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RSV, other viruses making it hard to find a bed in children’s hospitals
RSV, a common cause of cold-like illness in young children, started surging in late summer, months before its typical season from November to early spring.
Adderall shortage is so bad some patients can’t fill their prescriptions
The national Adderall shortage has left people with ADHD scrambling to find alternative treatments and anxious about managing their daily lives.
Monkeypox’s toll: Stories of agony, isolation and government incompetence
Monkeypox infected more than 26,000 Americans. Five men share what the virus has done to their bodies, their families and their finances.
Should I still be worried about monkeypox?
Monkeypox vaccines appear to be working in stemming the outbreak. But severe symptoms and inequality persist.
Inside a city’s struggle to vaccinate gay Black men for monkeypox
From clubs to church, a gay Black health worker fights to close one of the nation’s widest racial disparities in monkeypox vaccinations.
During the summer of revenge travel, covid struck back
Washington Post readers share their stories of trying to make the best of it when covid diagnoses disrupted long-awaited trips with loved ones.
First death of American with monkeypox reported in Tex.; cause unknown
Health officials said the Harris County resident who died Sunday was a severely immunocompromised adult who had various serious illnesses.
What you need to know about the monkeypox vaccine
We answer your most pressing questions about the monkeypox vaccine.
Children potentially exposed to monkeypox at Illinois day care, officials say
A person who works at a day care in Illinois has tested positive for monkeypox, potentially exposing children to the virus, state officials announced Friday.
CDC: Consider fewer sexual partners to avoid monkeypox
The guidance was issued the day after the Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency.
