Month: August 2022

On August 4, the U.S. federal government declared monkeypox—with more than 6,600 cases in the country—a public health emergency. Monkeypox is now the second simultaneous public health emergency in the U.S.; the other is COVID-19. The emergency status allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, more discretion in accessing additional funds and … Read more

In the U.S., a record-setting 81,000 people died from overdoses involving opioids in 2021. But despite that grim number, there’s hope: medications like buprenorphine can treat opioid-use disorder, while harm-reduction methods such as needle exchanges can limit threats like infectious disease. There’s also another promising tool, naloxone. The emergency medication reverses the effects of opioids … Read more

The move comes as officials scramble to boost access to monkeypox treatments and vaccines amid rising case counts. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

Sex is a major driver of the global monkeypox outbreak. But health officials and longtime HIV activists say calls for abstinence don’t work. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

This is what disparities look like in accessing testing, vaccines and treatment for monkeypox, the latest viral threat hanging over gay life. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

The move comes as officials scramble to boost access to monkeypox treatments and vaccines amid rising case counts. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

Sex is a major driver of the global monkeypox outbreak. But health officials and longtime HIV activists say calls for abstinence don’t work. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

This is what disparities look like in accessing testing, vaccines and treatment for monkeypox, the latest viral threat hanging over gay life. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. View original article Contributor: Knvul Sheikh