War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
West Nile virus has claimed four lives this summer, but public health officials say there’s no need to panic. A panel talks about the spread of this mosquito-borne illness across the U.S. and how you can protect yourself.
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- Dr. Georges Benjamin Secretary of Health for the State of Maryland
- Dr. Johnathan Patz Director of the Program on Global Environmental change at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and co-chair of the human health sector, U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change
- Dr. Shmuel Shoham Infectious disease specialist at the Washington Hospital Center
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