Disease
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The Cicada Covid variant is spreading in the US
The explainer Vaccines may be less effective against it
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The CDC is leaderless. That's a problem for MAHA.
Today's Big Question White House reconsiders health agenda amid GOP pushback
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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‘Rebuilding that capacity is no simple matter’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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NIH director Bhattacharya tapped as acting CDC head
Speed Read Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC’s Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is the US about to lose its measles elimination status?
Today's Big Question Cases are skyrocketing
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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A real head scratcher: how scabies returned to the UK
The Explainer The ‘Victorian-era’ condition is on the rise in the UK, and experts aren’t sure why
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How drones have detected a deadly threat to Arctic whales
Under the radar Monitoring the sea in the air
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Trump HHS slashes advised child vaccinations
Speed Read In a widely condemned move, the CDC will now recommend that children get vaccinated against 11 communicable diseases, not 17
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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‘Lumpy skin’ protests intensify across France as farmers fight cull
IN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Vaccine critic quietly named CDC’s No. 2 official
Speed Read Dr. Ralph Abraham joins another prominent vaccine critic, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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This flu season could be worse than usual
In the spotlight A new subvariant is infecting several countries
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore’
instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Bluetoothing: the phenomenon driving HIV spike in Fiji
Under the Radar ‘Blood-swapping’ between drug users fuelling growing health crisis on Pacific island
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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‘This isn’t just semantics’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
Instant Opinion
