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The global outbreak of monkeypox has been going on for nearly five months now. In that time, over 60,000 people have been infected in over 100 countries. Most of the cases have been in young men and the disease has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men.

The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has called for applications for four masters level program

Since the global monkeypox outbreak started to spread this past spring, more people are seeing the term “men who have sex with men,” or MSM, in the news and public health messages. You may have also heard this term in places like HIV prevention campaigns or at the doctor’s office.

WASHINGTON — Experts say the spike in overdoses and diseases related to sharing needles means it’s time to revoke a longtime ban restricting federal funds for syringe exchanges. But lawmakers in both parties remain resistant to allowing taxpayer dollars to go to clean needles and syringes for drug use.

An economist, a public health scholar and an education expert all agree: Whatever you call it, it's still with us

The country registered 15 more Covid-19 fatalities and 806 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

Public health officials say that syringe service programs are a key part of the toolbox used for harm reduction for people who use drugs.

NHS Lothian has ranked among the worst health systems in Scotland for A&E response times. Nearly 40 percent of emergency department attendees waited more than four hours for care for the week ending September 11.

‘Decision to rename UHS after YSR is intended to acknowledge his role in furthering the cause of public health and not to belittle NTR’

President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive.

The Public Health Ministry plans to treat Covid-19 patients at risk of complications with long-acting antibodies (LAAB), according to the Department of Disease Control.