What is Monkeypox? What are Monkeypox symptoms? Answers about a rare disease

What is Monkeypox and what are the signs or symptoms of this rare disease? The CDC provides answers as a Dallas resident has tested positive.

Eiffel Tower reopens for first time in 9 months

The Eiffel Tower is reopening for the first time in nine months, despite France's new rules aimed at taming COVID-19' fast-spreading delta variant.

Dallas resident has Monkeypox; believed to be first-ever case in Texas

Dallas County Health and Human Services reports the person who tested positive is now isolated at the hospital to prevent the spread of the virus and is in stable condition.

Las Vegas: People recommended to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status

Masks are back in Las Vegas, where regional health officials pointed Friday to a rising number of coronavirus cases and advised everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear facial coverings in crowded indoor places.

COVID-19 becoming ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’, CDC director says

During a White House briefing, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said cases in the U.S. were up about 70% over the last week, hospital admissions were up 36% and deaths rose by 26%.

WHO says it was 'premature' to rule out lab leak as COVID-19 origin

The head of the World Health Organization has acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak.

COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surge to 6-month high 1 week before Olympics

New daily coronavirus cases have surged above 1,300 in Tokyo, a six-month high, as fears rise of a possible dramatic increase that could flood hospitals during the Olympics that start in eight days.

US Surgeon General issues warning about vaccine misinformation

The US Surgeon General says health misinformation didn't start with the pandemic, but it has really complicated the vaccine rollout. Dr. Vivek Murthy is appealing to Americans to check their sources before they hit the "share" button.

Increase mirrors US as Georgia employers add jobs in June

The big June jump in payrolls nationwide was also seen in Georgia, as the state’s employers added more than 30,000 workers, continuing to close the gap with how many workers were employed before the pandemic.

US surgeon general calls COVID-19 misinformation ‘serious threat’

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued his first formal advisory to the public, warning of the urgent threat of health misinformation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

American unemployment claims fall to 360,000, another pandemic low

The United States set another pandemic low in this week's jobs report, showing only 360,000 first-time filers for unemployment.

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro in hospital after 10 days of hiccups

After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a hospital with an intestinal obstruction.

These are America's fittest cities

Arlington, Virginia tops the American College of Sports Medicine's list of fittest cities for the fourth straight year. Here's how the rest of the list shaped out:

Atlanta and Texas women brought together through lifesaving donation

Donna Demus and Tiana Brashears live hundreds of miles away from each other, but they'll be forever connected through a lifesaving stem cell transplant.

Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens due to traces of benzene

Johnson & Johnson says it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contained low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure.