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Health news • May 11

One American has tested positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms

A passenger returning to the U.S. from a Dutch cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak occurred has tested positive for the virus, the Department of Health...

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Health news • May 11

MV Hondius docks in Tenerife, Canary Islands; passengers disembark ship hit by hantavirus

Dozens of people have disembarked the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak, with all those remaining expected to depart by Monday.

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Health news • May 11

U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for hantavirus monitoring

Seventeen U.S. cruise passengers are expected to return stateside early Monday, after weeks aboard the M/V Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of a...

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Health news • May 11

Last two evacuation flights from hantavirus-hit ship to depart Monday afternoon

The final two flights to ​evacuate passengers from ​the cruise ship hit by ⁠a deadly hantavirus ​outbreak docked near Tenerife ​will depart on Monday...

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Health news • May 10

Over 100 passengers, crew sick in Florida bound cruise after norovirus outbreak

The CDC is closely monitoring a norovirus outbreak on a cruise that departed from Fort Lauderdale, reporting 115 ill on board.

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Health news • May 10

Countries airlift nationals evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship

Fourteen Spanish nationals flown from Tenerife to Madrid face mandatory quarantine at a military hospital in the capital. They were followed by French and...

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Health news • May 10

Why hantavirus isn’t the next pandemic, according to health officials

The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that...

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Health news • May 10

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 10, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on boards the of Pfizer and UnitedHealthCare,...

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Health news • May 10

A Mother's Brain Is Profoundly Rewired by Pregnancy, Scans Show

Up until the 1970s or so, the human brain was assumed to be 'hardwired' like a computer, its neural networks remaining fixed throughout adulthood.

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Health news • May 10

Indian techie dies in California after contracting rare fungal infection

A 37-year-old Indian tech professional in California has died after battling Valley Fever, a rare fungal infection that severely affected his lungs and led...

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Health news • May 10

Often-maligned ‘mommy brain’ isn’t a bad thing, emerging research suggests

Pre-kids, Sarah Freeman had a reputation as the brave one in her friend group because she didn't hesitate to try things like bungee jumping.

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Health news • May 10

My Mom Has Always Seemed Unenthused About My Twins. But Now She’s Been Making Uncomfortable Comments.

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Health news • May 10

Psychologists Say People Who Still Use Paper Calendars Aren't Stubborn or Old-Fashioned. Their Brains Are Wired to Process Information in a Richer Way

Handwriting on paper doesn't just feel different. It forces the brain into a deeper kind of encoding that screens cannot trigger, and the difference shows...

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Health news • May 10

Eating at least five eggs a week is associated with a 27 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition provides evidence that eating eggs in moderation tends to reduce the risk of being diagnosed with...

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Health news • May 10

Inside ‘mommy brain’: How pregnancy and childbirth rewire the maternal mind

India News: Pregnancy and childbirth bring with them a range of transformative changes for a woman that are physiological, psychological, and emotional all...

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Health news • May 10

From Lab to Life: Eggs Got a Bad Rap

A close friend, former Vice-Dean of the Technion Medical School, explained to me once that the current wave of obesity and related health problems stems in...

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Health news • May 10

Hugh Hefner’s Ex Reveals ‘Really Weird’ Sex Ritual

Michael Pennington, the actor best known in the U.S. for playing Commander Moff Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, has died at the age...

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Health news • May 10

CDC messaging on hantavirus transmission may contradict science, Harvard professor says

Amid a Hantavirus outbreak, a professor is urging public health officials to better educate the public on the threat of transmission.

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Health news • May 10

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife

TENERIFE, Spain — The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where the process...

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Health news • May 10

French passenger of hantavirus cruise ship starts showing symptoms on evacuation flight, prime minister says

A French citizen on a repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus after being evacuated from the cruise ship that was hit with the deadly...

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