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A ‘super strain’ of gonorrhea circulating in the U.S. is so powerful that it can evade many antibiotics used to treat it, experts say

The case comes amid “a rising epidemic of sexually transmitted disease” in the U.S., a public health expert told Fortune.

Fortune

COVID keeps surging, but life is returning to normal everywhere you look. When will the pandemic really be over?

It’s not over, even though most people seem to think it is, public health professionals say.

Fortune

Biden just extended the COVID public health emergency as the highly transmissible Kraken variant drives U.S. cases up

Some public health experts predict that Wednesday’s extension will be the last.

Fortune

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The quest to make a needle-less vaccine

Shots are despised by children and adults alike for the "ouch" factor. What if we could innovate past that?

Salon

2022: The year the pandemic dragged on

Vaccines and boosters weren't enough to protect us from what mutated into the most infectious virus ever known

Salon

Much of the CDC is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult

ATLANTA — Earlier this year, top leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a monumental task: turning the sprawling, labyrinthine organization known for its highly specialized, academically focused scientific research into a sleek, flexible public health response agency primed to serve the American public. It’s an attempt…

Tribune News Service

Doctors are over-prescribing antibiotics during the tripledemic. The shortage could hurt those who truly need them

Some formulations of amoxicillin aren’t available this fall. It’s not the only tripledemic-related drug pharmacies are coming up short on.

Fortune

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Monkeypox gets a rebrand as mpox

The thorny cultural politics of naming a virus loomed large for the global public health agency

Salon

A spike in infant COVID hospitalizations

A new study from the CDC reveals something ominous about COVID-19 infections among children

Salon

COVID-19 increases seizure risk in kids

COVID-19 is again linked to long-term neurological conditions — and the effect is more pronounced in children

Salon

Fla. surgeon general's anti-vax warning

"This study is too flawed to be used to set policy on the mRNA vaccines in younger males," one expert said

Salon

A new alternative to a COVID vaccine?

Scientists isolated antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients and found them effective against all strains

Salon

Aaron Rodgers goes anti-vax on "Rogan"

Public health experts horrified as the Packers quarterback repeats COVID misinformation on Rogan's popular podcast

Salon

How will Fauci be remembered by history?

The chief medical advisor became a household name during the COVID years, while being vilified by many on the right

Salon

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Fauci to step down in December after decades of public service

Dr. Anthony Fauci helped guide the U.S. through the COVID crisis, and earlier in his career played a key role in the response to AIDS. He has served under seven presidents.

Axios

The gap between monkeypox vaccine demand and supply is dire in hotspot cities

Health officials worry that the outbreak could become the country's second major public health disaster in as many years if we don't work faster to contain it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Get fourth COVID booster now, or wait? CDC says get the shot now, but many hesitate

About 70% of Americans 50 and older who got a first booster shot — and nearly as many of those 65 and older — haven’t gotten their second booster dose, the CDC says.

Salon

Vaccines saved 200,000 lives, study says

The study's authors hope the estimate helps quantify the relief afforded by the COVID vaccines

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Dangers of getting COVID while pregnant

A new study found that babies exposed to COVID-19 were significantly more likely to have neurodevelopment issues

The Independent UK

Doctor named in abortion case has nothing to do with lawsuit

Dr. Thomas Dobbs has never gotten involved in political fights over reproductive health, but his name has become shorthand for a legal case that could end abortion rights in the United States

The Independent UK

Will overruling Roe v Wade affect birth control?

‘Trust me, the states that disapprove of abortion are not going to stop there,’ professor says

Salon

Climate change is good news for viruses

As the climate changes, wild animals and humans are apt to cross paths more often — opening the door for disease

Tribune News Service

Judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power

The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of last week’s court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains and the nation’s mass transit systems.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mask, no mask? Philly's contradictory COVID rules make confusion a new normal

PHILADELPHIA — Travelers were required to wear masks inside Philadelphia's main airport terminal Tuesday, but not after boarding many airplanes. They had to mask up to enter stores in the city, but not to ride the commuter rails.

Salon

Zika virus is quick to mutate

Scientists watched how Zika evolved as it passed through different hosts — and left feeling concerned

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