US closely monitoring case of lab worker who possibly died of plague in Siberia(theguardian.com)

182 points by tosh 21 days ago | 173 comments

Guardian news article reporting that the US is monitoring the death of a Russian lab worker in Siberia who possibly died of plague, prompting hospital quarantines.

At least 100 deaths reported in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo(bbc.com)

62 points by saikatsg 5 months ago | 19 comments

Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort(bbc.com)

577 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 59 comments

BBC News article reporting that the World Health Organization has certified Egypt as malaria-free after a century-long effort to eliminate the disease.

Ebola Outbreak Now Third Largest Recorded and "Spreading Rapidly"(arstechnica.com)

71 points by Brajeshwar 5 months ago | 65 comments

First malaria vaccine reduces early childhood mortality(science.org)

340 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 110 comments

Science news article reporting a large analysis showing the RTS,S malaria vaccine cut toddler deaths in Africa by 13%.

Hydroxychloroquine use during Covid pandemic may have induced 17,000 deaths(euronews.com)

11 points by crhulls 2 years ago | 0 comments

US closely monitoring case of lab worker who possibly died of plague in Siberia(theguardian.com)

182 points by tosh 21 days ago | 173 comments

Guardian news article reporting that the US is monitoring the death of a Russian lab worker in Siberia who possibly died of plague, prompting hospital quarantines.

Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab(nature.com)

570 points by dataminer 1 year ago | 198 comments

Nature news article about virologist Beata Halassy, who treated her own breast cancer with lab-grown oncolytic viruses, and researchers' warnings against copying her.

Chernobyl particles reveal unexpectedly stable nuclear fuel after 40 years(phys.org)

158 points by geox 19 days ago | 67 comments

Phys.org news article on research finding Chernobyl fuel particles remain unexpectedly stable after 40 years; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.

Ukraine claims first drone evacuation of wounded soldier(nbcnews.com)

386 points by yzydserd 7 days ago | 289 comments

NBC News article on a Ukrainian brigade claiming the world's first evacuation of a wounded soldier by drone, used because landmines and enemy drones blocked ground vehicles.

Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of Russian drone manufacturer(prm.ua)

585 points by doener 1 year ago | 400 comments

Pryamiy news article reporting that Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of a Russian drone manufacturer, with details of what is known.

Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells(ualberta.ca)

322 points by Eumenes 1 year ago | 361 comments

University of Alberta Folio article on research finding a weight-loss drug shrinks heart muscle in mice and human cells.