Health

WHO chief says mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency

By Jamey Keaten, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency's director said Friday.

Why did the EU ban gel nail polish? 3 things to know

By Genesis Magpayo

Many people love gel nail polish for its durability and shiny gloss, but a new ban in Europe may have left mani-pedi devotees with some not-so-pretty concerns.

4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC

By PolitiFact staff

PolitiFact fact-checked some of the most notable back-and-forth moments.

Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim that 'everybody can get' the COVID-19 vaccine

By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature.

4 major moments from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing with senators

By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was at the center of a maelstrom Thursday as senators, including those who voted to confirm him, raised pressing questions over his public health agenda.

WATCH: 'We were lied to about everything' around COVID, RFK Jr. says

By Hannah Grabenstein

Kennedy claimed the government, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lied about "natural immunity," that vaccines would prevent transmission and infection, and the "science behind cloth masks."…

Congo announces new Ebola outbreak after case confirmed in southern province

By Associated Press

The World Health Organization said Thursday it dispatched its experts alongside Congo’s Rapid Response Team to Kasai Province to strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health facilities.

WATCH: Sen. Cassidy asks RFK Jr. how he can support Nobel for Trump COVID program but not back the vaccines

By Joshua Barajas

Cassidy said it surprised him that Kennedy would think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when the health secretary has attempted to restrict access to the vaccines and cancelled funding for mRNA vaccine research that was critical to the initiative's…

WATCH: RFK Jr. says fired CDC director lying about being asked to back non-scientific vaccine policy

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas

In her column in The Wall Street Jounral, Monarez lambasted Kennedy and his "deliberate effort to weaken America's public-health system and vaccine protections."…

WATCH: RFK Jr. says firings at CDC were 'necessary,' blames organization for failed COVID policy

By Kenichi Serino

"[The] CDC failed that responsibility miserably during COVID when its disastrous, nonsensical policies destroyed small businesses, violated civil liberties, closed our schools, caused generational damage in doing so, masked infants with no science, and heightened economic inequality," Kennedy said.