Ebola outbreak

"Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, the 17th since the disease first emerged in the country in 1976."

https://apnews.com/article/ebola-congo-ituri-africa-virus-d59a194e6032e1783b6085b56d84b0f0?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Alzheimer's

"Foods that are good for your body can also have long-term benefits for brain health."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diet-brain-health-alzheimers-association-nutrition-cognitive-function/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

First Dentist

"Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection and the motor skills to drill out the damage, according to a study published May 13, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Alisa Zubova of Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Russian Academy of Sciences (Kunstkamera), St. Petersburg, and colleagues."https://phys.org/news/2026-05-neanderthal-dentists-stone-drills-cavities.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4#google_vignette

HIV

"For about a decade, scientists have had remarkable success curing some blood cancers by modifying a patient’s own immune cells to recognize and kill the malignant cells."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/hiv-infusion-immunotherapy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hlA.7suR.eDvvaCg0YGmz&smid=url-share&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY

"Each year on May 12th, millions of people observe National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day."

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-fibromyalgia-awareness-day-may-12

Poor Man's Massage

"Each year on May 11th, National Foam Rolling Day recognizes a therapy that's been called the poor man's massage."

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations/national-foam-rolling-day

Hantivirus

"On 2 May 2026, a cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO)."https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4