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Health news • May 07

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region.

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Health news • May 07

New Jersey beaver attack: 8-year-old boy injured by animal at park in Mahwah, NJ

An 8-year-old boy was injured Sunday evening after being attacked by a beaver at a park in Mahwah, New Jersey, according to police.

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Health news • May 07

Health officials monitoring potential hantavirus infections in at least 3 states

Residents in at least three states are being monitored for potential hantavirus infections after traveling on a luxury cruise ship that was hit with a...

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Health news • May 07

Hantavirus Patients Land in Amsterdam With More Cruise Ship Evacuations Planned

Infected people aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, have started to be evacuated from the ship and brought to...

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Health news • May 06

Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her

Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of becoming free of addiction.

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Health news • May 06

'This is a big outbreak': Nearly 1 in 5 affected by TB at SF school

New data shows 18%, or nearly 1 in 5, of tested students and staff at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco were diagnosed with either latent or...

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Health news • May 06

Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine more effective than standard shot in late-stage trial

Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine gave more protection against illness than the standard flu shot in a phase 3 clinical trial, according to published results.

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Health news • May 06

Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts

Swiss officials are rushing to trace the contacts of a man who has been hospitalized in Zurich with a strain of the hantavirus that is capable of...

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Health news • May 06

8-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Being Attacked by Rabid Beaver at New Jersey Lake

An 8-year-old boy has reportedly been hospitalized after he was attacked by a potentially rabid beaver at Lake Henry in Mahwah, New Jersey.

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Health news • May 06

Beaver that bit ‘several people’ in New Jersey tests positive for rabies

A beaver that “had contact with several people” at a lake in New Jersey over the weekend has tested positive for rabies, according to town health officials.

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Health news • May 06

Non-invasive profiling of the tumour microenvironment with spatial ecotypes

Multicellular programs in the tumour microenvironment (TME) drive cancer pathogenesis and response to therapy but remain challenging to identify and profile...

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Health news • May 06

Man Gets Horrific Case of Diarrhea After Overdosing on Experimental GLP-1

Using an experimental drug sold over the internet to lose weight is an inherently risky gamble. That's a lesson a 32-year-old man had to painfully learn...

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Health news • May 06

FDA vaccine studies censored by Trump admin after finding benefits of shots

FDA has suppressed studies on COVID-19 vaccines and Shingrix, a shingles vaccine.

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Health news • May 06

NYC measles case leads health officials to notify Manhattan restaurants, other venues

City health officials say a Manhattan resident recently tested positive for measles, and they're working with restaurants and other businesses the person...

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Health news • May 06

What Happens to Your Blood Pressure When You Eat Blueberries Regularly

Blueberries can help lower blood pressure, making them a great addition to your diet if you've been diagnosed with hypertension.

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Health news • May 06

Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’

Health authorities only began contacting the passengers who left the ship on Tuesday.

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Health news • May 06

5 measles cases found in NYC in 2026: What to know

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The New York City Department of Health is working to contact people throughout the city who may have been exposed to measles after a...

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Health news • May 06

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

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Health news • May 06

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication

A woman's sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking.

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Health news • May 06

Eggs and brain health: New study cracks open Alzheimer’s link

A long-term study suggests that eating eggs regularly may be associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in older adults.

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