One of the two patients from North Macedonia treated at the UKC Ljubljana hospital for severe burns after the nightclub fire in Kočani has been released from hospital, the Macedonian press agency Mia reported on Monday. According to unofficial information obtained by the STA, the patient's condition improved and he was able to return home.

Amid a rise in environmental crime, a large amount of illegally buried waste was found at an authorised dumping site in the Krško area in eastern Slovenia. The operator of the waste management centre, the utility and construction company Kostak was ordered to process the waste by 24 June.

It will be quite sunny in Slovenia on Tuesday, in particular before midday, but morning temperatures in swathes of the country will be below freezing. It will warm up to between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius during the day.

Embracing the promise of AI as an aid in cancer research, Slovenian-US biotech firm Genialis is addressing a key challenge in cancer treatment, the lack of reliable biological markers to predict how patients will respond to therapy, with an advanced AI model, developed from analysing over a million global samples.

The weekly magazine Reporter says in its latest commentary that the recently passed major changes to the Health Services Act will certainly have consequences not only in healthcare, but also politically. It notes that the true fight for the public healthcare system is just beginning.

In 2023 just under two thirds or 65.7% of Slovenians described their general health as good or very good, the Statistics Office said ahead of World Health Day observed on Monday. More than 18 million working days were lost in 2023 due to sickness absence.

It will be mostly sunny in Slovenia on Monday but lower temperatures will continue. There will be an occasional cloudy spell, particularly in the east of the country.