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Labeling monkeypox as a "sexually transmitted infection" could ensure free access to some health care, but the virus doesn't fit the classic definition.

"Diseases emerge because of our activities around the planet...deforestation, wildlife trade. The evidence is clear."

The World Health Organization today announced that it now classifies mobile phone use to be in the same "carcinogenic hazard" category as lead, engine exhaust, DDT and coffee.

Now that the WHO says H1N1 is in a post-pandemic period,

Chart explaining the influenza pandemic alert levels, courtesy of the WHO