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Vaccine experts are warning people who are at a high risk of severe disease to get their second COVID-19 booster now, and to not wait for the next generation booster.

The Philippines has documented their first case of monkeypox after a 31 year old man returned from visiting countries with documented cases. He will be quarantined for 14-21 days.

Avian flu is believed to be the cause of death for the thousands of migrant birds that washed up on the eastern shores of Canada this week, sparking fears of an outbreak in the area.

The Department of Health and Human Services might declare monkeypox a public health emergency before the end of the week, according to a report.

Dr. Corinne Stern is a coroner in Laredo, Texas, who spoke to Fox News about America's fentanyl crisis — and how she's seeing many more drug overdoses related to fentanyl.

A 66-year-old man has become the oldest patient to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant for his leukemia, sparking hope for a possible cure.

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.