Millennials Like Me Were Sold a Fantasy About Weed. Now Researchers Have a Warning. - Slate Magazine
It was a quiet evening in the suburbs, and I found myself awake in bed, shaking and nauseous. My head was hot, but my skin was covered in goosebumps and a cold layer of sweat, and I was feeling like I had to vomit.
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda - World Health Organization (WHO)
Since the last Disease Outbreak News was published on 29 May 2026, the number of confirmed cases and deaths have increased rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In total, 534 confirmed cases including 93 deaths (case fatality rate 17.4%) have been reported from both countries, while at least 17 people have recovered from the disease.
Naked mole-rats age so slowly, resist cancer so well and survive oxygen loss so strangely that researchers now study them as one of nature’s best clues to human ageing. - Space Daily
The naked mole-rat is a small, hairless, more or less blind rodent that lives in colonies under the deserts of East Africa. By Space Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process The naked mole-rat is a small, hairless, more or less blind rodent that lives in colonies under the deserts of East Africa.
Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest - AP News
1 of 5 | Richard Lokudu, center, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Hospital, speaks with UN peacekeepers in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) 2 of 5 | A health worker disinfects an ambulance at the Mongbwalu treatment center that transported a suspected Ebola patient in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026.