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Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging People to Stay in at Night
The virus spread by mosquitoes is rare, but serious: about 30% of people with the virus die, and many survivors have ongoing neurological problems
Mpox Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan
The plan for mpox, covering the six-month period from September 2024 to February 2025, provides a framework for public health preparedness
Thailand Confirms Clade 1b Mpox Case, Second Outside Africa
The case is a 66-year-old man confirmed as having mpox who had transited in a Middle Eastern country before arriving in Thailand
After COVID and Ebola, Doctors Take on Mpox Amid Conflict in Eastern DRC
The mpox outbreak puts pressure on the eastern region already struggling with a lack of medicines and an ongoing armed rebellion
Abortion Rights and Drug Pricing Program Take Spotlight at First Night of DNC
The first hours of prime-time speeches set the tone for Democrats to blast GOP attacks on abortion rights across the country
Report Highlights Challenges of Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa
Amid a burgeoning mpox crisis, African health officials are drawing attention to the growing burden of AMR
What is the Hottest Temperature Humans Can Survive? These Labs Are Redefining the Limit
The threshold for survival in heat is lower than thought—researchers are using state-of-the-art climate chambers to explore blistering conditions
Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices for the First Time. Here's What It Got
The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations: new, lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs
WHO Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries
Black Hospitals Vanished in the United States Decades Ago. Some Communities Have Paid a Price
A similar scenario has played out in hundreds of other rural communities across, where hospitals have faced closure over the past 40 years
FDA Rejected MDMA-Assisted PTSD Therapy. Other Psychedelics Firms Intend to Avoid That Fate
Lykos Therapeutics's failure to win approval may trigger a strategic shift in psychedelic medicine
Fifth of Medicines in Africa May Be Sub-Par or Fake, Research Finds
Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan region