gum

April 30, 2026 / 5:59 PM EDT / CBS News

Minnesota nonprofit hospitals spent millions overseas

Tax-exempt hospitals in Minnesota that have raked in large sums of revenue from a government safety net program spent tens of millions of dollars overseas over the past fiscal year, raising alarm among watchdogs monitoring the flow of cash in the nonprofit healthcare sector.

Trump Administration Ends Funding for Fentanyl Test Strips, Baffling Public Health Groups: "It Doesn't Make Sense"

April 30, 2026 / 3:35 PM EDT / CBS News

CDC head Jay Bhattacharya hits back at critics over withheld COVID-19 vaccine study

The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended himself against criticism for his decision not to publish a study on the efficacy of last year’s COVID-19 vaccines.

Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?

This underdiagnosed condition, which causes leg pain and swelling, affects one in 10 women, yet most doctors haven’t heard of it

‘Making the scarlet letter into my career’: my life as a sex writer

I thought my mother was ashamed of my taboo profession. Then I realized our experiences were more similar than I thought

The 23 Best Mother's Day Gifts, According to Moms, Grandmas and One Great-Grandmother

Your mom will not tell you what she wants, but you can’t go wrong with these all-time favorites from mothers and grandmothers we spoke to

FDA proposes excluding Novo, Lilly weight loss drugs from bulk compounding list in win for the companies

If that proposal is finalized, the exclusion would likely limit the mass compounding of those medicines unless they appear on the FDA's drug shortage list.

‘Do I put Sleeping Beauty on my CV?!’ Ballet dancers on their next steps, from midwifery to the House of Lords

Six dancers who made bold career pivots reflect on ballet’s transferable skills, what they miss about the stage – and what they were glad to leave behind

David Allan Coe, country singer who wrote "Take This Job and Shove It," dies at age 86

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It" and had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others, has died, a representative for Coe confirmed to CBS News. He was 86.