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The Taliban Have Suspended Polio Vaccination Campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN Says
Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped
Inquiry Into Unexplained Bird Flu Case in Missouri Broadens to a Close contact
Illnesses overlapped, CDC discloses, a day after saying evidence pointed to ‘one-off case’
Drought-Stricken Zimbabwe Proposes Culling Elephants to Address Food Shortages
Zimbabwe's government said Thursday it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages
Push to Improve Syphilis Testing in United States as Disease Makes Dramatic Comeback
Cases have risen 80% in the last five years, and the United States now has the highest syphilis rates since 1950
How Nepal Turned the Tide on "Pesticide Poisoning"
"Plant medicines" were implicated in roughly a third of the country’s suicides. A ban on the most hazardous substances appears to be working
"We Want Answers": Hundreds of Families In Limbo After China Ends Overseas Adoptions
The Chinese government said the only exception will be for families who are adopting the children or stepchildren of blood relatives in China
A Closed Door for Orphans? Unpacking China's International Adoption Policy
While China's decision to halt international adoptions addresses some legitimate concerns, it overlooks the unique benefits these adoptions provided
Five Burning Questions About Missouri's Mysterious Bird Flu Case
Could raw milk—or a cat—help explain how a person who had no contact with animals caught the virus?
Singapore to Quarantine Close Contacts of Newer Mpox Strain Cases
Health ministry to mandate three-week isolation for close contact
What is the Plan to Give Polio Vaccines to Children in Gaza?
A series of "humanitarian pauses" to fighting in Gaza are due to begin on Sunday, to allow hundreds of thousands of children to be vaccinated
The World's Largest Wetland Is Burning, and Rare Animals Are Dying
In Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area 20 times the size of the Everg
Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN's Top Gaza Aid Agency
The UNRWA calls Israel's strategy of promoting alleged misinformation "destructive"