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.

Monkeypox was a contributing factor in the recent death of an Indiana resident, state health officials said Wednesday.

Two Chicagoans have died after testing positive for the monkeypox virus, the city’s first such fatalities stemming from the worldwide outbreak, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced Friday.

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

While monkeypox cases have gone down in Chicago since the peak in late July, they are going up proportionately among Black and Latinx Chicagoans, according to city data.

While monkeypox cases have gone down in Chicago, they’re going up among certain groups, the same groups known to be vaccine hesitant. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has more on the equity effort underway right now.

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...

As of last Thursday, CDPH expanded the monkeypox eligibility to include anyone who has had close contact with someone diagnosed with MPV and any sexually active bisexual, gay, and other men who have sex with men, and transgender persons.

As monkeypox cases continue to rise across the U.S. and the world, how is the virus being transmitted and where?

Schedule Appointments for Monkeypox Vaccination Clinics in Chicago

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.

As students are heading back to school, Dr. Emily Landon of UChicago Medicine breaks down monkeypox risks for various sports.

The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble.

With monkeypox cases continuing to spread in the Chicago and across Illinois, sparking emergency declarations, many may be wondering what a potential rash might look like.