Monkeypox cases are in sharp decline overall; percentage among Blacks is rising
New monkeypox cases have been trending downward nationwide for more than two months, giving some hope the decades-old virus that…
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World Health Organization plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
(AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised…
If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD?
(AP) — For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known…
Federal officials declare a public health emergency for monkeypox
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Thursday a public health emergency for the monkeypox…
In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID
(AP) — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa,…
Probable case of monkeypox being investigated in the city; would be fourth in Missouri
ST. LOUIS – Monkeypox has already infiltrated the state, and now probably St. Louis, as the city’s health officials report…
Monkeypox: symptoms, how it spreads, and more
The World Health Organization said this week that monkeypox wasn’t yet a public health emergency of international concern. But more than…
Officials find first probable case of monkeypox in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials say they’ve identified what is likely to be the first case of monkeypox…