Health

The World's Rivers Are At Breaking Point. Can We Save Them Before It Is Too Late?

In this week’s newsletter: As the Guardian launches a year-long project, Our Rivers, we take stock of the issues facing waterways around the world

Helen Goh’s recipe for blackcurrant and vanilla finger buns

Everyone loves an iced finger bun, but these light and moist bakes with a blackcurrant fondant topping might be your new favourite afternoon treat

Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds

Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores

Rain check: what to wear with an anorak

From the hills to the high street, a decent windbreaker will see you through September showers

‘The damage was much worse than I had imagined’: the shocking inside story of Salman Rushdie’s survival

After the writer was stabbed in a horrific attack, his wife started making a video diary of his recovery. The clips are featured in a new film from Alex Gibney, who drew on Dennis Potter to create a powerful portrait of Rushdie’s tumultuous life

A Crystal Lake medical office is full of unopened mail, but no employees. What is going on?

Updated on: September 17, 2026 / 10:35 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race

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Record-breaking ultrarunner has 500ml of pus drained from leg: ‘I just didn’t quite feel right’

Australian Phil Gore in hospital after 152-hour solo run

‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño

From Sri Lanka to South Korea, governments are preparing for droughts, wildfires, typhoons and floods – with climate plans facing their biggest challenge to date

RFK Jr.’s Bold Reassurance to Anti-Vaxxers

“You have friends in the White House,” he said at a conference hosted by the anti-vaccine organization he founded.

Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare overbilled Medicare by $47 million: HHS

A federal audit has found that UnitedHealthcare, the country’s largest health insurance company by revenue, likely inflated its Medicare billing claims by at least $46.9 million between 2020 and 2021.

RFK Jr. takes step toward renewed electromagnetic radiation rules

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the first step toward implementing regulations or health warnings for cellphones, wifi, and other technologies based on fringe concerns that electromagnetic radiation could cause health problems.