BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A group of people watched three albino rats leap from small baskets into a big cage on Sunday as other rodents hid in makeshift tunnels or searched for applesauce offered by their keeper through the bars at an indoor hall in the Argentine capital. It’s Ratapalooza, an annual Buenos Aires event…
26. (Cont’d) “I realized very quickly on the starting dose that I’d gone my entire life being able to eat basically a limitless amount of food without feeling full, and GLP-1 medication completely changed that. Now, when I eat a reasonable portion, I feel full, and the idea of continuing to eat after that just…
Barbara Palvin Pregnancy After Endometriosis Struggles Seriously, these pics are unbelievably beautiful!!! What a way to unveil your pregnancy. Wow. The news is incredibly exciting for all kinds of reasons, not least because of Barbara’s history with endometriosis, which can impact fertility. According to the World Health Organization, endometriosis affects an estimated 10% (190 million)…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — African health officials say there is a new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo, with at least 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths. The severe disease that is often fatal was first identified in 1976 after two outbreaks in quick succession in what is now South Sudan…
Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province. A total of 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have already been recorded in the new outbreak, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Friday. Here’s what to know about the health crisis: The…
KINSHASA, Congo — Africa CDC, the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks. The Gulfstream long-range business jet carrying them from the Netherlands landed at RAAF Base Pearce outside the Western Australia state capital, Perth. The passengers and crew were…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island’s largest hospital that provides gender-affirming care to minors. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy’s Wednesday ruling is the latest setback for the U.S. Department of Justice, where at least seven other federal courts have agreed…
BORDEAUX — Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily. French authorities had initially ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on The Ambition cruise ship to remain…
NEW YORK — About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades, according to federal data released Wednesday. The 2025 total is about the same as the tally…
