Science and Health

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

Doctor who helped Agent Orange victims wins Magsaysay Award

Floods in Nigeria kill scores, wash away farmland, raise hunger concerns

Wasn’t polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

Africa’s mpox outbreaks could be stopped in 6 months, WHO chief says

Iran’s crackdown on nurses’ protests prompts concern from US, global nurses’ federation

Israel gives go-ahead for Gaza polio vaccination campaign

WHO: Israel agrees to daily pauses in Gaza for polio vaccinations

Snakehead fish: The invasive species disaster that wasn’t

Second elephant calf in 2 weeks is born at California zoo

Nigeria receives 10,000 mpox vaccine doses from USAID

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in bid to save native birds

Mpox outbreak in Africa poses risks for refugees, displaced communities

New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

WHO faces challenges in battle against mpox

 Zuckerberg says Biden administration officials pressured Meta to censor some COVID-19 content

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission, says virus can be stopped

Disposable vape products creating worldwide pollution

Congo-Brazzaville reports 21 mpox cases

Gynecologists, patients focus on making procedures less painful

Fauci recovering at home after being hospitalized for West Nile virus

Cholera poses new risks for millions of Sudan’s displaced

US scientists hunt for answers as bird flu outbreak spreads among cows

Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement

Second set of giant panda cubs born in Berlin

FDA approves new COVID-19 vaccines

Volcano in Iceland erupts for sixth time since December

UN agencies help in attempts to contain mpox in south, east Africa

Growth of rooftop solar power generation threatens grid in Pakistan

Thailand reports suspected first case of new, menacing mpox variant

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveler from Africa

Palestinians appeal to Israeli court about water shortage

Botswana begins mpox screening at entry points

WHO official: Mpox is not the new COVID

Officials: Pakistan mpox strain is different from DRC strain

Supermoon viewed from around the globe

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 22 people, health minister says

Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region

Rare deep-sea oarfish found in California, scientists want to know why

Nigeria records mpox cases amid global health emergency

DR Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral into a global health emergency

Europe warned to prepare for mpox as Pakistan reports first case

Polio confirmed in Gaza; UN chief calls for cease-fires for vaccinations

COVID-19 cases in US surge; experts suggest keeping vaccinations current

Nigeria on ‘high alert’ amid surging cases of mpox in Africa

US climate agency: Last month hottest July on record

Mpox virus now in Pakistan, health authorities say

August’s supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles

Sweden confirms first case of contagious mpox strain outside Africa

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

Biden strikes $150M blow against cancer in campaign to slash deaths

Older Americans prepare for world altered by artificial intelligence

Africa declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency

Nigerian invents crop disease detection drone

Australian researchers herald new groundbreaking diabetes drug

Zimbabwe government declares end to latest cholera outbreak

In photos: Perseid meteor shower

Addictions on the rise in wartime Israel

US abortion numbers rise since Roe was overturned, study finds

Namibian occupational therapists assist children with mental health