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Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak: What Passengers and the Public Need to Know Now
Passengers aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship currently dealing with a hantavirus outbreak, remain at sea and are expected to dock…
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Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship: Why Experts Worry About a Fractured Global Response
In early May, news broke that three people had died from a probable hantavirus infection on the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged Arctic…
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EPA Plans to Weaken Some ‘Forever Chemical’ Limits in Drinking Water — What It Means for Your Health
The Trump administration has announced it will move forward with plans to soften some of the Biden-era limits on toxic “forever chemicals”…
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CMS Explores Auto-Enrolling Seniors Into Medicare Advantage: What It Means for Your Health Coverage
Imagine turning 65 and, without lifting a finger, being automatically signed up for a private health insurance plan through Medicare. That idea…
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Some Hantavirus-Exposed Cruise Passengers Now Back in the United States
A Rare but Serious Virus: Understanding Hantavirus To understand why health officials are moving so quickly, it helps to know a little…
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FDA Allows First Fruit-Flavored Vapes for Adults in Major Policy Change
FDA Allows First Fruit-Flavored Vapes for Adults in Major Policy Change The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced it has…
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Ten Years After UN Resolution, Attacks on Health Care Worse Than Ever, Global Health Leaders Warn
A Decade of Broken Promises: Why Attacks on Health Care Are Worse Than Ever Ten years ago, the world’s nations stood together.…
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ICU Wedding: Couple Marries Days Before Heart Surgery
Daniel Phan was in heart failure and just days away from a lifesaving surgery when he and his girlfriend, Julia, decided to…
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WHO Member States Extend Talks on Pandemic Pathogen Sharing and Benefit System
Why This Matters for Global Health Security The recent decision by World Health Organization member countries to extend talks on the Pathogen…
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Rabies Remains a Daily Danger, CDC Tells Doctors After RFK Jr. Downplays Risk
What Happened at the Senate Hearing In late April 2026, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a Senate committee. During…
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Understanding the Three Main Triggers of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
(MedPage Today) — Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disease that gets worse over time. It affects about 4% of people…
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The Shah’s Spleen: What a Cold War Health Crisis Tells Us About Fairness in America
(MedPage Today) — When I think of spleens, my mind goes to Iran. That soft, sponge-like organ under your left ribs helps…