Health

You be the judge: should my husband stop quoting song lyrics during serious conversations?

Randy thinks throwing in a line or two lightens the mood. Taylor says it’s an avoidance tactic. You decide who’s out of tune

The bathroom door scandal: why hotels are putting toilets in glass boxes

Solid doors are being replaced with sliding ones, or even transparent cubicles. For furious guests, this is a cost-cutting measure too far

The Beauty review

Carnage, exploding supermodels, Isabella Rossellini … forget the disastrous All’s Fair – Ryan Murphy is back at his best with this tale of a lethal sexually transmitted virus which also makes people beautiful

‘It was a wipeout’: how a family came back from a wife and mother’s murder

When Stuart Green’s wife, an environmental rights lawyer, was shot dead in a car in front of her children in the Philippines, he found books on grief little help. So he wrote his own

As U.S. is poised to lose measles-free status, RFK Jr.'s new CDC deputy downplays its significance

January 21, 2026 / 9:07 PM EST / KFF Health News

It’s the ‘golden age’ of nonalcoholic beer: the 12 best booze-free beers to try in the US

From booze-free IPAs to lagers to stouts, here are our beer expert’s picks for the best-tasting nonalcoholic beers

‘I would lose my vision’: Americans relying on ACA health plan face uncertainty

Expiration of expanded subsidies has left many with higher healthcare costs – and some with no coverage at all

Ben Jennings on the tool-using cow

A brown Swiss on an Austrian farm that has been observed using a stick to scratch its back leads scientists to reassess bovine intelligence

Snow, ice and subzero temperatures to sweep across US this weekend

The storm will stretch 2,000 miles from south-west to east, disrupting travel and threatening power outages

HHS Deputy Secretary Shocked To Hear About Horrors Of Euthanasia Organ Donation In Canada

Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying has crossed a new line in unethical practices, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neil noted.

House burping: should we all adopt this German habit?

It’s a simple way to keep homes fresh and mould-free, and has caught on in the US. But there are a few potential downsides ...

A massive winter storm is set to freeze DC: What to know

Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area are set to receive an unusually high amount of snow this weekend, as a massive winter storm makes its way across the United States.