Mpox spreads through close contact and typically causes mild symptoms, though it can be fatal in rare cases. Symptoms include flu-like signs and pus-filled lesions on the body. In response to the ...

The World Health Organization will hold a meeting next week to decide if mpox remains a global health crisis. The disease, prevalent in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ...

Research shows a single yellow fever vaccine provides lifelong immunity, with breakthrough infections being rare, supporting WHO guidelines on vaccination.

The World Health Organization will convene a meeting of its Emergency Committee next week to determine whether mpox remains a ...

Private insurance companies in the U.S. aren’t required to cover the cost of the mpox vaccine, which costs $270 a dose.

The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...

This update highlights pivotal events in the health sector, including FDA approvals for heart devices, RSV vaccine success in ...

In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be stabilizing in the Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.

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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that if subsidies are allowed to expire next year, nearly 4 million people will lose their coverage in 2026 because they won’t be able to afford it, NBC News ...

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The distribution plan prioritizes the most affected regions, with the Democratic Republic of Congo receiving 85 percent of ...