Breast cancer screenings for women at average risk should be done every other year beginning at age 40, according to finalized guidance released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts. This means mammograms should start 10 years earlier than previously recommended. Dr. Céline Gounder, a CBS News medical …

Jessica Alba, who shot to fame in the James Cameron television series “Dark Angel,” as well as films such as “Sin City” and the “Fantastic Four,” will step down as chief creative officer at Honest Company, a personal care company that she founded. Alba will keep a seat on the …

Some of the recommendations for preventative health care and screenings change as you age. When you hit your 30s, it’s time to build on healthy habits you started in your 20s — or get on track if you haven’t been so far. “Just like you take your car in for …

Mammoth, Wyo. — Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, was caught after posting pictures online, court records said. Brosnan, who called into the court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, was fined $500 and ordered …

Convicted killer Scott Peterson appeared in a San Mateo County courtroom Tuesday morning as he fights to overturn his 2004 conviction for the murders of his pregnant wife and their unborn son. Peterson attended Tuesday morning’s status conference hearing remotely and did not speak much outside of formalities like, “Yes, …

What’s the best time for working out: morning, afternoon or evening?  Experts say it depends on your goals, but that any movement — no matter the time of day — is better than none. “What I tell my patients is work out when you can,” medical weight loss physician Dr. …

A wellness trend dubbed the “sleepy girl mocktail” is making the rounds on social media for its supposed sleep benefits, which users are attributing to two of the drink’s main components: tart cherry juice and magnesium powder. But do these ingredients really have the power to help put you to sleep? …

BALTIMORE — A Maryland elections official resigned Thursday after being arrested Tuesday on charges that he breached the U.S. Capitol in a riot on January 6, 2021.  Carlos Ayala, a Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections, was arrested on multiple charges on Tuesday, according to federal court …

Canadian fashion executive Peter Nygard, his companies and certain employees are being sued by more than a dozen of Nygard’s alleged victims, who claim they were sexually assaulted after being lured with offers of modeling contracts and party invitations.  Nygard, Nygard International and others are named in a suit filed …

If you’re wealthy, you’ll be able to afford help in your home or care in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. If you’re poor, you can turn to Medicaid for nursing homes or aides at home. But if you’re middle-class, you’ll have a thorny decision to make: whether …