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Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; speaks during the COVID Federal Response Hearing on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. …
CDC admits Covid response fell short, launches reorganization Read More
Monkeypox continues to spread across the globe with cases jumping by 20% over the last week, according to the World Health Organization. Infections increased by nearly 7,500 to more than …
Monkeypox cases jumped 20% in the last week to 35,000 across 92 countries, WHO says Read More
A pharmacist collects medications for prescriptions at a pharmacy. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Medicare is poised to renegotiate the prices of some of its most expensive drugs …
Passage of Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an …
CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID Read More
Still, that path is made messier by doing nothing for the countries in West and Central Africa, where monkeypox was first identified decades ago and has been spreading since 2017. …
Three Possible Futures of the Monkeypox Epidemic Read More
A health worker administers a dose of the Bavarian Nordic A/S Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination site in West Hollywood, California, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Jill Connelly | …
FDA expands monkeypox vaccine authorization to increase dose supply five-fold Read More
Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware Network nonprofit clinic in Chicago, Illinois, July …
STD clinics struggle with surge in patients amid outbreak Read More
Digitally generated image of 3D molecular model of polio virus Calysta Images | Tetra Images | Getty Images Hundreds could have polio after an adult in the New York City …
New York polio case is ‘tip of iceberg,’ hundreds could be infected Read More The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.7 million men who have sex with men face the biggest threat from monkeypox right now. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told …
CDC estimates 1.7 million gay and bisexual men face the highest risk from monkeypox Read More
Polio virus particle, computer illustration. Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Polio has been found in waste water samples taken from two counties outside of New York …
Wastewater samples outside New York City suggest community spread Read More