Céline Gounder

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With Polio’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know

KFF Health News Original

Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the United States for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and the science behind an infectious disease that is largely a mystery to modern society.

Did the US Jump the Gun With the New Omicron-Targeted Vaccines?

KFF Health News Original

With fears of a winter surge looming, government agencies have authorized and encouraged vaccination with a newly formulated booster. But the science to support that decision remains inconclusive.

To Stem the Spread of Monkeypox, Health Departments Tap Into Networks of Those Most at Risk

KFF Health News Original

Although the disease is currently spreading almost exclusively among men who have sex with men, some cases are turning up in other populations — and that number is likely to grow if public health officials don’t effectively nip the outbreak in the bud.

Lo que debes saber sobre la viruela del simio

KFF Health News Original

Generalmente es una enfermedad leve, pero puede ser grave o incluso mortal para las personas inmunodeprimidas, embarazadas, fetos o recién nacidos, mujeres lactantes, niños pequeños y personas con enfermedades de la piel, como eccema.