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Tuesday
COVID's emergency status ends in May. Here's how it will impact funding and policies
Friday
An expected change in FDA policy would make it easier for men who have sex with men to donate blood. Toby Talbot/AP hide caption
Monday
Humans have an elegant and intricate system of internal processes that help our bodies keep time, with exposure to sunlight, caffeine and meal timing all playing a role. But that doesn't account for "precision waking." Sarah Mosquera/NPR hide caption
Friday
Seattle Children's Hospital is being inundated with respiratory illness patients
Thursday
CDC issues a revamp of opiod guidelines, giving clinicians more leeway
The federal government's new opioid prescribing guidelines may help doctors better manage patients with chronic pain who need consistent doses of pain medicines. For example, one patient takes tramadol regularly for serious pain caused by osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. Jose M. Osorio/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Physician Assistant Susan Eng-Na, right, administers a monkeypox vaccine during a vaccination clinic in New York. New cases are starting to decline in New York and some other U.S. cities. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
The monkeypox outbreak may be slowing in the U.S., but health officials urge caution
Monday
The new booster shot would be an update to Pfizer's current version of the shot, which was designed for the original strain of the coronavirus. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
Friday
In many places, there's still a major shortage of monkeypox vaccines. A plan to stretch the U.S. supply could help get shots into arms more quickly, but it's also untested and introduces new challenges. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Thursday
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laid out new guidance for the national response to COVID-19 on Thursday. Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules
Tuesday
The monkeypox outbreak is growing in the U.S. and vaccines remain in short supply. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses
Monday
Thursday
An emergency declaration frees up resources to help fight the monkeypox outbreak. There are currently more than 6,600 cases in the U.S. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
The science isn't entirely settled on whether a rapid antigen test indicates whether a person is still contagious. Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images hide caption