When I started planning a family vacation to Orlando, I knew we wanted to have the full theme park experience: stay at a Universal hotel, visit the new Epic Universe, add a day at Disney, and enjoy the food and attractions along the way. The result was a six-day vacation that cost $8,620 and required
My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me that the heat this summer has been exhausting. I asked him how hot it was. It said 39 degrees. “What is that in Fahrenheit?” I asked myself. He said “Hot!” I looked for it. It’s 102. And next week’s forecast: a high of 106. In the ’90s,
A health worker measures a woman’s blood pressure at the Penda Umoja II Health Clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, where researchers have tested an artificial intelligence tool that can verify notes taken by doctors. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/via Getty Images hide title toggle title Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/via Getty Images A 4-month-old child comes to the clinic with fever and
Relatives of Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphan girl who died of Ebola, attend her funeral in Bunia, Congo, on Friday, June 19, 2026. Moisés Sawasawa/AP hide title toggle title Moisés Sawasawa/AP KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo—More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official figures released Thursday,
Health researchers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo interview people as part of their contact tracing, seeking to find those who came into contact with people infected with Ebola. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images hide title toggle title Michel Lunanga/Getty Images The key to ending any infectious disease outbreak, especially one for which there is no
For most people, knowledge of what the work life of healthcare workers is like comes primarily from two limited points of view: watching television shows and experiencing care for their own patients. The same is true even for many people who eventually become doctors and nurses, as Grace Farris reminds us at the beginning of
