Alaskapox, a virus in the same family as smallpox, cowpox and mpox, claimed its first fatality[1] in January 2024 when an elderly Alaskan man died of the illness.
The virus, which was discovered in 2015, had previously resulted in only relatively mild
The scheme will raise awareness of how patients and their families can access a second opinion. 
Two men who never met now call themselves blood brothers - after one donated stem cells to the other. The government backs a plan to give patients access to a second opinion if their condition deteriorates.