WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma
"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year for the change to take full effect.(Image credit: NIH-NIAID/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bill Chappell Source Type: news
WHO says it's using 'mpox' to avoid stigmatizing monkeypox name
The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as "mpox," citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Montreal group helps WHO rename monkeypox to 'mpox' to avoid stigmatization
The World Health Organization announced Monday its new preferred term for monkeypox will be 'mpox,' and it urged others to make the same change after receiving complaints that the current name for the disease was racist and stigmatizing. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
WHO Renames Monkeypox As ‘Mpox’ To Avoid Stigma
Experts called for the disease to be renamed in August. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ty Roush, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
WHO Renames Monkeypox as mpox, Citing Racism Concerns
LONDON — The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday that mpox was its new preferred name for monkeypox, saying that both monkeypox and mpox would be used for the next year while the old name is phased out.
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language” that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way f...
Source: TIME: Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate monkeypox wire Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Recommends New Name for Monkeypox Disease
[WHO] Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term "mpox" as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while "monkeypox" is phased out. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Monkeypox given new name by global health experts
The change to mpox was prompted by concerns over negative connotations from the name of the virus. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox to be renamed mpox to avoid stigma, says WHO
Disease is found in various animals and it is inaccurate to associate global outbreak with AfricaMonkeypox has been given a new name by the World Health Organization (WHO), which has announced the disease will now be called “mpox” in a bid to help tackle discrimination and stigma.The WHOannounced its intention to rename the disease in June after concerns were raised that its original name is misleading, stigmatising and discriminatory, with a crowd-sourcing effort tofind a new name announced in August.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Monkeypox Infectious diseases Science World Health Organization Society World news Source Type: news
HIV and STIs Among Persons With Monkeypox HIV and STIs Among Persons With Monkeypox
How prevalent is HIV infection or recent sexually transmitted infections among persons with monkeypox?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
How Hospital Emergency Preparedness Is Evolving
The biggest lesson COVID-19 taught hospitals is how thin they can be stretched—and that includes morale, says Dr. Yves Duroseau, chair of emergency medicine and co-chair of disaster planning services at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Over the past nearly-three years, “We saw widespread burnout of staff trying to go above and beyond, every single day. That’s not sustainable—it’s too overwhelming,” he says. “That’s why we’re looking at what to do now, because COVID is still a threat, and now we’re looking at issues like monkeypox and polio. Everyone wonders: What&...
Source: TIME: Health - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized Health Care healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Strategies Adopted by MSM to Prevent Monkeypox Transmission Strategies Adopted by MSM to Prevent Monkeypox Transmission
This survey of men who reported male sexual contact provides information about the actions that MSM are taking to reduce their risk for acquiring and transmitting Monkeypox virus.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - November 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Biden asks WHO to rename monkeypox 'MPOX' because the original 'is racist'
Officials believe the moniker used in this summer's outbreak carries an unnecessary stigma for people of color. They have been worrying about the name 'for months', White House sources said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to make Covid the last pandemic
Microbiologists with the AEGIS Sciences Corporation process Covid-19 and monkeypox tests at its facility in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 4, 2022. | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images We still aren’t ready for the next one — but a new report offers a blueprint for ending pandemics. What would…#aegissciences #sciencescorporation #virus #corporationprocess #esvelt #contagiousvirus #contagious #deadly #ppe #tennessee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Makers of monkeypox drugs face a rash of orders
Defeating a worldwide outbreaks falls on two small drugmakers Monkeypox isn’t covid-19. Since May the viral disease has infected 35,000 people in 92 countries, less than one-tenth as many as covid infects in a day. Though symptoms, including fever,…#bavariannordic #nordic #bavarian #monkeypox #smallpox #drug #rash #vaccine #monkeypoxdrugs #henrikjuuel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview, UKHSA (updated 22nd November 2022)
Overview of the current monkeypox outbreak in the UK.
22 November 2022Added report and data for 22 November 2022.
15 November 2022Added report and data for 15 November 2022. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
