Feds Reintroduce 'Monkeypox' Name After Dropping It in 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has inexplicably reverted to using the outdated name 'monkeypox' for the disease, despite global health organizations like WHO and scientific consensus advocating for the use of 'mpox' to avoid stigmatization and reflect current understanding of the virus's hosts. The reason for this reversal remains unclear, but it appears to be a politically motivated or unproductive move.