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Tick season is sending more people to hospitals. Here's how you can protect yourself.
The CDC is reporting the most weekly emergency room visits for tick bites for this time of the year in at least a decade. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Celine Gounder explains how to protect yourself and your family.
Zoologist and TV presenter Desmond Morris dies aged 98: Tributes to star who had a 'lifetime of exploration, curiosity and creativity'
Zoologist and TV presenter Desmond Morris dies aged 98: Tributes to star who had a 'lifetime of exploration, curiosity and creativity'By ARTHUR PARASHAR, SENIOR REPORTER Published: 14:36, 20 April 2026 | Updated: 14:40, 20 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Cancer tied to woman's vaping habit since age 15 as she's now given just months to live
A young woman who started vaping at the age of 15 has been given just 18 months to live — after being diagnosed with lung cancer in her early 20s. Kayley Boda, 22, of Manchester, in the United Kingdom, was engaging in heavy vaping on a regular basis when she started coughing up a brown substance with "grainy bits" in it in January 2025, news agency SWNS reported. The retail assistant said doctors turned her away eight times, telling her she had a chest infection — until she began coughing up blo...
Ex-Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran hospitalised in Delhi with critical illness
ExAfghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran hospitalised in Delhi with critical illness
America’s medicine cabinet must come home
We have become a design-and-discovery superpower with a hollowed-out production base. President Trump intends to change that.
London Marathon: 10 things I wish I'd known before signing up – and what you need to do to survive the run
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‘Pandemic of fascism’ looming over West – Moscow
Some countries have embraced historical revanchism by seeking to revisit the Soviet victory over Nazism, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said The West is being swept by a “pandemic of historical revanchism” as it seeks to erase the memory of World War II and rewrite the Soviet victory over Nazi ideology, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned. Zakharova made the remarks in an interview with TASS on Sunday on the occasion of Russi...
'I could feel hands rummaging in my abdomen and realised I was still being operated on. I tried to cry out, but couldn't': Why the nightmare of waking mid-procedure is more common than doctors ever tell you
'I could feel hands rummaging in my abdomen and realised I was still being operated on. I tried to cry out, but couldn't': Why the nightmare of waking mid-procedure is more common than doctors ever tell youBy JULIE COOK Published: 12:11, 20 April 2026 | Updated: 12:11, 20 April 2026 e-mail 18 View comments
High salt intake linked to faster memory decline in one group, study finds
Excess salt intake has long been linked to higher blood pressure, but now a new study has also tied it to quicker cognitive decline in certain groups.In a six-year study of more than 1,200 older adults 60 and older, Australian researchers found that higher baseline dietary sodium intake was associated with faster decline in "episodic recall" in men, but not in women. "Episodic recall is a type of memory used to recall personal experiences and specific events from one’s past, such as where you pa...
29 years on, Allahabad High Court awards Rs 26 lakh to man who lost hands as child
The court remarked that a seven-year old child is not expected to be aware of the imminent danger from a transformer.
Health ministry rejects HIV/AIDS surge claims in Islamabad
HealthMust ReadHealth ministry rejects HIV/AIDS surge claims in IslamabadBy Jahangir Khan-Apr 20, 2026ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services has rejected reports suggesting a surge in HIV/AIDS cases in Islamabad, stating that claims of a sharp increase are inaccurate and without basis. In an official statement issued on Monday, the ministry said there is no evidence to indicate an epidemic situation in Islamabad, adding that the number of HIV cases reported each month remains...
UAE schools reopen: How children can socially readjust to in-person learning
From April 20, students across the UAE are back in classrooms after weeks of distance learning, as the Ministry of Education confirms a return to in-person schooling. While safety protocols and logistics have been carefully planned, the questions for many families also lean towards the emotional impact of being back to school: how will children reconnect with friends, rebuild social confidence and feel like they belong again in changed school environments?Experts say the academic catch-up will c...
Who is Delhi HC judge at centre of row with Arvind Kejriwal? Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma decide today if she'll recuse
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal argued his own case in the Delhi High Court last week, specifically a petition demanding that the judge step aside from excise case| India News
A detransitioner confronted a California lawmaker on the harms of gender transition. Here's why he spoke out.
A young man who went viral for confronting California lawmakers about harms he says he faced from childhood medical transition is speaking out against a bill he believes could make it harder for vulnerable minors to get proper counseling.Jonni Skinner, a detransitioner and ambassador for Genspect, testified at a California Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week against SB 934, a bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener that would let victims of "conversion therapy" seek damages throu...
Oscar Health Launches Consumer Marketplace For Insurance Beyond Its Own
Oscar Health launched a new health marketplace to connect consumers to major individual health insurance plans as well as supplemental coverage beyond what it sells.
Who is Stan Moody? Crucible debutant profiled
Who is Stan Moody? Crucible debutant profiledByJonty Colman, BBC Sport journalist and John Skilbeck, BBC Sport senior journalistPublished19 April 2026Updated 14 minutes agoStan Moody is the teenager who believes he can do for snooker what Luke Littler has for darts.Moody, who will make his World Championship debut on Monday in the first round against world number two Kyren Wilson, won't be found lacking for confidence or belief in his ability."I think it's quite fair," he say...
Steelers mock draft: WR double-dip, QB, DB, guard who would win a 'Royal Rumble'
If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve officially made it to draft week, which means the impending end of speculation season. As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to host the draft with a league-high 12 picks in hand, it’s time for one final mock draft using nuggets from the pre-draft visits and rumblings from behind the scenes. (Note: Asterisk denotes pre-draft visitor.)Advertisement
2026 NFL Draft rankings: Who are the top 300 prospects in this year’s class?
At this point, all 2026 NFL Draft player grades have been finalized for weeks (and, hopefully, you’ve already been studying them within “The Beast”). But taking those grades and creating a top-300 board is a good way to digest the class, and it gives us another perspective on how this year’s prospects stack up.
20 years after routine dialysis led to patient death, top consumer body slashes Apollo Hospital’s payout
The case dates back to 2006, when the complainant’s daughter was undergoing dialysis, following which she slipped into a coma. She passed away weeks later, the national consumer commission noted.
Namita Thapar hits back after being trolled for reel on health benefits of namaz
Namita Thapar hits back after being trolled for reel on health benefits of namaz