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US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak 08/04/2022 08:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games 08/04/2022 08:20pm • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — English diver Jack Laugher extended his dominance in the one-meter springboard event Thursday to take a third straight gold at the Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old Laugher, who was England's flag bearer at the opening ceremony last week, continued a run that also incl Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread 08/04/2022 07:14pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible “community spread” of the dangerous virus. The polio virus has now been found in seven different wastewat Are 'Novids' special or just lucky at avoiding COVID-19? 08/04/2022 12:36pm • Boston — If you consider yourself a "Novid," in other words, someone who has never had COVID-19, are you mistaken, special, or just plain lucky? Researchers are trying to answer that question.It's estimated that more than 70% of Americans have been infected at some point during the pandem Africa CDC says gay sex 'not relevant' in monkeypox there 08/04/2022 12:11pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent's reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men, and it warned Thursday against “any stigmatization” that might delay case reporting and affect the outbreak response. Th Montgomery Co.'s COVID community level 'high' as monkeypox cases rise 08/03/2022 08:29pm • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maryland now has 149 documented cases of monkeypox. But in Montgomery County, the supply of monkeypox vaccine is limited, according to County Executive Marc Elrich. "We won't get any more doses until September, and that's why the Hea Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance for Navajo presidency 08/03/2022 08:16pm • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Voters from the Navajo Nation will see familiar faces in the tribe's general election: their current president and a former vice presidential candidate, both of whom were on the ballot in 2018. President Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren garnered the most votes in Tuesday's prima COVID-19 vaccine sales push Moderna past expectations in Q2 08/03/2022 12:14pm • Better-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine sales pushed Moderna past Wall Street’s second-quarter forecasts. The company said that its Spikevax vaccine brought in $4.53 billion during the quarter. Analysts were looking for around $3.6 billion, according to FactSet. Moderna shares surged Wednesday afte Germany announces new coronavirus measures for fall, winter 08/03/2022 11:17am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday said basic coronavirus requirements would remain in place during the coming fall and winter, when experts expect COVID-19 cases to rise again as people spend more time indoors. Face masks and presenting proof of a negative coronavirus test will be Growing prescriptions help push CVS past Q2 expectations 08/03/2022 10:59am • CVS Health thumped second-quarter expectations and hiked its full-year forecast as growing prescription claims and COVID-19 test kits sales countered a drop in vaccinations. A longer cough, cold and flu season also brought in more business, and claims in CVS Health's biggest segment, pharmacy benefi Vaccine supply 'severely limited' as Maryland logs 149 monkeypox cases 08/03/2022 06:38am • A month-and-a-half after confirming its first case, Maryland has counted 149 cases of monkeypox — and the state says vaccine availability is still limited. Maryland has only received enough of the two-dose Jynneos vaccine for just over 3,200 people, and the state may not get more doses from the Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance in Navajo presidential race 08/03/2022 02:53am • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Voters on the country's largest Native American reservation have advanced incumbent Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren to the general election for the Navajo Nation presidency in November. Voters narrowed the list of 15 presidential hopefuls to two on Tuesday during the primary el Jiménez drives in 4, Abreu homers, White Sox beat Royals 9-2 08/03/2022 12:42am • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox would have liked to complete a few more trades prior to the deadline to give themselves the jolt they need to make a jump in the AL Central. It didn't work out that way. They'll have to pick themselves up and deliver more performances like this. Eloy Jiménez s White Sox activate center fielder Robert from 10-day IL 08/02/2022 07:59pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox activated center fielder Luis Robert from the 10-day injured list Tuesday after the slugger and Gold Glove winner was sidelined because of blurred vision and lightheadedness. Robert was not in the lineup against the Kansas City Royals. General manager Rick Hahn Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new cases 08/02/2022 04:41pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from the suburban county near New York City where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the life-threatening disease, but health officials said Tuesday they have not identified any additional cases. The Centers for Disease