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Paying Ourselves To Decarbonize
As we transition to a green economy, we must compensate petro-states for their lost income. Otherwise, the world economy will collapse
History of Low Hourly Wage and All-Cause Mortality Among Middle-aged Workers
Social and economic policies that improve the financial standing of low-wage workers would have beneficial impact
Third Patient Free of HIV After Receiving Virus-Resistant Cells
But the risks associated with the procedure mean it is unlikely to be used widely in its current form
Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced HIV
The death rate among these patients is about 15 percent
How Deadly Was China's COVID Wave?
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
WHO Abandons Plans for Crucial Second Phase of COVID-Origins Investigation
Sensitive studies in China were intended to pinpoint the source of the pandemic virus
Will Avian Flu Be the Next Human Pandemic?
The virus has spread from birds to mammals, heightening the risk
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
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
What to Know About the Deadly Marburg Virus as New Outbreak Emerges
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
Wenstrup & Comer Launch First Select Subcommittee Investigation into COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab
"The American people deserve real answers after years of suffering through the Coronavirus pandemic and related government policies."
Climate Change Is Contributing to the Rise of Superbugs, New UN Report Says
About 5 million deaths worldwide were linked to antimicrobial resistance in 2019, with the annual toll expected to hit 10 million by 2050
Sickle Cell Anemia and India's Health Budget
With noncommunicable diseases picking up and cancer diagnoses increasing, does India have the infrastructure to eliminate sickle cell disease