The New Yorker
The Psychologists Treating Rape Victims in Ukraine
A grassroots effort is offering mental health care to Ukrainians who’ve experienced sexual violence at the hands of Russian forces
New York Times
The Pandemic Remains a Global Health Emergency, the WHO Says
"COVID-19 is nowhere near over," says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Nature
COVID Variants Found in Sewage Weeks Before Showing Up in Tests
A technique that detects COVID strains circulating in a community could become an early-warning system
Washington Post
Shanghai Fears a Second Lockdown as China Battles BA.5 Outbreaks
The arrival of the BA.5 coronavirus variant in China is threatening economically damaging lockdowns across the country
NPR
The Monkeypox Outbreak Was Avoidable and Warning Signs Were Ignored, Expert Says
Monkeypox has been a developing problem for decades and the current global outbreak was avoidable, but the looming threat was largely ignored
New York Magazine
The BA.5 COVID Surge Is Here
The newest wave of COVID-19 infections and reinfections, fueled by more transmissible subvariants of the omicron strain continues to grow