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Berlin registers more MPox cases in 2025 than in the two previous years combined
Mpox is on the rise in Berlin. The capital has seen 160 cases this year, eclipsing the […]
Love & Sex
Why is abortion still a crime in Germany?
Germany’s abortion law dates back to 1871, and despite reforms over the decades, it remains a criminal […]
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One in five male deaths in Berlin are caused by cigarettes
New data shows that nearly one in five male deaths in Berlin is caused by smoking, with […]
Medicine
Where will Berlin’s next pandemic come from?
Researchers in Berlin are tracking viruses in wastewater to understand public health - in an attempt to […]
Books
A History of the World in Six Plagues: How disease shaped the modern world
Berlin-based writer Edna Bonhomme on her book blending history, science, and criticism to show how diseases from […]
Berlin
Love, loss and starting over: Three young widows on grief and dating
Three young women talk about early widowhood and finding romance amid grief in Berlin, a city where […]
