Movember 2026 runs from November 1 to 30 with the theme 'Make a Growmitment', raising funds for men's mental health, suicide prevention and cancer causes.
An Australian coroner found on 29 October 2026 that actor Richard Norton's 2025 death followed an injection of the unapproved peptides CJC-1295 and ipamorelin.
Peter Kwemoi Ndorobo won the 40th Venice Marathon on October 25, 2026, in a course record 2:07:31, while Kenya's Jackline Jerono took the women's race in 2:26:16.
For Halloween 2026 on October 31, Google's trending costume is Buddy the Unicorn, but an NRF survey finds witches and Spider-Man top real plans.
Nike launched the Vegam Run, its first running shoe designed for India, at Rs 3,795, reported October 29, 2026; it goes on sale November 1.
On October 28, 2026, the US let compounding pharmacies make six unapproved peptides, including BPC-157, despite FDA scientists' objections.
Dictionary.com named 'maxxing', the slang for going all out to optimise part of life, its 2026 Word of the Year on October 26; 'unc' was a runner-up.
The Health Ministry launched the 60-day Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 4.0 on October 28, 2026, adding a new focus on colleges and universities.
More than 4,500 runners took part in the fourth Tawang Marathon at about 10,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh on October 24, 2026, across four distances.
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