Health

Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?

Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition that seems to be genuinely transformative

American doctor who recovered from Ebola arrives back in U.S., says he's "feeling well"

The American doctor who contracted Ebola while working on a humanitarian mission in Congo has returned to the United States and said he's feeling well after recovering from the potentially deadly disease.

RFK Jr under fire for ‘bullying’ letter to scientific journal

Health advocates criticized Kennedy’s move demanding answers from journal that removed ‘flawed’ vaccine study

Bonnie Tyler out of coma but remains in intensive care in Portugal

Welsh singer, best known for 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, had emergency intestinal surgery in May

Woman dies after being thrown from bridge without safety cord in Brazil

Updated on: June 15, 2026 / 5:56 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Invasion of the Parakeets review

In this passionate documentary, Chris Packham looks at the notorious nature invaders – and whether we should love or loathe those flashes of neon green in our skies

There’s a Name for the People Who Drain You

“Hasslers” make life more difficult—and we can’t escape them.

How pet insurance can allow you to spend more on your pets

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Woman, 21, dies after being thrown from Brazil rope jump bridge without harness

Instructors hurled Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas into 40-metre abyss without attaching safety equipment

Skydivers on plane that crashed in Missouri "didn't have time to jump," witness says

A witness to the deadly plane crash that killed 11 skydivers and the pilot over the weekend said "the plane just completely like shattered with the ground" upon impact.

Forget makeup and tweakments: this is how we should be ageing gracefully

We over-50s should worry less about our crepe necks and sunspots and more about our listening skills – and the pettiness we bring to social media

Midlife is the perfect time to start trail running

An increasing number of people are finding trail running relatively late in life – and they’re reaping the health benefits