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Lung Cancer Leading Cancer Cause of Death Among Women, Says Former HHS Official
Retired Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal said that lung cancer has surpassed breast, ovarian and cervical cancer as the leading cancer cause of death in women and that it is part of the health inequity that has emerged in cancer research and prevention. Blumenthal said more system need to be in place in order to detect early and treat cancers in women. (Source: Bloomberg)
US conservatives sue to dismantle Native Hawaiian healthcare scholarships
Do No Harm activist group alleges ‘racial discrimination’ in program designed to support under-served communitiesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxConservative campaigners are targeting a decades-old federal scholarship program designed to provide Native Hawaiian students with funding to pursue healthcare careers and place practitioners in the state’s most medically under-served communities.Do No Harm, a Virginia-based advocacy group for healthcare clin...
US fertility rate drops to all-time low, continuing a two-decade decline
The United States fertility rate has now been in decline for two decades, dropping nearly 23 percent since 2007.
Women's Six Nations guide: Fixtures and BBC coverage
Women's Six Nations guide: Fixtures and BBC coverageTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, England lift Women's Six Nations trophyPublished6 April 2026Updated 9 April 2026The Women's Six Nations gets under way on Saturday, 11 April with world champions England bidding for an eighth successive title and a fifth consecutive Grand Slam.The Red Roses will return to Allianz Stadium for the first time since beating Can...
‘MH First’ Launches in Morocco to Transform Mental Health Prevention
Casablanca – The “Mental Health First” (MH First) platform was officially launched in Morocco through a two-day conference held in Rabat and Casablanca on April 8-9. Held under the theme “Anticipate Rather Than React: Transforming Mental Health Into a Lever for Sustainable Performance,” the conferences were organized in partnership with Mohammed V University in Rabat and ESCA School of Management in Casablanca. After the first day in Rabat, the second day took place at ESCA Casablanca, bringing...
NFL publicly defends media deal amid reports of DOJ investigation
The NFL defended how fans are able to watch its games amid reports on Tuesday that the Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the league has engaged in anticompetitive tactics through its media rights deal and is overcharging customers.“With over 87% of our games on free, broadcast television, including 100% of games in the markets of the competing teams, the NFL has for decades put our fans front and center in how we distribute our content,” a league spokesperson said. “The...
Humanitarian situation in Sudan at ‘catastrophic levels’, says NGO
Humanity & Inclusion says people with disabilities face extreme challenges amid war and humanitarian crisis.
DOJ probing NFL for alleged anticompetitive tactics, sources say
Politics Justice Department investigating NFL over games on paid platforms, sources say By Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News. Read Full Bio Jennifer Jacobs, Sarah N. Lynch Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch Updated on: April 9, 2026 / 12:23 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News...
'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure
'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleFergal KeaneSpecial correspondentReutersA woman and her child look at the aftermath of an air strike in TehranThe war is inside his head now. A slamming door or cutlery being dropped makes him jump. The ceasefire doesn't change that."Before the war, I had no stress at all," says Ali. "But now even the smallest sound causes my brain t...
Israel's war in Lebanon has become a flashpoint for the Iran ceasefire
World Israel's war in Lebanon becomes a flashpoint as Iran says U.S. must choose "between war and ceasefire" By Haley Ott, Haley Ott Reporter Haley Ott is a CBS News senior multi-platform reporter based in London. Read Full Bio Haley Ott, Sarah Lynch Baldwin Sarah Lynch Baldwin Deputy Managing Editor Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. She helps lead national and breaking news coverage and shapes editorial workflows. Read Full Bio Sarah Lynch Baldwin Updated on: April...
'Pakistan closer than ever to eradicating polio'
More than 200,000 frontline polio workers and supervisors will participate in a vaccination campaign targeting over 23.3 million children under the age of five across Punjab from April 13. Addressing a ceremony on Thursday where the Punjab Emergency Operations Centre inaugurated the upcoming National Immunisation Days (NIDs), Provincial Minister for Health and Population Imran Nazeer said sustained efforts and effective strategies had brought Pakistan closer than ever to the final phase of...
Woman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy
Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world firstA woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system.The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of which had a lasting impact, before receiving the therapy last year at University Hospital Erlangen in Germany. At the time, she required daily blood...
US had hottest March on record as nation faced ‘unprecedented’ heat
The continental US registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to Noaa data March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach super strength.Not only was it the hottest March on record for the US b...
Mpox threat
A quiet but deeply troubling health signal has emerged from Sindh, and it demands far more urgency than it is currently receiving. The confirmation of a local outbreak of Mpox in Khairpur, with at least four newborn deaths linked to the infection, is alarming. Initial reports of "unusual skin pimples" in mid-March have now culminated in laboratory-confirmed cases, verified by institutions such as Dow University of Health Sciences and Aga Khan University Hospital. That seven infan...
Hawaii doctor found guilty of trying to kill wife on hike
Hawaii doctor found guilty of trying to kill wife on hike13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMengshin Lin / Pool via APKonig had claimed he acted in self defense, but a jury sided with his wife who said he tried to kill her after an affairA doctor in Maui, Hawaii, was found guilty of attempted manslaughter on Wednesday for trying to kill his wife during a hike on her birthday last year.After the jury deliberated for more than eight hours, they spared Gerhardt Konig, 47, of the more...
Maui doctor accused of trying to kill his wife found guilty of attempted manslaughter
A jury in Hawaii found Gerhardt Konig guilty of attempted manslaughter after nearly three weeks of testimony. Konig was accused of trying to kill his wife during a birthday hike last year. Carter Evans reports.
Incontinence problems leave me 'leaking while competing'
Incontinence problems leave me 'leaking while competing'2 days agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMarie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIBBCAimee Oliver is due to undergo pelvic floor surgeryFitness fanatic Aimee Oliver never imagined that giving birth would ultimately cause her to need surgery for incontinence.Now aged 37, Aimee's problems began in her 20s, when she began to leak urine after coughing or sneezing following the birth of her first child."When...
How do weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy work?
How do weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy work?Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNick Triggle and Philippa RoxbyBBC NewsGettyIt is thought about 1.6 million people are on weight-loss drugs in the UK.Some patients are able to get the injections through the NHS but most buy them privately. The most popular jabs are called Mounjaro and Wegovy.The jabs are highly effective, but experts warn that users should be aware of the risk of weight gain once they stop taking the drugs. How do...
Bitten by snakes 200 times – on purpose: US man’s quest to help deliver new antivenom
Tim Friede put his ‘ass on the line’ to help stop snakebite deaths – whose numbers appear to be rising amid the climate crisisAs we overheat and degrade our planet, more people are set to come into contact, sometimes fatally, with venomous snakes. One man hopes to provide an unusual solution to this, after subjecting himself to 200 intentional snakebites to his body.For nearly 20 years, Tim Friede, 58, allowed some of the most lethal snakes in the world to bite him so he could build up an immuni...
MLB Draft 2026 ranking 2.0: Roch Cholowsky still at the top, but Vahn Lackey closing in
Once again, the strength of this MLB Draft is in its high school pitching. There’s enough major-conference college starting pitchers to populate the first round and get some of those teenaged arms to teams with extra picks and bigger bonus pools in the comp round and beyond.There’s at least a little uncertainty at the very top now, as the consensus top prospect, Roch Cholowsky, has held serve rather than taking another step forward, leaving a little room for a couple of college players to give t...