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Health Andrew Joseph

WHO renames lineages of monkeypox, moving away from geographic links

The Central African, or Congo Basin, clade will be known as Clade I, while the West African clade will be Clade II, the agency said.

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Health Usha Lee McFarling, Katherine Gilyard and Akila Muthukumar

New data from several states show racial disparities in monkeypox infections

Health Andrew Joseph

CDC eases Covid-19 quarantine and testing guidelines as it marks a new phase in pandemic

Health Tech Katie Palmer

The FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ medical devices are finally hitting the market in numbers

Health Megan Molteni

What scientists know — and don’t know — about how monkeypox spreads

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Health Helen Branswell

Wastewater monitoring identifies polioviruses in New York City

Health Hyacinth Empinado and Andrew Joseph

Watch: The sneaky ways Covid dodges our immune systems

Health Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

A team of Oxford and Mexican researchers want to diversify genomic databases. Can they end ‘parachute science,’ too?

Health Theresa Gaffney

With support on monkeypox hard to come by, queer communities turn to one another

Health Akila Muthukumar

New research finds blood tests can predict severe outcomes of brain injury

Health Akila Muthukumar

As monkeypox spreads, university campuses prepare for another outbreak

Health Helen Branswell

U.S. moves to stretch out supplies of monkeypox vaccine

Health Isabella Cueto

Aldosterone, a hormone that prevents dehydration, is linked to worsening kidney disease, study suggests

Health Seth Borenstein — Associated Press

Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

Health Katherine Gilyard

A health equity expert on making monkeypox messaging more inclusive

Health Jonathan Wosen

From buzzy biomarkers to learning from failure: 3 takeaways from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

Health Helen Branswell

Polioviruses found in wastewater samples in 2 N.Y. counties, suggesting continued spread

Health Helen Branswell

U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

Health Helen Branswell

With monkeypox vaccine in high demand, NIH to test approaches to stretch supplies

Health Andrew Joseph

Covid has settled into a persistent pattern — and remains damaging. It may not change anytime soon

Health Elissa Welle

Monoclonal antibody treatment for malaria shows encouraging results

Health Megan Molteni

Red Cross beginning to screen blood donors for monkeypox

Heavyweights Angus Chen

The trust-builder: a cancer center director’s try-it-all strategy for breaking the barriers between research and Black patients

Health Helen Branswell

The campaign to rename monkeypox gets complicated

Health Akila Muthukumar

From low pay to workplace culture, obstacles litter the path to diversity in EMS

Health Helen Branswell

U.S. polio case tied to viruses detected in U.K., Israel, suggesting silent spread

Biotech Jason Mast

Drug companies could create new drugs to protect the Covid vulnerable. Why aren’t they?

Health Tech Akila Muthukumar

Buprenorphine treatment for veterans with opioid use disorder increased as care shifted to telehealth during Covid, study finds

Health Elissa Welle

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WHO renames lineages of monkeypox, moving away from geographic links

New data from several states show racial disparities in monkeypox infections

CDC eases Covid-19 quarantine and testing guidelines as it marks a new phase in pandemic

The FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ medical devices are finally hitting the market in numbers

What scientists know — and don’t know — about how monkeypox spreads

All Coverage

Wastewater monitoring identifies polioviruses in New York City

Watch: The sneaky ways Covid dodges our immune systems

A team of Oxford and Mexican researchers want to diversify genomic databases. Can they end ‘parachute science,’ too?

With support on monkeypox hard to come by, queer communities turn to one another

New research finds blood tests can predict severe outcomes of brain injury

As monkeypox spreads, university campuses prepare for another outbreak

U.S. moves to stretch out supplies of monkeypox vaccine

Aldosterone, a hormone that prevents dehydration, is linked to worsening kidney disease, study suggests

Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

A health equity expert on making monkeypox messaging more inclusive

From buzzy biomarkers to learning from failure: 3 takeaways from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

Polioviruses found in wastewater samples in 2 N.Y. counties, suggesting continued spread

U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

With monkeypox vaccine in high demand, NIH to test approaches to stretch supplies

Covid has settled into a persistent pattern — and remains damaging. It may not change anytime soon

Monoclonal antibody treatment for malaria shows encouraging results

Red Cross beginning to screen blood donors for monkeypox

The trust-builder: a cancer center director’s try-it-all strategy for breaking the barriers between research and Black patients

The campaign to rename monkeypox gets complicated

From low pay to workplace culture, obstacles litter the path to diversity in EMS

U.S. polio case tied to viruses detected in U.K., Israel, suggesting silent spread

Drug companies could create new drugs to protect the Covid vulnerable. Why aren’t they?

Buprenorphine treatment for veterans with opioid use disorder increased as care shifted to telehealth during Covid, study finds

Daily Vitamin D supplements don’t lower risk of bone fractures, study finds

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