Pfizer made a big announcement this week: The pharmaceutical company has developed an experimental vaccine to target respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—and the results have been promising....
There’s nothing quite like a throbbing headache to make an already-awful illness feel worse. Listed as one of the many potential symptoms of COVID-19, a headache...
If you’ve recently texted your mom to ask her about which vaccines you got as a kid, well, you’re definitely not the only one. We’ve all...
Even if you feel a cool breeze in the air, summer isn’t exactly over—and the bugs that come with it are apparently still thriving, mosquitoes included....
Generally, if you believe you have contracted monkeypox through intimate, skin-to-skin contact, the rash may appear in the genital or anal areas. The rash can also...
Monkeypox is set to be renamed, starting with the disease’s distinct strains. Variants of the monkeypox virus formerly known as the Congo Basin and West African...
Beyond messaging, the testing, treatment, and vaccination infrastructure must also be equitable and robust, especially as an outbreak continues to grow. Oni Blackstock, MD, founder and...
A recent New York Times report detailed an extremely messed up story of social media vigilantism: A 33-year-old woman with a health condition unrelated to monkeypox...
Last week, the Biden Administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. Meanwhile, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control...
A medication that can help prevent severe illness in people who face the highest risk of developing complications from COVID-19 has been available since December 2021....