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In July of 2022, mpox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC, by WHO during a surge in infections that led to more than 100,000 cases in 122 countries.

The CDC on Thursday published its famed Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time since the Trump administration ordered the nation’s various health agencies to freeze public communications.

Senators voted on party lines Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next U.S. health secretary.

The CDC’s removal of online resources related to HIV, STIs and other health topics following a Trump administration order to scrub references related to “gender ideology” has alarmed experts, who say it threatens public health.

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on vaccines, abortion and other health-related matters in a frequently contentious hearing Wednesday to assess his nomination to be the next U.S. health secretary.

On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary.

I became hooked on ID during my parasitology module in medical school.

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from WHO, complaining that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding.

The rates of chlamydia and syphilis declined dramatically among individuals living with HIV who were prescribed doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.