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
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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
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
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
Experts Try to Understand Rare Cases of Monkeypox Deaths
(CNN) Out of the more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally since January, only a small number have been deadly. But what causes MPV to be fatal?
August 15, 2022
Six Monkeypox Patients Have Died
Local health departments in four states say six people who had tested positive for the virus have died.
October 26, 2022
Monkeypox: First U.S. Death Confirmed
(CNN) A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died last month, but the virus' role in that death has not been confirmed.
September 12, 2022
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
California confirms first case of even more deadly mpox strain
The World Health Organization issued a global health emergency over the spread of the new, more lethal clade I mpox strain.
November 18, 2024
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Pride Month from Adm. Rachel Levine
"I’m urging all of us to use this Pride Month to assess our health and take the right steps to protect ourselves," she writes.
June 6, 2023
San Francisco is fighting opioid overdoses by giving out Narcan at drag shows — and this queen started it
"I realized that my community was not getting the information they needed about how to reverse an overdose," KochinaRude tells The Advocate.
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