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Babies are bleeding to death as parents reject a vitamin shot given at birth

Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B...

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Health news • May 08

Pregnancy reshapes the brain. But each pregnancy may do it differently.

New research suggests pregnancy doesn't impair the brain—it reshapes it, refining memory, attention, and emotional awareness in ways that can last for...

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Health news • May 08

Alzheimer’s risk slashed by eating more of one common food, study suggests

Eating eggs regularly was associated with up to 27% lower Alzheimer's risk, according to a Loma Linda University study of nearly 40000 U.S. adults over 65.

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Health news • May 08

There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus, but this scientist is working on one

Virologist Jay Hooper is developing a vaccine for the rare rodent virus behind an outbreak on a cruise ship.

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Health news • May 08

17 American passengers aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship will quarantine in Nebraska

Seventeen American passengers aboard the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak will quarantine at a Nebraska facility that specializes in...

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Health news • May 08

This American doctor thought he was going on vacation. He ended up treating hantavirus patients on the infected ship

Dr. Stephen Kornfeld boarded the MV Hondius in the southern tip of Argentina last month anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, exploring vast icy...

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Health news • May 08

2 Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Are Texas Residents (Live Updates)

The MV Hondius is en route to the Canary Islands, where it will be allowed to dock for the first time since a hantavirus outbreak was confirmed on board.

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Health news • May 07

Hantavirus cruise LIVE: Cruise passengers being monitored in several US states as CDC prepares official guidance

Thursday, May 7, 2026: The latest news and updates on the hantavirus cluster associated with the MV Hondius. The cruise ship is on course to arrive in Spain...

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Health news • May 07

Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality

Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.

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Health news • May 07

Eating eggs could cut Alzheimer’s risk by 27%

Eating eggs might do more than just start your day—it could help protect your brain. Researchers found that people 65 and older who eat eggs regularly have...

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Health news • May 07

More than 110 people sick in Princess cruise norovirus outbreak

More than 110 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship. Among the 3,116 guests sailing aboard the line's Caribbean Princess vessel...

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Health news • May 07

What Happened on the Hantavirus Cruise, According to a Doctor on Board

A passenger helped manage the outbreak after the ship's doctor on the MV Hondius fell ill.

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Health news • May 07

Met Opera patrons warned of measles exposure after La Bohème matinee

Opera lovers who caught a matinee of La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera House last month later received emails from the Met Opera letting them know that...

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Health news • May 07

Is hantavirus the next COVID? Is the U.S. response on point? An outbreak update

Public health authorities around the world are working to contain a hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship in early April and has already claimed...

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Health news • May 07

Has hantavirus ever been in the Washington DC area?

The rare rodent-borne illness has sparked questions across the US. Here's how often hantavirus has appeared in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland.

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Health news • May 07

Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness

The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to...

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Health news • May 07

Hantavirus: San Antonio infectious disease doctor explains rodent-borne illness, symptoms, spread, prevention

SAN ANTONIO – A hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has put a rare but deadly virus back in the headlines. While health experts say the risk to most...

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Health news • May 07

Former ‘bad for you’ food can actually lower your Alzheimer’s risk by up to 27%

New research in The Journal of Nutrition suggests that those who routinely eat this food are less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's than those who...

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Health news • May 07

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak sparks international effort to track passengers

Health officials in at least a dozen countries are monitoring passengers who dispersed around the world after the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship...

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