Sex, a hex and a sick child offer clues to an epidemic’s birth
In a remote Congolese town, a medical mystery led to the discovery of alarming changes in the mpox virus and, eventually, to ...
After pandemic explosion, California drug overdose deaths are falling fast
California’s recent spike in overdose deaths started in 2019 — just as fentanyl, an extremely potent synthetic opioid, ...
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Ebola: How a vaccine turned the virus into a preventable disease
Ervebo’s impact extends beyond Ebola, offering a potential model for tackling other infectious disease outbreaks, such as ...
AIDS Fund Philly to end after three-decade run
A Philadelphia organization that has raised millions to combat AIDS is shutting down after more than three decades. AIDS Fund Philly, the group behind the city’s annual AIDS Walk and other charitable ...
Australians have been living with COVID for years. When will it stop being called a pandemic?
There is no broad consensus among experts on whether COVID should continue to be declared as a pandemic, but some say it's ...
Mysterious ‘Disease X’ spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo
A strange new illness is spreading through a remote part of the world, leaving dozens dead – and experts fearing the worst.