Federal officials say there's new funding to study the medical potential of a powerful psychedelic. The effort announced Thursday includes nearly $5 million to lay the groundwork for U.S. studies of ibogaine. Ibogaine is made from an African plant and can cause intense hallucinations, nausea, tremors and dangerous heart rhythms. It's currently illegal in the United States. Veterans groups contend ibogaine has great promise for hard-to-treat conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression and opioid addiction. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April directing federal agencies to speed up review and research of psychedelics.

Congo's Ebola outbreak has topped 11,000 cases, highlighting the severity of the situation. The health ministry reported on Wednesday 11,042 infections and 5,387 deaths, making it Congo's deadliest outbreak. The crisis began in mid-May, and authorities have struggled to contain it due to armed conflicts, a health system crisis, poor roads, and violence fueled by mistrust. The Bundibugyo virus responsible for this outbreak has no known vaccine or treatment and has spread to eight provinces. Health workers face attacks, and experts urge more efforts to contain the disease, which has spread to Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria.

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