New York Times

Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced HIV

by Apoorva Mandavilli

The death rate among these patients is about 15 percent

New York Times

How Deadly Was China's COVID Wave?

by James Glanz, Mara Hvistendahl, and Agnes Chang

Two months after China ended "zero COVID," rough estimates suggest that between 1 and 1.5 million people died — far more than the official count

Nature

WHO Abandons Plans for Crucial Second Phase of COVID-Origins Investigation

by Smriti Mallapaty

Sensitive studies in China were intended to pinpoint the source of the pandemic virus

The Economist

Will Avian Flu Be the Next Human Pandemic?

The virus has spread from birds to mammals, heightening the risk

New York Times

A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?

by Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida

Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan's age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country's hottest button

Washington Post

What to Know About the Deadly Marburg Virus as New Outbreak Emerges

by Adela Suliman

The deadly Marburg virus has surfaced this week for the first time in Equatorial Guinea, causing at least nine deaths in the west African nation

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