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December 16, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNew Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe DiseaseA novel influenza variant called subclade K appears…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, the European Union’s…

Health officials have identified a new variant of mpox in England after a person who recently travelled to Asia was tested for the virus.Genome sequencing showed…

A newer variant of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, is now spreading through some communities in the US and Europe.The risk to the general…