Health

California community ties U.S. temperature record for March, with more than 41 million under heat alerts

Updated on: March 19, 2026 / 11:32 AM EDT / CBS/AP

NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

The New Infidelity

Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.

Denmark is one of the world's happiest nations. Are its parenting habits worth importing?

March 19, 2026 / 10:39 AM EDT / CBS News

Show us your dome! Hot, balding, confident men are bringing sexy back

From Ed Harris to Stanley Tucci, women everywhere are desiring and dating balding men, fondly stroking their thinning manes

WHO Convenes Global Session To Dictate How The Coming Influenza Pandemic Will Be Run

The new pandemic control session, organized through the WHO’s Epidemics and Pandemics Information Network (EPI-WIN), will decree how governments, laboratories participating in the WHO influenza surveillance network, and pharmaceutical manufacturers operate under the framework during an influenza pandemic response.

State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look for ourselves.

March 19, 2026 / 9:27 AM EDT / CBS News

There’s more to Mexican spirits than tequila

From mezcal to sotól, the agave plant delivers a bounty of styles and flavours to explore

Stir-fries, crab cakes and carbonara: Georgina Hayden’s crab recipes

Sweet and delicate crab is a taste of spring. Here are five dishes perfect for lighter, sunnier days

Are They Still Your Friends if You Never See Them?

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Coast Guard investigating "confined space" deaths of 2 crew members on barge off Alaska

Updated on: March 19, 2026 / 7:23 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Will Ruling Against RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies Stand? Legal Experts Weigh In

Monday’s federal court ruling that blocked changes to vaccine recommendations and other actions taken by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands a good chance of being overturned on appeal, legal experts told The Defender. “We do not believe this order will stand,” attorney Rick Jaffe said.