A history of mpox so far
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Category: infectious disease
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Moderna reports encouraging results on its mpox vaccine, as outbreaks in Africa spread
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Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences
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Our investigation of UnitedHealth, explainer on Oropouche and news on maternal health
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21 cases of little-known Oropouche virus detected in U.S.
Nearly two dozen people in the United States have been confirmed to have contracted the…
Opinion: To stop mpox from becoming the next pandemic, we must address global vaccine inequities
In early 2022, I cared for one of the first patients with mpox in Massachusetts….
A virus bodega, DNC takeaways, and free Covid tests
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STAT+: Biden administration’s $3.2 billion antiviral pandemic plan is fizzling out
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Merck Ebola vaccine Ervebo shown to offer substantial protection
Merck’s Ebola vaccine offered substantial protection to people vaccinated during the 2018-2020 outbreak in the…
‘Zoobiquity’: How animals have figured out disease better than humans
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STAT+: Pfizer and BioNTech effort to develop Covid-influenza combination vaccine sees setback
Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that their combined mRNA vaccine candidate against influenza and Covid-19…
Antiviral used for mpox no better than placebo, NIH says
The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that an antiviral often used to treat mpox…
New Medicare drug prices, antimicrobial-resistant meningitis, unlucky American women
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WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in multiple African countries…
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Morning Rounds: Getting healthier in the checkout aisle and the alcohol aisle
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Opinion: Controlling obesity is a noble goal. Controlling mpox is a far more urgent one
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CDC slightly increases risk bird flu could cause a pandemic in latest assessment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new risk assessment of the H5N1…
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Morning Rounds: Another Ebola outbreak?
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WHO to convene panel to determine whether mpox outbreak is a public health emergency
The director general of the World Health Organization announced Wednesday that he will convene a…
STAT+: Former Biden White House health official joins Flagship Pioneering
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The infectious disease doctor shortage will hit marginalized people the hardest
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Morning Rounds: The ‘very risky business’ of buying weight loss drugs online
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What we do and don’t know about the shortage of blood culture bottles
In July, federal health officials warned hospitals that there would be a critical shortage of…
Listen: The long journey to make malaria vaccines, and Sarepta’s ties with patient advocates
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Morning Rounds: Inside the making of the first malaria vaccine
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Morning Rounds: Grindr gets into health care lobbying
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CDC will offer seasonal flu shots to farmworkers to lower bird flu risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that it is funding a $5…
There’s more data for trans people with HIV than any other disease — but it’s still flawed
Transgender people are at higher-than-average risk of contracting HIV. And yet, when epidemiologist Diana Tordoff…
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Morning Rounds: Would a bird flu vaccine for cows work?
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Could cow vaccines help halt the spread of bird flu in U.S. herds? Experts are divided
With the number of U.S. dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rising almost daily,…
Bird flu snapshot: Upstart manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries to start early vaccine work
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Morning Rounds: Three new bird flu cases in humans brings total to 13 in U.S.
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Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage
Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles,…
STAT+: A pricey Gilead HIV drug could be made for dramatically less than the company claims, researchers say
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Bird flu that infected 6 Colorado poultry workers is closely related to the virus in cows
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