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British Report Concludes First Monkeypox Infections in April
A report published on the Center for Disease Control's Emerging Infectious Diseases website indicated transmission of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) in England was first identified amongst 45 men in April 2022.
Britain Says Monkeypox Outbreak 'Shows Signs of Slowing'
British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country "shows signs of slowing" but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained.
WHO Plans to Rename Monkeypox over Stigmatization Concerns
The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.
New Study Disproves Anti-Trans Right's Theory of 'Social Contagion'
A new study published in the prestigious medical journal Pediatrics disproves the claim from anti-LGBTQ+ pundits and politicians that youth identify as transgender out of peer pressure.
Explainer: Can the Spread of Monkeypox be Stopped?
Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox.
Epidemiologist: Monkeypox Not an STI
Many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily and unconventionally in the current global outbreak.