A cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus has rattled the public and reignited fears of another global health scare, but health experts aim to tamp down fears of another pandemic. For some experts, the outbreak is raising broader concerns about how equipped ...
Jake Rosmarin made an egg sandwich for breakfast Wednesday in his quarantine room in Omaha using ingredients ordered from a numbered menu provided by staff at the medical facility he and 15 others expect to call home for the next 40 days.
The hantavirus, which broke out on the cruise ship MV Hondius in April and has since killed three people and sickened roughly a dozen, is not likely to spur another pandemic, according to most experts quoted in the media. But it's still dangerous—it's ...
Headlines this week have left people around the world wondering whether we're on the verge of the next global pandemic. A cluster of hantavirus cases – usually spread only by wild rodents – was diagnosed on a trans-Atlantic cruise ship.
Authorities in Australia have issued a warning to patients of a retired dentist, urging them to test themselves for bloodborne viruses due to "poor infection control practices" at the clinic. Thousands of patients at Dr William Tam's clinic in ...
If you're a painter or pianist, maybe you've noticed how making art or music can lower your stress level. Creative expression can have a profound effect on our biology. Researchers at University College London had a hunch the benefits went beyond this.
An early sign of Lyme disease is a bullseye rash from a tick bite. But symptoms can worsen if left untreated. Three infectious diseases physicians share more. By. Sara Berg, MS News Editor. May 1, 2026 | 15 Min Read.
The world's first vaccination clinic will soon reopen to the public following major restoration work. Set in the former garden of Dr Edward Jenner and the place where he performed the first vaccinations against smallpox in 1796, the Temple of Vaccinia ...
The KDHE says it continues to assess the risk to the public regarding hantavirus. Hantaviruses are usually spread through wild rodent droppings, urine and saliva, but the CDC notes that the Andes strain is known to ...
May is Stroke Awareness Month. One in 20 adult deaths are due to strokes, strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. Stroke is a term that physicians use when a part of the brain is damaged because of a problem with blood flow.
Nationally, stroke is a leading cause of death. Recognizing a stroke quickly can be lifesaving, as fast treatment can lessen the brain damage that can occur. Quick treatment increases the chance for survival. Spot ...
Why workout timing matters · A recent study suggests exercising based on your internal clock provides even more benefit · “If you're a morning person, work out in the morning,” Dr. Gumm says · The timing of exercise helped decrease systolic blood pressure in ...
Researchers say they have found that certain immune cells play a role in the recovery of brain functions from disease-induced damage. A group of researchers including Shichita Takashi, a professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo, say that by making ...
Mothers who work in occupations with high exposure to toxic chemicals more likely to have a child with autism spectrum disorder. High stress at work also linked to odds of an autism diagnosis in offspring. Association was seen for occupations held up ...
We classified TNBC tumours into 4 patient-level subtypes (archetypes) using the cancer-cell gene expression and identified 13 metaprograms that reflect intra-tumoural heterogeneity at the single-cell level. The TNBC tumour ...
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood glucose (sugar) levels, allowing sugar to move from the bloodstream into cells to produce energy. As diabetic patients often become resistant to insulin, such ...
The University of Cincinnati's Susan Kais, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the College of Medicine and UC Health gastroenterologist, recently appeared on the ARC Cincinnati morning ...
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