Health

'Children are dying': Fiji hopes declaring an HIV emergency will help it tackle crisis

One in 60 adults Fiji lives with HIV but a recent emergency declaration may help address key issues such as syringe sharing

Peperoncini product recalled after "pest contaminant" found in jar

September 28, 2026 / 5:51 PM EDT / CBS News

Details Emerge in Case of Former Cornell Student Alleging Gang Rape by Fraternity Members

Updated on: September 28, 2026 / 8:56 PM EDT / CBS News

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault

Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attack

High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests

Effect of elevated screen exposure could be as significant as parental behaviour and premature birth, report says

'12 weeks and SO disgusted by my dog': what happens when you’re pregnant and can’t stand your pet?

There may be almost no research on pet aversion during and post-pregnancy, but it may not be particularly rare

DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak

Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says

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Want cheaper health insurance? Don't kill HSAs

A new study from Georgetown University offers a three-part strategy for cutting health insurance costs — a worthwhile goal if there ever was one.

I Can’t Tell You But I Will by Magda Szubanski review

Szubanski’s latest book delves into both her mother’s decline, and her triumphant fight for marriage equality

Your doctor doesn’t work for you now. They work for a corporate cartel

When a patient walks into a local medical clinic, they assume the person making the decisions about their care is the physician wearing the white coat. Increasingly, that assumption is dead wrong. Behind the scenes, the person calling the shots is a corporate bean-counter working for a massive, vertically integrated insurance cartel thousands of miles away.

US response to UN pandemic talks ‘severely weakens’ global planning, says leading health expert

The US says it is unable to support a major global text on pandemic prevention and preparedness put forward at UN general assembly