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October 15, 2025
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Health officials say risk of more fatal mpox outbreak remains ‘very low’ despite public health emergency
So far, the federal government says that no cases of the newly-concerning strain have been reported in the United States.
August 15, 2024
As new mpox strain spreads globally, activists push health officials to avoid past mistakes (exclusive)
Torrian Baskerville, director of HIV & Health Equity at the Human Rights Campaign, tells The Advocate how groups are preparing for a potential outbreak of the new mpox strain.
August 28, 2024
CDC warns of new mpox outbreak, urges vaccination
People at high risk, including gay and bisexual men, should get vaccinated, the agency advises.
May 16, 2024
Gay members of Congress worried about mpox outbreak ask for data in letter to Joe Biden (exclusive)
Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mark Pocan sent a letter to the president and Health and Human Services Secretary to learn what the administration is doing to prepare against a potentially worse mpox outbreak.
June 27, 2024
With a new case in Sweden, what is the new mpox outbreak and should you be concerned?
Things to know about the resurgence of mpox.
August 15, 2024
U.S. steps up response to more deadly mpox outbreak
Senior administration officials discussed what the U.S. is doing to curb the spread of the virus.
September 6, 2024
Pride month is here and mpox remains a threat, but vaccines are more readily available
According to recent case reports, 90 percent of those who got mpox in the US during this outbreak who reported their sexual orientation were men who identified as gay or bisexual.
June 11, 2024
Meet the Gay Combat Vet Who Will Run the American Medical Association
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld on LGBTQ+ health and his plans to protect trans and queer youth.
April 11, 2023
Mpox Is Almost Gone in the US, Leaving Lessons & Mysteries Behind
More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the virus, including 23 who died.
January 31, 2023
Homophobe Rand Paul says gay CDC official's 'lifestyle' made him unfit to be in government
The U.S. senator from Kentucky made the comment about Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned over the Trump administration's anti-science policies.
September 2, 2025
90 Percent of Mpox-Related Deaths Were Black Men With Weakened Immune Systems: CDC
Forty-two people in the U.S. have died from mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
April 14, 2023
The federal government failed on mpox. Ritchie Torres's new bill addresses that (exclusive)
A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.
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April 18, 2024
Navigating Mpox: How to Prepare for Pride Season
A year after the painful infection surfaced in the U.S., Biden administration officials are confident they can keep the virus under control with the public’s help.
May 25, 2023
What public health experts want you to know about the severe mpox strain appearing in the U.S.
Unlike the version of the virus that spread around the world in 2022, this one has had more severe outcomes.
October 30, 2025
Gay men have been cautious about mpox. Will a second Donald Trump term set them back?
Gay men are more trusting of medicine than other groups, but the incoming Trump Administration will need more than their willingness to continue combating mpox.
November 13, 2024
World Health Organization again declares mpox a global health emergency amid rising case threat
The threat of a virus that causes painful lesions is back.
August 14, 2024
Monkeypox Emergency Declaration to End in January, Biden Admin Says
The U.S. has reported 17 deaths from the virus and almost 30,000 cases.
December 3, 2022
Health officials and experts praise CDC’s Demetre Daskalakis for standing up in blistering resignation
One HHS official called him a "public health martial artist."
August 28, 2025
Jynneos mpox vaccine now commercially available ahead of Pride Month
It’s now possible to get the previously scarce and complicated-to-access vaccine at one’s local pharmacy.
April 3, 2024
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
August 29, 2025