Health

Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focusing: 10 myths about attention

Every second, 11m bits of information enter our brains, which then efficiently prioritise them. We need to learn to work with the process, rather than against it

The New Old Age

What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late

NHS patients put at risk by ‘sham investigations’, says ex-CEO of hospital

Exclusive: Dr Susan Gilby, who won £1.4m bullying payout, says whistleblower protections must be strengthened

‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life

We are living longer and longer, but many of us are unprepared for the challenges age brings, says the novelist and psychotherapist Frank Tallis

Mel Robbins on leaning in

February 1, 2026 / 10:11 AM EST / CBS News

Deaths of two more patients at Glasgow hospital under investigation

Prosecutors say seven deaths now being looked at in connection with Queen Elizabeth university hospital

How this 32-year-old New Yorker turned her love of dogs into a dream career: 'I feel like the luckiest person in the world'

On the eve of her 30th birthday, Isabel Klee was at a career crossroads. Sharing stories of her foster dogs online helped her build her dream job.

Death toll from Crans-Montana bar fire rises to 41

Eighteen-year-old Swiss national injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort died on Saturday

The Storms That Teach What We Can Tolerate

The South knows warm-weather storms, but the cold has its own lessons.

Leaps of faith: does jumping up and down 50 times in the morning really boost your physical and mental health?

TikTok says it’s the ultimate wake-up call. But does the fitness craze have any downsides – apart from waking up the neighbours?

Why does a song sometimes get stuck in our heads

The series in which readers answer other readers’ questions explores an ancient, vexed musical conundrum

Powerful storm hits an East Coast still buried under last week's snow

Updated on: February 1, 2026 / 8:25 AM EST / CBS/AP