Health

Helen Goh’s recipe for peanut and blackcurrant thumbprint cookies

Crumbly, buttery biscuits encrusted with nuts and topped with a spoonful of jam

‘Validation was an insatiable monster’: Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ punk-rock return

In his first newspaper interview after fathering a child outside his marriage, Grohl discusses his changed outlook, his grief for Taylor Hawkins, and the 430 therapy sessions he’s had

Tropical Cyclone Narelle poised to hit far north Queensland as ‘high-end’ category four storm

Authorities warn of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and coastal storm surge

Teenager becomes youngest person to die in ICE detention in Trump’s second term

Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, from Mexico, was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in Florida detention center

There’s Only One Reason to Cold Plunge

The practice has its benefits. Just not the ones wellness influencers are loudest about.

I send this 10-word message regularly to friends, ex-colleagues and mentors: 'Being remembered is surprisingly powerful'

"In a world that feels increasingly transactional and rushed, being remembered is surprisingly powerful," says Sara Sutton.

FDA approves higher dose version of weight loss drug Wegovy as Novo Nordisk tries to win back market share

The high-dose Wegovy helped patients with obesity lose an average 20.7% of their weight after 72 weeks in a phase three trial.

Meningitis vaccine eligibility expanded after Kent outbreak rises to 27

Anyone who was at Club Chemistry in Canterbury from 5 March to 15 March advised to get antibiotics and vaccination

9% of ACA health-care plan enrollees go uninsured after enhanced subsidies expire, poll finds

Many Americans face financial pressures after Affordable Care Act enhanced premium subsidies expired at the end of 2025.

'The pollen is coming': How to prepare for an early, severe allergy season, from an allergist

Allergy season started earlier than usual in 2025, and 2026 may follow suit, says an allergist. Here are five tips she recommends for managing allergy symptoms.

I asked my husband for five minutes of uninterrupted eye contact. It was harder than expected

A happiness researcher called prolonged eye contact ‘the best thing ever’, claiming it can bring couples closer. Does it really work?

There’s No Way the West Will Have a Normal Summer

This week’s record-breaking heat dome augurs badly for the months to come.