What is monkeypox—and how worried should you be?

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This week: What we know about the monkeypox outbreak; the startling metamorphosis that happens while we sleep; what it means to have the summer blues; a little-known disease that afflicts hundreds of thousands in the U.S.; how to talk to kids about tragedy.

CDC/CYNTHIA S. GOLDSMITH/SCIENCE SOURCE Monkeypox cases are rising. Here's what we know so far. An outbreak of monkeypox, which is related to smallpox, has public health officials concerned. But the virus can be contained with vaccines that are already stockpiled and available in some countries. And unlike COVID-19, which circulates via tiny air-borne droplets, monkeypox doesn't spread as easily. LEARN THE FACTS

PHOTOGRAPH BY MAGNUS WENNMAN ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE‌ ‌ ‌  While you sleep, your mind goes on an amazing journey On a good night, we cycle four or five times through several stages of sleep, each with distinct qualities and purpose—a serpentine, surreal descent into an alternative world. While everything we've learned about sleep has emphasized its importance to our mental and physical health, too many of us don't get enough it. OUR NIGHTLY METAMORPHOSIS RELATED: The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here's why. +

PHOTOGRAPH BY MATTHIEU PALEY It's getting warmer—and that's messing with our sleep Ever-warmer nighttime temperatures, nudged higher by climate change, are pushing bedtimes later and wake times earlier. WHAT A NEW STUDY SAYS

PHOTOGRAPH BY LI HUI The summer blues are real—and can be harder to shake than the winter version Summer seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has been on doctors' radars for decades. Those with the condition experience insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, and are also more likely to be suicidal than those with the winter version. But it's underdiagnosed, rarer—and harder to treat. WHAT IS IT? RELATED: Can microdosing psychedelics boost mental health? Here's what the evidence suggests. +

GABRIEL HAMER/TAMU ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE‌ ‌ ‌  This little-known parasite infects hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. Chagas disease, a potentially lethal infection, is transmitted to people by way of an insect called a kissing bug. In the acute stage, people usually can be cured; unfortunately, less than 1 percent of infected people are diagnosed or treated. Why is so little attention paid to it? A CUNNING MICROORGANISM

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

NG STAFF Indoor mask mandates return as cases rise Omicron subvariants BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 continue to fuel an uptick in new COVID-19 cases across the United States. TRACK COVID IN THE U.S.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CORNELL WATSON Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly From permanently closed businesses to limited access to health care, housing and food insecurity, increases in suicide and violent crime and educational setbacks, experts say it will take years before Black Americans are able to fully recover from the pandemic. AN UNEVEN RECOVERY RELATED: Black Americans see a health-care system infected by racism, poll shows +

How long does COVID-19 linger in your body? New report offers clues. If Pfizer's data pans out, when will little kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? (NPR) CDC issues guidance for people who experience 'Paxlovid rebound' (USA Today) Vaccines may not prevent many symptoms of long COVID, study suggests (Washington Post)

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PHOTOGRAPH BY JORDAN VONDERHAAR, GETTY IMAGES How to help kids cope when upsetting current events shake their worlds Although adults have the cognitive skills to process sudden news-making events like mass shootings, violent protests, plane crashes, and natural disasters, a child's brain usually isn't developed enough to quite make sense of something that doesn't seem right. AGE-BASED ADVICE FOR TALKING TO KIDS

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