California gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra is riding a polling bump after the implosion of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign, but fresh scrutiny is now zeroing in on his record as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden. The Democrat jumped to 10% support in new polling released Thursday, up from the low … Read more
An African man who contracted a contagious new strain of mpox known as Clade 1b is speaking out about the harrowing symptoms of the viral infection. Egide Irambona, 40, is currently being treated at a hospital in his home country of Burundi, as Africa’s mpox outbreak continues, sparking fears of another global pandemic. Last week, … Read more
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization is convening its own expert meeting to consider making a similar emergency declaration over mpox. The … Read more
We lost about three times as many Americans to COVID-19 as we did in World War II. Certified COVID deaths totaled roughly 1.1 million in the US, while fewer than 420,000 Americans died in the war. That’s more deaths per capita than any other developed nation. Only Peru, Bulgaria, and a few Eastern European countries … Read more
A deadly, fast-spreading strain of the monkeypox virus has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on high alert. The variant of the virus, which causes the severe disease known as mpox, kills up to 10% of the people who are infected, according to the World Health Organization. “The virus variant is known to be … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of the potential resurgence of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, ahead of summer gatherings. “Spring and summer season in 2023 could lead to a resurgence of mpox as people gather for festivals and other events,” read a CDC alert issued Monday. The agency revealed there were … Read more
A new study has found that the flesh-eating mpox virus is particularly deadly for people living with HIV. Mpox — previously known as “monkeypox” before it was renamed last November amid concerns of racism — infected thousands of people last year, prompting a “public health emergency.” Now, a new study published in the Lancet has … Read more
With many in the gay community clamoring for the monkeypox vaccine this summer, hoping for protection from a virus that causes painful and gruesome lesions, the United States faced a challenge. “The monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Wyandotte County is investigating its first case of monkeypox Tuesday, according to the Unified Government Public Health Department. The individual with monkeypox is reported to be isolating at home. The Kansas Department of Environment has reached out to those that were in close contact with the person with monkeypox who may … Read more
Severe cases of monkeypox are being reported in America and Alabama health officials are asking people at risk to get screened. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports “at least” 139 cases of monkeypox in the state as of Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said some of the cases reported across the … Read more
By Le Phuong  October 4, 2022 | 05:57 am PT A blister is seen on the hand of a woman infected with monkeypox in HCMC. Photo courtesy of the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases Vietnam’s first monkeypox patient has tested negative for the virus after 12 days of treatment, director of the HCMC Hospital for … Read more
Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some good and bad news about the country’s ongoing monkeypox outbreak. New cases are slowing down, likely thanks to a combination of vaccination and education efforts. But it’s also likely that the virus won’t be eradicated here and will … Read more
The monkeypox virus is unlikely to be eliminated from the U.S. in the near future, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week. The CDC, in a technical brief, said the outbreak is slowing as the availability of vaccines has increased, people have become more aware of how … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon. The disease’s spread is slowing but the virus is so widespread that elimination is unlikely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. That conclusion was in a recent CDC report, and echoed Friday by Marc … Read more
CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The alert comes as Ohio reported that an individual with monkeypox has died – the third known death of a patient with monkeypox in the United States. Ohio listed … Read more
Even though 60% of the people who have gotten monkeypox in Michigan so far are Black, 70% of the doses of the vaccine that can prevent infection or limit symptoms after exposure have gone to white Michiganders. Black residents have gotten just 17% of the doses administered so far in Michigan, new state health department … Read more
New monkeypox cases are declining in the United States, a trend public health officials and clinicians attribute to vaccination and changes in behavior. Eligible individuals who did not receive the monkeypox vaccine were about 14 times more likely to become infected than those who received a first dose of the two-dose vaccine, according to new … Read more
People who were eligible for a monkeypox vaccine but did not receive one were about 14 times more likely to become infected than those who were vaccinated, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While extremely limited, the figures offer an initial look at the effectiveness of … Read more
CNN — Eligible individuals who did not receive the monkeypox vaccine were around 14 times likelier to become infected with the virus than those who were vaccinated, according to federal government data described to CNN by multiple US health officials. That figure reflects the first wave of authoritative data collected by the Biden administration on … Read more
Oneida County reported its first case of monkeypox on Monday, making it one of now 27 counties outside of New York City with cases of the virus, according to data from the New York State Department of Health. The first case in the state was diagnosed in New York City in May. Onondaga County reported … Read more