NEW YORK — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each will be based on factors like the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give shots, and … Read more
KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions amid concerns about stigmatization. The variant of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin is now called Clade 1 and what … Read more
Officials also strike deal to expedite 2.5 million vials by having vaccines finished in the United States, rather than Denmark. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond
She led the U.N. Population Fund and spent decades confronting government leaders about the importance of elevating the status of women. View original article Contributor: Cathleen Miller
The child is thought to have contracted an infection caused by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri after swimming in the Elkhorn River in Douglas County, Neb. View original article Contributor: Lindsey Bever
Officials also strike deal to expedite 2.5 million vials by having vaccines finished in the United States, rather than Denmark. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond
She led the U.N. Population Fund and spent decades confronting government leaders about the importance of elevating the status of women. View original article Contributor: Cathleen Miller
The child is thought to have contracted an infection caused by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri after swimming in the Elkhorn River in Douglas County, Neb. View original article Contributor: Lindsey Bever
A “fast-moving” outbreak of E. coli illness has been reported in Michigan and Ohio. Here’s what you need to know about the bacteria often linked to food sources. View original article Contributor: Jennifer Hassan
A jury previously found that the pharmacy chains bore some responsibility for flooding Ohio’s Lake and Trumbull counties with prescription painkillers. View original article Contributor: Marina Lopes