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Northern Samar reports first case of suspected mpox

Tacloban City—Health officials in Northern Samar said it recorded its first case of suspected mpox (formerly monkeypox) at the state-run hospital on Sunday, August...

On the alert, but not alarmed

WE HEARD the warning raised by the Geneva-based World Health Organization on getting alert following a reported increase in cases of the mpox virus,...

Mpox epidemic disinformation debunked

Paris, France—An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called a global emergency, has caused a spike in...

Mpox disease presents hard-to-weigh risks

Paris, France—As fears mount globally about mpox, apparently simple questions such as the danger it poses and differences between variants do not have clear and...

President orders Mpox watch; QC starts contact tracing

President Marcos directed the Department of Health (DOH) and other concerned government agencies to enhance the monitoring of areas and demographic groups that are...

How to protect ourselves against mpox

Less than a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency, the Philippines reported its first mpox (monkeypox)...

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared...

WHO: Mpox ‘not the new Covid’

Geneva, Switzerland—The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the...

DOH reports 1st mpox case since WHO emergency

The Philippines has recorded its first mpox case since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) over...

China to screen arrivals for mpox symptoms 

Beijing, China—China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after...

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over...

Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World...

Cured HIV patients ‘living proof’ of hope in fight against virus

Munich, Germany—Three people effectively cured of HIV have spoken about how a risky transplant procedure saved their lives, with one saying they are "living proof"...

New ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug could cost just $40

Paris, France—A new "vaccine-like" HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers...
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