Health

I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife … would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?

Eight years ago, after yet another disastrous festive get-together, my mother decided we needed professional help. Which is how a new festive tradition began

Here's how much ACA premiums would have risen this year without tax subsidies

December 19, 2025 / 4:06 PM EST / CBS News

Judge in nursing home bankruptcy case gives families fresh hope of compensation for injuries, deaths

December 19, 2025 / 2:42 PM EST / KFF Health News

Anti-vaccine group once led by RFK Jr circulates false assertions amid measles outbreak

Children’s Health Defense using familiar playbook to defend health secretary as it downplays dangers of disease and exaggerate risks of vaccines, public health experts say

When attacks unfold, what makes a person run towards danger?

Neuroscientists, psychologists and ‘have-a-go heroes’ themselves explain why it is about more than just instinct

Are sweet potatoes healthy?

This holiday staple is also one of the world’s oldest crops – here’s what to know about adding sweet potatoes to your diet

US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’

Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies

Unicef photo of the year awards 2025

The winning and commended projects from photojournalists working in Afghanistan, Gaza, India Mongolia, South Africa, Ukraine and the UK

As a child, our family Christmas photo was an annual trauma. As a parent, I understand it now

In our house, the Christmas photo still exists. But it follows a very different set of rules: Keep it quick, keep it casual, and if it’s not funny … what’s the point?

‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada

In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers

Cocktail of the week: La Petite Maison’s bikini – recipe

Clementines and cranberries sing Christmas carols in this classy festive premix

UnitedHealth Group commits to improvements after independent audit, patient backlash

The company said it has adopted 23 ongoing "action plans" to track and implement recommended improvements, all of which will be completed by the end of March.