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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoIt looks like monkeypox is finally getting a new name. The disease, which has been the subject of a lot of controversy since being declared a global emergency earlier this ...
Another View | The Columbian: Anti-vax falsehoods fuel outbreaks of disease
The Daily News· 3 days agoCommon sense — and centuries of scientific study — reveal the importance and effectiveness of...
Explainer-How extreme heat threatens health and safety
MSN News· 3 days agoBy Jennifer Rigby and Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - With extreme heat gripping much of the...
The World Desperately Needs a New Pandemic Treaty
Scientific American· 3 days agoThe treaty was scheduled for adoption at this year’s World Health Assembly, the decision-making body for the World Health< ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 4 days agoCovid, it’s now an established fact, is airborne. Like other infectious diseases such as measles, chickenpox, or tuberculosis, it spreads through aerosols that can stay in the air for long periods ...
Mpox is on the rise in L.A. County. Here's how to avoid it
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoNew cases of mpox in Los Angeles County rose considerably in the last two weeks, local health...
U.S. gun injury rates in 2023 again exceeded pre-pandemic levels
UPI· 22 hours agoFor the fourth year in a row, rates of gun injuries stayed above levels seen before the COVID-19...
A pandemic treaty to avoid COVID mistakes has been 2 years in the making. Why can’t countries agree?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNegotiators have tried to work out the details of a pandemic agreement, but now with another delay...
Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoAn estimated 90 percent of Americans have AC systems — whether central or window units — in their...
Tests for bird flu are scarce and could limit the ability to detect spread, doctors warn
The Post and Courier· 5 days agoStanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny...
