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 patient was an adult who lived in the Eastern Health Region of Virginia, but to respect the privacy of that person and their family, the Virginia health department said it would not release any further information about the death. The health department did not say when the person was diagnosed or when they died.

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.

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

Washington, D.C., residents who qualify for monkeypox vaccinations will no longer have to pre-register for the shots, and can visit walk-up clinics in the city, health officials announced Thursday.

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...

Public health officials warn that misinformation on monkeypox is spreading faster than the virus itself. News4’s Doreen Gentzler spoke with local doctors to help separate fact from fiction.

Public health officials warn that misinformation on monkeypox is spreading faster than the virus itself. 

Universities in the D.C. area said they will monitor monkeypox cases and continue COVID-19 mitigation policies this fall.

Universities in the D.C. area said they will monitor monkeypox cases and continue COVID-19 mitigation policies this fall.

DC Health is changing the way it administers the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to vaccinate more people. News4’s Mauricio Casillas explains.

DC Health is changing the way it administers the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to vaccinate more people.

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.

D.C. began posting monkeypox data to an online dashboard Wednesday. The District currently leads in the highest case rate of monkeypox per capita in the nation.

The District began posting monkeypox data in an online dashboard Wednesday. D.C. currently leads in the highest case rate of monkeypox per capita in the nation. Mark Segraves reports.