Health

Democrats demand tougher standards for companies running Medicaid systems

October 20, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News

The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hail

The record-breaking heat in London, in summer 2022, resulted in an appalling problem in my neighbourhood – which one man took on, armed only with a jet wash

Sami Tamimi's Recipes for Lamb Meatballs with Spinach and Chickpea Stew, and Red Rice

Serve this warm and juicy meatball sabanekh with Iraqi tomato rice for a comforting meal that’s made to be shared

Gun used in Oregon elementary school shooting was birthday gift from shooter's mom, sources say

Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 7:35 PM EDT / CBS News

New AI Tool Can Predict Cancer Survival by a Single Patient Selfie, Study Suggests

System can estimate a person’s biological age and predict chances of cancer survival from a single photograph

Are your bones brittle? If they were, how would you know? (To men: this goes for you too)

Assessing osteoporosis risk requires more than a scan, which is why a thorough conversation with a doctor is essential

‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline

As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps

New details emerge on two killed after woman drove through Kansas soccer game

A boy, six, and woman, 35, were killed and 10 were injured after a woman drove on to the field at a youth soccer game

Trump signs executive order creating women's health division within NIH

October 19, 2026 / 11:59 AM EDT / CBS News

A job that changed me: On midnight shifts as a Subway ‘sandwich artist’ I served clubbers, cops and sailors

In Perth’s nightlife precinct in the 1990s, I made a lot of sandwiches – but the sandwiches also made me

Airman who died in rappelling accident at Texas college football game identified

US military says Tech Sgt Ian Patterson was killed after he fell from rafters at University of Texas at San Antonio game

Falling crucifix kills priest during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador

Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 8:53 AM EDT / CBS/AFP