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Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid
The first plane carrying passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has departed from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands More »
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Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans More »
Health advice is all over social media. Here's how to vet claims
A new survey finds about half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from social media influencers or podcasts More »
Argentina's hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn't cause the hantavirus outbreak
Argentina’s tourism-dependent province — Tierra del Fuego, home to the southernmost city of Ushuaia — is reacting angrily to the idea that the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship may have emerged from its territory, pushing instead for investigations into the other Argentine provinces passengers visited before boarding the ill-fated cruise More »
The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands More »
US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting
U.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries More »
California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals
California will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth More »
FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted More »
How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims
Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship More »
Republican Sen. Susan Collins discloses her longtime tremor after scrutiny in Maine's Senate race
Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she has long had a condition called an essential tremor More »
