monkeypox

The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency.

Mpox is no longer the exploding health crisis that it appeared to be less than six months ago. So who deserves the credit for controlling the U.S. outbreak?

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox amid concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

New Jersey health officials announced the state’s first monkeypox-linked death on Monday. The individual, a Northern New Jersey resident, was confirmed to have had monkeypox in mid-September and passed away in October. The state’s Department of Health said that the resident had a history of underlying medical conditions. No additional details were made available due to privacy concerns. Although...

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective.

A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease.

The White House says it’s optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. The request comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington and fund the government. It...

The City of Philadelphia will receive another 3,500 vials of monkeypox vaccine, city, state and federal leaders announced Monday as they vowed more equitable distribution of the shots.

After the first reported case of monkeypox at the University of Delaware, the school sent emails to educate students on the virus. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the details.

The University of Delaware has identified its first case of monkeypox.

Beebe Healthcare in Delaware is hosting a mass monkeypox vaccine event on Aug. 26 and 27, offering around 200 time slots. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the details.

Philadelphia will receive thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine and will focus on more equitable distribution of the shots, officials said. NBC10’s Danny Freeman reports.

The City of Philadelphia will receive another 3,500 vials of monkeypox vaccine, city, state and federal leaders announced Monday as they vowed more equitable distribution of the shots.

Newly released data indicates a majority of monkeypox patients in Philadelphia are Black, but most people getting vaccinated are white. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk talked with the city health commissioner to find out why.

White Philadelphians are disproportionally getting vaccinated for monkeypox, even though more than half of the city’s current infections are among Black people, according to data recently released by the city’s health department.

Philadelphia has made an online dashboard that tracks the stats behind the city’s fight against monkeypox. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.

Dr. Alexandra Yonts outlined how college students and their institutions can stay on top of monkeypox as the school year begins.

Managing shared spaces like showers and dorm rooms and minimizing contact with sick students will be key for colleges to fight the spread of monkeypox as students return to class. Dr. Alexandra Yonts of Children’s National Hospital joins LX News.