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Why are we seeing new malaria cases in the U.S.?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported several cases of locally acquired malaria in Florida and Texas—the first such cases in the U.S. in over two decades. Manoj Duraisingh explains the significance of the cases and how individuals and public health officials should respond to the situation.

Q&A: An air pollution expert on the dangers of wildfire smoke

Francesca Dominici—an expert on the short- and long-term health impacts linked with exposure to air pollution, and especially to wildfire smoke—answers questions about the smoke from Canadian wildfires that blanketed a large swath of the East Coast in early June, focusing on how smoke affects our health and how to stay safe on smoky days.