Childhood vaccination rates are on the decline at a time when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could lead the Health and Human Services ...

Japan approves SIGA's TEPOXX for smallpox, mpox, and cowpox, expanding antiviral availability for orthopoxviruses with proven safety and efficacy.

TPOXX is approved in the U.S. and Canada for the treatment of smallpox. In the European Union and United Kingdom, marketed as Tecovirimat-SIGA, it is approved for the treatment of smallpox, mpox, ...

SIGA Technologies (SIGA) stock gains as Japan approves antiviral Tepoxx as a treatment for orthopoxviruses including mpox.

Several countries, including China and the Ivory Coast, are implementing measures to contain the mpox outbreak, as reported by the WHO.

President Museveni has cautioned Ugandans to be on high alert and implement preventive measures against the Mpox disease ...

The Ministry of Health has urged Kenyans to exercise caution amid a new wave of MPOX infections spreading rapidly across the ...

WHO said Monday it is facing a critical funding gap of 11.1 million US dollars to scale up the mpox response in Uganda where ...

The Department of Health (DOH) prioritized projects promoting primary and emergency care, and local health systems in 2024, ...

It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget.As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizab ...

The year 2024 was pivotal for Kenya’s healthcare sector, marked by ambitious reforms and persistent challenges. Key ...

Two deaths from Nipah virus, a zoonotic pathogen with a high mortality rate, were reported in Kerala, India in June and ...