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Health workers struggle to prevent an infectious disease ‘disaster in waiting’ in Gaza
Public health experts say conditions in war-torn Gaza are ripe for the spread of infectious disease. Health workers are struggling to spot and contain outbreaks, even as the health system teeters.
Whatever happened in Ethiopia: Did the cease-fire bring an end to civilian suffering?
The civil war in northern Ethiopia officially ended in November. But a new report indicates that military forces have engaged in hundreds of sexual assaults on girls and women.
Astronaut study sheds light on what makes them get sick more easily in space
A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel alters gene expression in a way that impacts the immune system.
Where this doctor finds hope amid her country’s record cholera outbreak
Treating cholera has been a passion for Bangladeshi scientist Firdausi Qadri. She reflects on her career and inspirations, cholera’s scourge, as well as successes in combating the disease.
‘Where is humanity?’ ask the helpless doctors of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
Civil war has blockaded the country’s northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying.
Doctors in Chernihiv bear witness to their hospital’s fate after Russian shelling
It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what’s going on now.
