Health

Shapiro says he'll spurn federal measles aid until CDC confirms four deaths

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) said Wednesday he would refuse any federal aid for Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the four measles deaths reported in the state.

Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might

The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving

Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases

Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’

Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August

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Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania

Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she's cancer-free

September 16, 2026 / 2:58 PM EDT / CBS News

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Toronto film festival: Director Guy Nattiv draws on personal experience for an 80s-set tale of a woman abandoning her family for a creepy commune

Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage: "Heartbreaking to watch"

September 16, 2026 / 1:55 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Girls creator Lena Dunham welcomes baby girl delivered via surrogate

Writer and actor, 40, had long struggled with endometriosis before undergoing total hysterectomy at age 31

Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm

Seeing a pallid, washed-out face in the mirror? Prepare to be diagnosed …