A nurse administers the rotavirus vaccine, given during the first year of a baby's life. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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An Anopheles coluzzi mosquito, which can transmit malaria, with a genetically modified fungus emerging from the body after the insect's death. A green fluorescent protein was included to mark the fungus, shown under a UV light. Courtesy of Brian Lovett hide caption
Scientists Genetically Modify Fungus To Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Malaria
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The black mamba is a large venomous snake found in Africa. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 138,000 people die from a snakebite each year. suebg1 photography/Getty Images hide caption
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Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) finds Dr. Peter Jahrling (Topher Grace) and shakes him awake to make sure he is OK during the Ebola investigation. Amanda Matlovich/National Geographic hide caption
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A 6-month-old baby with measles at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, Philippines. The country's measles outbreak has been partly driven by distrust of vaccines after a dengue vaccine scandal. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
The Philippines Is Fighting One Of The World's Worst Measles Outbreaks
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Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is one of many celebrities who take part in Red Nose Day fundraising efforts. Neil P. Mockford/Getty Images hide caption
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A paramedic takes a blood sample from a baby for a HIV test in Larkana, Pakistan, on May 9. The government is offering screenings in the wake of an HIV outbreak. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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On May 6, an air strike destroyed Nabd Al-Hayat hospital in Syria's Idlib province. ARAB24/Reuters TV hide caption
Livestock is inspected for anthrax at a market in Indonesia. Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Luckin Coffee customers use an app and can pick up their coffee in three minutes or have it delivered. Above, a deliveryman in Beijing. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Sam Nugraha, who himself was once addicted to heroin, now runs a rehab center in Indonesia with a different philosophy from those of abstinence-based programs. Julia Simon for NPR hide caption
Why An Indonesian Rehab Center Doesn't Insist On Abstinence
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Manisha Jaisi, 16, poses at the shed outside her house where she sleeps when she has her period. Jaisi got her period two months after her neighbor, Dambara Upadhyay, died of unknown causes while sleeping in a similar shed in 2016. Jaisi says she never goes without her phone in the shed because she's scared after Upadhyay's death. Sajana Shrestha for NPR hide caption
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A police officer stands guard inside an Ebola treatment center in Butembo. Rebels attacked the facility on March 9, killing one officer and injuring another. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images hide caption