US plans end to mpox public health emergency in JanuaryThe federal government plans to end in January the public health emergency it declared earlier this year after an outbreak of mpox left more than 29,000 people across the U.S. infected.
WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concernsThe World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concernsThe World Health Organization is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.
UK: 'Early signs' that monkeypox outbreak may be peakingBritish health authorities say the monkeypox outbreak across the country may be peaking and that the epidemicโs growth rate has slowed.
2 critically injured, โactive shooterโ killed at Fort Detrick in MarylandAuthorities say a Navy medic shot and wounded two U.S. sailors at a military facility before fleeing to a nearby Army base where security forces shot and killed him.