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He Discovered the Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak — and Tried to Warn the World
Five years ago, Dr. Dimie Ogoina saw perhaps the most important patient of his career
The Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil's Indigenous Land
The Times identified hundreds of airstrips that bring criminal mining operations to the most remote corners of the Amazon
Spain Reports Second Death from Monkeypox
Both deaths, in young men, are thought to be the first confirmed fatalities from the virus in Europe since the latest outbreak began
Monkeypox: Wealthy Countries Must Avoid Their COVID-19 Mistakes
Having ignored the disease for decades, high-income countries must share vaccines and treatments quickly with other nations
The WHO Declaration of Monkeypox as a Global Public Health Emergency
The declaration is warranted and must be followed by coordinated and equitable global action to contain this virus
Two HIV Patients Appear to Have Beaten Virus, Offering Hope for Cure
A 66-year-old man and a woman in her 70s who beat HIV will help researchers in search for cure for virus that causes AIDS
China's Zero-COVID Policy Drags on Vaccination Drive
Beijing's containment strategy is proving to be one of the biggest obstacles to ending hesitancy among the elderly
The World Can Prevent Future Pandemics. Here's How to Fund It
The world needs to ask itself whether it has the collective capacity to detect, diagnose, alert, and contain the next emerging communicable disease
WHO Declares Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Emergency
The WHO declared the recent monekypox outbreak a public health emergency, a decision that will empower the agency to take additional measures
The First U.S. Case of Polio Since 2013 Has Been Detected in New York
The patient had previously received an oral polio vaccine, which are no longer administered in the United States
"A Bright Life Ahead": Botswana on Path to Seeing No Babies Born with HIV
Botswana may be Africa's first country to stop mother-baby transmission as WHO hails "groundbreaking" fall in rates from 40 percent to 1 percent
Outbreaks in China Prompt Lockdowns and Fears of More Economic Woes
The emergence of more infectious COVID-19 subvariants has triggered mass quarantines