First known case of severe mpox virus strain detected in NYC
NY Post
The first known case of a severe strain of the mpox virus has been detected in New York City — and health officials are recommending those at risk get vaccinated.
The case of “mpox clade I” is travel-related, with the person who tested positive having recently traveled internationally, the city Department of Health announced Friday.
“There is no known local transmission of mpox clade I in New York City and the risk remains low for New Yorkers,” Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in a statement.
“The NYC Health Department recommends that New Yorkers who are at risk for mpox receive and complete the two-dose vaccine series that works to prevent mpox.”
There are two types of the mpox virus, clade I and clade II — the latter responsible for a global outbreak that caused nearly 4,000 cases in the city in 2022.
But the clade I strain is believed to be more transmissible and cause more severe illness than its counterpart, according to the state Health Department.
A man was taken into custody Sunday for allegedly walloping a straphanger at Penn Station who later died, sources said.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is warning travelers that rising jet fuel costs could soon hit airline ticket prices.
The Issue: Democrats block homeland-security funding amid attacks in Michigan, NYC and Virginia.
The brother of a terrorist who rammed a vehicle into a Michigan Jewish preschool was a Hezbollah commander, Israel Defense Forces have said.
Five years ago, I blew the whistle on a school I loved. Did it make a difference?
Forbes released its 40th annual World’s Billionaires List, and it’s a who’s who of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Comedian Bill Maher pressed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday over his opposition to U.S. involvement in Iran, challenging the Democrat on what he would do if he were commander-in-chief and had been given knowledge that Iran would soon have nuclear weapons.
In week two, the war against Iran and Hezbollah came home to America.
A disgruntled ex-employee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was arrested Saturday after walking into the Manhattan hospital and claiming he was carrying a bomb, police sources said.
Podcaster Joe Rogan doesn’t have fond memories of his life in Los Angeles, saying on his show, Friday, he has no nostalgia for the left-wing and superficial people he met there.
Walk into almost any dinner party or gathering and mention Ozempic or other GLP-1s. The reaction is nearly always the same: People lower their voices. They hesitate. They start qualifying what they mean before they’ve even said it. What should be a straightforward conversation about a medication quickly turns into a moral debate about whether using it is acceptable at all.
Federal authorities in New York have arrested and charged a lobbyist — one who had worked on behalf of an ex-nursing home operator pardoned recently by President Donald Trump — with attempting to force a former client and his son to pay him $500,000, according to documents.