Oropouche virus 101: A guide to a little-known virus that's raising concern this year The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it to spread out. Here's what we know. Fatma Tanis
Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got The White House announced new Medicare drug prices for 10 medicines popular with beneficiaries. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry. Asma Khalid
Biden reignites Cancer Moonshot to mobilize a national initiative to end cancer President Biden traveled to New Orleans this week to announce a $150 million investment in technologies to improve cancer surgeries. We check in on the progress of Cancer Moonshot. Yuki Noguchi
Mpox surge declared a 'public health emergency of international concern' by WHO The World Health Organization declared mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency. Cases have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and spread to nearby countries. Gabrielle Emanuel
WHO declares mpox emergency of international concern On Wednesday, the WHO said an outbreak of mpox in several African countries is serous enough to constitute a public health emergency of international concern. Gabrielle Emanuel
People in states with abortion bans are accessing pills through telehealth As the number of abortions nationwide continues to grow, pregnant people in states with restrictions and bans are accessing pills from out-of-state providers. Some say they're breaking the law.
How colleges trying to better respond to overdoses The deadly threat of drug overdose continues to grow for young people, as cheap and powerful opioids like fentanyl infiltrate more drugs.
Scientific journal retracts three papers on MDMA use in therapy This retraction comes just days after the Food and Drug Administration rejected the use of the psychedelic drug to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
WHO declares 2024 mpox surge is 'a public health emergency of international concern' "What we’re seeing is tip of the iceberg" because of weaknesses in the surveillance system, says Dr. Dimie Ogoina, chair of the WHO emergency committee. Gabrielle Emanuel
A woman's death after stillbirth is a reminder of the U.S.'s maternal mortality issue Krystal Anderson died of sepsis a few days after giving birth to a stillborn baby. It was her second bout of maternal sepsis. Even though she was in the care of specialists, she died. Bek Shackelford