Health

Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures

With heatwaves now recognised as disasters, personal testimonies are key to a new project that looks to protect those living in the most cramped districts of India’s capital

Hayden Panettiere, actor known for "Heroes" and "Remember the Titans," dies at 36

Updated on: August 17, 2026 / 1:42 AM EDT / CBS News

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak

Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway

Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say police

Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve

Couple die in Salamis, while multinational forces and local farmers tackle Belgium’s biggest fire in a century near Liège

Republican Senator Denounces Trump’s ‘Crazy, Stupid’ Claims About MMR Vaccine Safety

Outgoing Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking out

Can exercise really help improve my sex life?

Here’s what experts say about how sex and exercise are linked, and whether the type, timing and intensity of movement matter

Kindness of strangers: The day of my mum’s funeral, the saleswoman at the stationery store made me feel less alone

Because I’d visited so often to print things, she made me feel that someone had witnessed the journey I was on, all the way through to its difficult conclusion

The internet's grandma has advice for late bloomers: 'It doesn't all have to be perfect'

Kim Murstein and Gail Rudnick are the duo behind "Excuse My Grandma," an advice podcast that dives into life, love and other issues across generations.

Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday

University says it continued to provide support after resignation of academic, who was found dead on Friday

Short pants: The long and the short of it

Updated on: August 16, 2026 / 12:00 PM EDT / CBS News

A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world

August 16, 2026 / 9:16 AM EDT / CBS News