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Rebecca S.B. Fischer

A 5 year old child in a hospital bed at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla NY (Getty Images/OsakaWayne Studios)

COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems — especially in regards to children

Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Annette Regan
Monkeypox virus (Getty Images/kontekbrothers)

How does monkeypox spread? An expert explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact

Rebecca S.B. Fischer