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Amid a record heatwave in parts of the country, NPR's Life Kit brings us so tips to stay safe and cool during this extreme heat.

Outbreak With No Clear Origin

It's unknown how three people in three states caught the often-fatal tropical disease melioidosis, which isn't normally transmissible between humans.

The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside You

After months of data collection, scientists agree: The delta variant is the most contagious version of the coronavirus worldwide.

Why autistic people tend to self-medicate at much higher rates

A new study explores the link between autism and substance abuse

Covid-19 pandemic: 'Everything you should not do, Brazil has done'

Brazil's mistakes...

Tanzania: Zanzibar Embarks On Cholera Vaccination Campaign

ZANZIBAR has begun cholera vaccination exercise, a campaign that targets to eliminate the epidemic in the Isles by 2028.

Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy

ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s bioethics academy and the World Medical Association on Friday called for an all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and correct the “myths and disinformation” that are slowing the fight against the coronavirus.

European officials say Delta driving deteriorating COVID-19 situation

Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal

After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.