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U.S. health regulators have signed off on 800,000 more doses of the monkeypox vaccine, which will be shipped from a manufacturing facility in Denmark.

New York City's health commissioner is calling on the World Health Organization to immediately rename the monkeypox virus, citing the impacts of stigma.

A 13-year-old boy from Florida has reportedly contracted amoeba Naegleria fowleri after swimming at a local beach in Port Charlotte, family members revealed on a GoFundMe page.

Cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 accounted for the vast majority of coronavirus infections last week. This is a notable increase from the previous week's estimates.

Dr. Marc Siegel shared insights with Fox News Digital about monkeypox, saying it is not as fearful as COVID; here, also, are best practices for avoiding the virus.

Australia saw record highs in COVID patients admitted to hospitals on Monday as the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of Omicron continue to spread through the population.

As President Biden, who is 79, recovers from a diagnosis of COVID-19, some Americans may wonder about other illnesses suffered by previous U.S. presidents. Here is a sampling.

White House COVID-19 Adviser Ashish Jha said the U.S. will wait and observe how the virus continues to spread before declaring a domestic state of emergency.

The World Health Organization declared that the monkeypox outbreak now qualifies as a global health emergency. The virus has spread to 75 countries and territories.

An unvaccinated resident of Rockland County, N.Y., exposed to a person who received an oral polio vaccine has contracted polio, health officials said; here's what to know about the vaccines.

New Zealand is experiencing record-breaking death rates from the coronavirus - 151 last week - as the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant continues to spread.

President Biden has tested positive for COVID at age 79. Here's what all older American should know about receiving a second booster shot, with expert input and original comments.

After the first case of polio in nearly a decade was confirmed a New York county, health officials are urging residents to get up-to-date vaccinations.

Australia saw record COVID deaths on Thursday in the wake of an outbreak of Omicron variants BA.4 and 5. These variants are adept at evading immunities.

The New York Department of Health alerted the public to a case of polio confirmed in a Rockland County resident – the first in the United States in nearly a decade.

Following the recent death of YouTuber Kevin Samuels, who reportedly passed away due to hypertension, here is an explainer about hypertension, also known as the silent killer — and what causes it.

Allergic reactions can have severe and sometimes lasting damage on individuals prone to symptoms from ordinary, everyday foods or drugs.

A new 988 hotline launched July 16; people can call it amid a mental health crisis. Some who lost loved ones to suicide wonder if things would have been different if this 988 hotline had existed.

North Korea's news agency claims that the vast majority of COVID patients in the country have recovered, even as other Asian countries are battling a wave of Omicron cases.

Extreme heat this summer can be dangerous and even life-threatening. Here is what you need to know to stay safe and healthy during a heatwave.