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The move comes as officials scramble to boost access to monkeypox treatments and vaccines amid rising case counts.

Sex is a major driver of the global monkeypox outbreak. But health officials and longtime HIV activists say calls for abstinence don’t work.

The errors included failures to identify disease in donor kidneys, hearts and livers, as well as mix-ups in matching blood types and delays in blood and urine tests that were not completed before transplant surgeries occurred.

Twins Arthur and Bernardo Lima, conjoined at the brain, were separated by surgeons in Britain and Brazil using virtual reality techniques.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday was the Biden administration’s first legal action since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

Health experts say the total number of miscarriages is probably much higher because many — perhaps most — miscarriages occur early in pregnancy, usually before a person knows they are pregnant.

The state of emergency declarations will expand resources and coordination efforts, as monkeypox cases surpass 5,800 nationwide.

The White House named Robert J. Fenton Jr., along with Demetre Daskalakis as deputy, to lead the nation’s monkeypox response amid a surging epidemic.

A closer look at the chemicals in sunscreen and safety with experts’ takes on oxybenzone, sprays, benzene and more.

As temperatures continue to rise, researchers warn, malnutrition in low-income countries will, too — potentially undoing decades of progress.