
6 Questions about Monkeypox Vaccines
A virologist explains how they work, who can get them and how well they prevent infection
A virologist explains how they work, who can get them and how well they prevent infection
What the virus is, how it spreads, and how it is being handled: here’s what you need to know about monkeypox
Children “are not little adults”—they have more trouble regulating temperature than adults do
We’ve swung between fear and denial for too long and need to talk about this disease from a different perspective
Evidence-based solutions to firearm safety range from banning assault weapons to increasing green spaces
Blistering temperatures were ranked as a Category 3—the most severe tier—in Seville, Spain’s new heat wave system
States that protect abortion rights tend to have more comprehensive sex ed policies
Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under heat advisories over the weekend
An infectious disease doctor explains what Biden’s medical team will be doing to treat the president’s case of COVID
Nanotubes may provide a cunning answer to the mystery of how the virus that causes COVID infects neurons and produces long-lasting neurological symptoms
Population growth, climate change and the urban heat island effect are combining to put more people at risk
Events with extreme temperatures and humidity are occurring twice as often now as they were 40 years ago
Heat in France, Spain, Italy and the U.K. is exacerbating drought and wildfires and threatening human health
A growing mortality gap between Republican and Democratic areas may largely stem from policy choices
Testing bottlenecks and vaccine rollout problems have let the monkeypox virus spread unchecked, echoing the mistakes of the U.S. COVID response
Rising temperatures and more frequent wildfires are taking a grim toll on human health
Studies are “decades behind,” owing to a lack of funding, but research is picking up
Doctors must get more involved in the public health crises that climate change will bring
An infectious disease expert answers questions about how the virus spreads, what its symptoms are and how to get testing and treatment
After a chaotic week in which gun safety measures were struck down by the Supreme Court and enacted by Biden, the time to act is now
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