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Big Pharma race to snap up biotech assets as $170 billion patent cliff looms

Companies are facing a situation where they need to fill their pipelines, but also navigate a competitive environment for the best assets.

Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful

Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun

Some airlines serve "potentially unhealthy water" to passengers, study finds

Updated on: January 6, 2026 / 6:27 PM EST / CBS News

AI renewing some prescriptions in Utah pilot program, Politico reports

In Utah, artificial intelligence can now renew some prescriptions. A Politico exclusive says the pilot program will "test how far patients and regulators are willing to trust AI in medicine." Yasmin Khorram, economic policy reporter for Politico, joins CBS News to discuss her reporting.

Naomi Wolf on the Somali Genital Mutilation of Women

Are major media covering this? Of course not.

I have frequent nosebleeds. What causes them and are they normal?

Though most nosebleeds are mild and benign, they shouldn’t happen. Experts weigh in on when to see a doctor

I got married twice in my 20s. Now I’m in love with my midlife situationship

Bored, lonely and emerging from lockdown, a less-traditional relationship was just what I was looking for

Full-blown agony: my battle against the mysterious pain of cluster headaches

They can hurt more than broken bones or pancreatitis. But with the right drugs and therapies, relief is possible from this debilitating and often misunderstood condition

Wash well

Water bottles are the ‘perfect environment for bacteria to grow’ – as we’ve seen from the horror pics on social media. Follow these steps to stay clean

Kindness of strangers: I was ill and about to miss my flight when a well-dressed man helped me to the airport

I was running an hour late and couldn’t think clearly. I was in despair that I might miss my plane home

This is how we do it: ‘After 50 years together, I’m more orgasmic than ever’

Valerie and Max have discovered the secret of maintaining an active sex life in your 70s – and are happy to pass on their tips