Health

Is it true that … stretching before exercise prevents injury?

Loosening your muscles is beneficial, but choosing the right type of movement for your chosen exercise is key

A new start after 60: I adopted a Guide Dog mum

After her husband died suddenly, and her children left home, teacher Helen Smith started to question everything in her life. Then a radio programme about a shortage of Guide Dogs gave her an idea

West African sunshine dishes: Toyo Odetunde’s chicken yassa pot pie and stuffed plantain boats

Beat the winter blues with a soul-soothing, Senegalese-inspired spiced chicken pie and hearty Nigerian plantain boats stuffed with black-eyed beans

The friendship secret: why socialising could help you live longer

Neuroscientist Ben Rein is on a mission to show that being around others not only feels good, but can even improve recovery from strokes, cancer and heart attacks. So why are so many of us isolated and glued to our phones?

3 ways parents can lower kids' screentime, from the co-author of 'The Amazing Generation'

Try having a family loner phone kids can use when they're doing after school activities, says Catherine Price.

Jim Gaffigan: Children are not pancakes

January 11, 2026 / 10:02 AM EST / CBS News

State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today

January 11, 2026 / 9:19 AM EST / CBS News

As the year begins, don’t look away from the headlines, look better and deeper

It’s important to cultivate a fresh way of seeing – one that isn’t blind to harsh realities but refuses to be cowed by them

‘There’s a dark side to floristry’: are pesticides making workers seriously ill

Unlike in food, there is no upper limit on the amount of pesticide residue levels in flowers. But after French officials linked the death of a florist’s child to exposure in pregnancy, many in the industry are now raising the alarm

I’m a psychologist who studies couples: People in the happiest relationships do 7 things in the mornings—that most neglect

Before work, emails and stress take over, the happiest couples use mornings to regulate while protecting their bond. Mark Travers, a psychologist who studies relationships, shares what they do differently.

Why pleasure is the key to self-improvement

Forget puritanical self-discipline – the way to really make a new habit stick is to lace it with instant gratification

‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother

As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisit