BBC Health
A woman discovers she survived FGM as a child, because that's the kind of thing that apparently just slips everyone's mind for a couple of decades.
The Guardian
A meta-analysis of 29 studies links air pollution to higher suicide risk, while experts remind everyone that 'associated with' and 'causes' are not the same word.
UN News
Volker Türk calls for ceasefire in Sudan's fourth year of war, as drones turn weddings and hospitals into targets, and hospitals crumble. UN asks nicely, again.
BBC World
A mosquito stowaway on a plane brings malaria to Frankfurt Airport, resulting in a tragic death and a rare outbreak that's giving travel bugs a whole new meaning.
The Guardian Europe
DRC Ebola heroes work unpaid as outbreak spreads; UN warns funds run out, and the world collectively checks its wallet.
The Guardian Europe
Ebola sets a new, unwanted record in the DRC, with the UN noting it's 'winning' - a race no one entered.
BBC Health
England is on track to be among the first to eliminate hepatitis C, having already treated 80% of known cases and cut deaths by 36% - proving the NHS can do great things when it's not being defunded.
BBC Health
Former Olympian Freddie Woodward dives into recovery from porn addiction, but experts still can't agree if it's an 'addiction' or just a very persistent habit.
UN News
Russian drone strikes smash aid warehouses and kill kids, because war crimes are apparently a hobby now.
Ars Technica
Trump administration bars Americans in Ebola-stricken DRC from returning home, experts call it historically ineffective and harmful.
BBC World
A three-year-old is rescued six days after Venezuela's earthquakes, offering a rare good news story amid a humanitarian catastrophe with nearly 2,000 dead.
UN News
UN warns of imminent RSF assault on El Obeid after drone strike near school injures students; WHO preps supplies for yet another crisis.
BBC World
Armed men kidnap a six-year-old Ebola patient in DR Congo, proving that misinformation, suspicion, and knives are a terrible combination during an outbreak that's already killed nearly 200 people.
UN News
Sudan's warring factions continue their demolition derby on bridges and roads, making it harder for aid to reach millions while Chad braces for a regional spillover. Who needs infrastructure anyway?
BBC Health
A Canadian cruise passenger brings hantavirus back from a voyage, making it the 11th case and proving that even a pandemic-free virus can still ruin your vacation.
The Guardian Europe
Ebola kills 65 in DRC's 17th outbreak since 1976; officials worry about new strain and cross-border spread.
BBC Health
A cruise ship becomes a floating virology lab as hantavirus - including the rare person-to-person Andes strain - turns a dream vacation into a medical mystery, with passengers confined to cabins and experts dusting off their COVID-era playbooks.
The Guardian
A British crew member and a Dutch colleague are being urgently evacuated from a luxury cruise ship after a hantavirus outbreak killed three, because apparently even a luxury cruise can turn into a biohazard nightmare.
BBC World
In Gaza's war-torn camps, rats and weasels have become the new landlords, biting children and stealing flour while aid workers beg for pesticides and a ceasefire that's gone AWOL.
Ars Technica
RFK Jr. gets fact-checked on germ theory denial in a Senate hearing, because apparently the Health Secretary needed a reminder that vaccines work.
The Good Times
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