Health

A Different Type of ‘Muscle Memory’

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

Top doctors arrested after 9 newborns die at hospital in Russia: "A crime against the country"

January 14, 2026 / 7:16 AM EST / CBS/AFP

He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind

A new memoir shows how a lack of accountability can hurt home-educated kids.

Sali Hughes on beauty: if you don’t like strong scents, layering could be the answer

Looking for something gentle and kind for a sensitive nose? The new gen Z brands have you covered

States race to prove they'll use rural health funds wisely. Money for next year is on the line.

January 14, 2026 / 5:00 AM EST / KFF Health News

The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review

The death of a friend and the attempted murder of her husband Salman Rushdie loom large in the poet’s moving memoir

Can Congress Stop Chinese Billionaires From Fathering 100 Kids?

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Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

Family trauma shapes a student’s affair with her teacher in this bleak and funny fiction debut from the American memoirist

The woman who made her family disappear: how Karen Palmer escaped her abusive husband

He had threatened her, locked her up and absconded with one of their daughters. Palmer knew she and her girls needed to escape – but it would involve huge risk and total reinvention

ACA enrollment sinks sharply as coverage costs soar in 2026

Updated on: January 13, 2026 / 3:33 PM EST / CBS News

Tired of the wellness industrial complex? Six rules to ditch

Dr Ezekiel J Emanuel, a former Obamacare adviser, has deceptively simple advice for living a healthy life

Harvard psychologist: 5 signs you’re overparenting your kids—and how to really raise resilient children

Psychologist and parenting expert Dr. Meredith Elkins shares her best advice for how to raise more confident and resilient kids — and not "overparent" them