Health

Ben Sasse credits miracle drug for 'extended time' while having five cancers

Former Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse credited “providence, prayer, and a miracle drug” for how he is still alive as he is dying from pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to four other regions.

Crew member on Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship falls overboard off Massachusetts coast

Updated on: April 27, 2026 / 8:04 AM EDT / CBS Boston

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for green chilli eggs with coriander and coconut

A flavour-packed one-pan egg, noodle and green vegetable dinner in lime-spiked coconut milk

There are two kinds of people: those who enjoyed school PE lessons and the rest of us

The horror of sports lessons put three in 10 of British 50 to 65-year-olds off exercise for life. I wish I’d known sooner that movement can feel so good

The one change that worked: I swapped doomscrolling for reading comic books

After Donald Trump’s second election, I realised the insidious hold my phone had over my life. So I turned to something I’d loved in childhood to better occupy my attention

Big companies position themselves for payday from $50B federal rural health fund

April 27, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

Famesick by Lena Dunham review

The Girls creator has endured brickbats and breakdowns – but she doesn’t always make it easy to feel sorry for her

Is it true that … it’s harder for women to build muscle than men?

Men tend to have a higher ratio of muscle to fat, but women respond just as well to resistance training

Human remains found in search for missing University of South Florida doctoral student

Updated on: April 27, 2026 / 2:50 AM EDT / CBS News

A pasta bake and a sumac salad: Sami Tamimi’s prep-ahead sharing recipes

A pasta bake combining tender chicken and hearty chickpeas, and a Middle Eastern spring salad layered with spices, refreshing herbs and sweet peas

People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries

Sun Pharma shares jump 7% as India's largest drugmaker to buy U.S. firm Organon in $11.75 billion deal

To fuel its global ambitions, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will acquire New Jersey-based Organon & Co in an all-cash deal that values the U.S. company at $11.75 billion.