Americans From Hantavirus Cruise Face Nebraska Monitoring
Seventeen Americans from the MV Hondius are expected to be monitored in Nebraska after a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
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Princess Cruises Outbreak Hits Over 100 People Near Florida
Princess Cruises medical staff initiated high-level sanitization procedures following a mass gastrointestinal illness event during a recent Caribbean voyage.
MV Hondius Hantavirus Cases Prompt Passenger Tracing
Health officials are tracing MV Hondius passengers after a hantavirus cluster linked to the expedition ship caused deaths and raised contact questions.
Three Die in Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship
World Health Organization officials confirmed a deadly viral outbreak aboard a passenger vessel navigating the Atlantic Ocean.
Erica Schwartz Nears Nomination for CDC Director
Erica Schwartz neared a CDC director nomination as the White House sought stable leadership for the public health agency.
Canada Faces Backlash Over Planned Refugee Health Care Cuts
Doctors and refugee advocates say planned co-payments could make basic care harder to reach for vulnerable newcomers.
FDA Classifies Recall of Cough Drops Sold Nationwide
The Class II recall covers specific lots of cough drops sold under five brands after an FDA inspection raised manufacturing-quality concerns.
White House Report Links Physician Costs to Market Rules
A White House economic report groups existing payment, competition and prior-authorization policies but does not create a new physician reform package.
Study Finds Six Heatwaves Crossed Human Survivability Thresholds
A physiology-based model found periods of potentially fatal heat stress for older adults during six historic heatwaves, often below the familiar 35°C wet-bulb benchmark.
Resident Doctors in England Face Specialty Training Freeze
Resident doctors in England are facing a career bottleneck after promised specialty training posts stalled. The freeze leaves early-career clinicians with limited routes into the specialist roles the National Health Service says it needs most.
Aberdeen Study Maps NHS Innovation Priorities in One Workshop
A University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian study used 14 conference roundtables and 148 written contributions to identify practical priorities for NHS innovation planning.
Two Preclinical Studies Test Liver and Colorectal Cancer Strategies
One study followed virus-driven liver disease in mice for 18 months, while another tested an experimental compound against liver and colorectal cancer cells and mouse tumors.