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Mpox will not be renewed as a public health emergency next year

Mpox cases fell steadily over the past months to an average of seven cases by the end of November

By NPR

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

There’s been an explosion in sexually transmitted diseases that can cause chronic pain and infertility among infected adults and disable or kill infected newborns.

By Staff

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People living with HIV ask for ‘dehumanizing’ state laws to be taken off the books

Pennsylvania is one of 22 states that has HIV-specific statutes and regulations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Why contact tracing couldn’t keep up with the U.S. COVID outbreak

Despite a massive hiring push last year, health agencies around the U.S. failed to contain the pandemic through contact tracing. Health leaders reflect on lessons learned and what’s next.

By NPR

A COVID ‘second wave’ that never crashed. Should public health mislead if it saves lives in a pandemic?

There really was no second wave. When Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health warned of rising cases last summer, was it reshaping the truth to nudge people in one direction?

By WHYY Staff

Do-It-Yourself contact tracing is a ‘last resort’ in communities besieged by COVID-19

Some health departments can’t keep up with contact tracing

By NPR

In Philadelphia, Black doctors bring coronavirus tests to street corners and churches

Dr. Ala Stanford was frustrated by systemic barriers preventing Black residents from getting tests. She created the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium and sends mobile test units into neighborhoods.

By Nina Feldman/WHYY

COVID-19 deaths top 1 million. How these 5 countries are driving the pandemic

This sobering milestone was reached just nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January.

By NPR

President Trump’s new COVID-19 adviser is making public health experts nervous

Here are some of Atlas’ ideas, and why they have scientists and public health experts fretting.

By NPR
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