Health

Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor

Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor

RFK Jr.’s New Autism Advisers Set Sights On ‘Many Unanswered Questions’

Nine new members have joined the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, which provides “advice and recommendations” on autism to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. John Gilmore, executive director of the Autism Action Network, said he and the other new members “are picking up the pieces following a generation of profound failure.”

‘Pesticide cocktails’ polluting apples across Europe, study finds

Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals

‘It’s still a family favourite’: your heirloom recipes

From baked beans with a Gujarati twist to billowing Yorkshire pudding with bramley apples, Guardian readers share the dishes that have connected their families across the generations

Valium, health checks and fabric slings: the complex logistics of moving 30 beluga whales

Canada has reached a tentative deal for 30 belugas in an amusement park to be shipped to four aquariums in US

Life expectancy in U.S. hit record high of 79 years in 2024, CDC says

January 29, 2026 / 6:57 AM EST / CBS/AP

Drugmakers Roche and Sanofi talk up their pipelines, as earnings fail to excite

The drugmaker's full-year results didn't seem to move the needle for investors who are instead focused on future growth prospects and innovation

Finding a kidney donor in America is a "part-time job" for patients

LANCASTER, PA – Jody and her husband Michael have launched a grassroots campaign across central Pennsylvania, with yard signs, bumper stickers, and even billboards, all with one simple message: Kidney Donor Needed.

How to have a guilt-free wardrobe clearout

Textile bins are overflowing, but donating isn’t always the answer. Experts share the smarter, greener ways to declutter unwanted clothes

‘Of course I’m scared’: people confront their final days

Sibylle Fendt’s intimate photographs of terminally ill patients and their carers were inspired by the death of her own husband – a period in which she experienced pain, tenderness and love

Rachel Roddy’s puntarelle, radicchio, celery, apple and cheese salad recipe

This crisp and punchy salad is a tribute to the late veg specialist Charlie Hicks and a shared love of the versatile Italian chicory puntarelle

The rise of Fafo parenting: is this the end of gentle child rearing?

Mothers on social media are advocating a tough, no-nonsense approach to parenting. Does this teach children important lessons – or just make them feel isolated and ashamed?