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Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
The U.S. Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts
We Can Fight Monkeypox Without Hysteria or Homophobia
Monkeypox is overwhelmingly diagnosed among gay men and their sexual networks
The U.S. Declared Victory Over Polio in 1979. Now, It's Here Again
How a polio case in the United States affects global eradication efforts
He Discovered the Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak — and Tried to Warn the World
Five years ago, Dr. Dimie Ogoina saw perhaps the most important patient of his career
The Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil's Indigenous Land
The Times identified hundreds of airstrips that bring criminal mining operations to the most remote corners of the Amazon
Spain Reports Second Death from Monkeypox
Both deaths, in young men, are thought to be the first confirmed fatalities from the virus in Europe since the latest outbreak began
Monkeypox: Wealthy Countries Must Avoid Their COVID-19 Mistakes
Having ignored the disease for decades, high-income countries must share vaccines and treatments quickly with other nations
The WHO Declaration of Monkeypox as a Global Public Health Emergency
The declaration is warranted and must be followed by coordinated and equitable global action to contain this virus
Two HIV Patients Appear to Have Beaten Virus, Offering Hope for Cure
A 66-year-old man and a woman in her 70s who beat HIV will help researchers in search for cure for virus that causes AIDS
China's Zero-COVID Policy Drags on Vaccination Drive
Beijing's containment strategy is proving to be one of the biggest obstacles to ending hesitancy among the elderly
The World Can Prevent Future Pandemics. Here's How to Fund It
The world needs to ask itself whether it has the collective capacity to detect, diagnose, alert, and contain the next emerging communicable disease
WHO Declares Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Emergency
The WHO declared the recent monekypox outbreak a public health emergency, a decision that will empower the agency to take additional measures