California officials are pressing for more vaccine and acting with "utmost urgency" to slow the spread of the monkeypox virus, but they have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city of San Francisco ...
Jul 29, 2022
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The World Health Organization recently declared monkeypox—a disease that's been a concern in African countries for years—a global public health emergency.
Jul 29, 2022
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When Brazilian immunologist Helder Nakaya visited Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém (the capital of Pará state, Brazil) in 2017, there was a commotion because one of its best microscopists was retiring and much of the knowledge ...
Jul 28, 2022
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New York City asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on seeking care.
Jul 27, 2022
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In an effort to help speed the expansion of monkeypox testing in the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced a material that can help ensure the accuracy of tests for the disease. NIST ...
Jul 27, 2022
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The world's first HIV-positive to HIV-positive heart transplant has been successfully performed at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx. The patient, in her sixties, suffered from advanced heart failure and received the ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Researchers in San Francisco and New York have proposed a health equity framework to address growing disparities in the uptake of telehealth services across the United States during and after the COVID pandemic.
Jul 26, 2022
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The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency at the weekend, as calls grow for swift action to stop the spread of the virus.
Jul 26, 2022
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Everyone in the United States knows someone—often multiple someones—who have been reinfected with COVID-19.
Jul 25, 2022
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The World Health Organization's expert monkeypox committee will meet on Thursday to decide whether to deploy the UN health agency's rarely used top alert for the worsening virus outbreak.
Jul 21, 2022
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