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Hantavirus cases on ship sharpen focus on travel health as cruise season ramps up

Confirmed and suspected hantavirus cases aboard the Dutch ship MV Hondius off Cape Verde that have resulted in multiple deaths draw new attention to how illness can spread during travel, just as cruise ships head into one of their busiest periods on record. The situation remains under investigation, but it

Hantavirus on the Hondius: what we know

Hantavirus on the Hondius: what we know

Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean have died and others have fallen sick amid a rare hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, currently anchored off Cape Verde. Here is a look at what we know so far about those on board, the fatalities, the other symptomatic cases, the

Man fundraising for surgery to remove watermelon-sized mass

Man fundraising for surgery to remove watermelon-sized mass

By Amy Reast A man with a watermelon-sized hernia is fundraising £4,500 ($6,110) to get removal surgery in Lithuania — as the NHS won't operate due to his weight. John Burden, 61, woke up one day in October 2022 with a golf ball-sized lump in

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Actor Nicholas Brendon’s Cause of Death Revealed

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon died on March 20 at 54 years old, and his official cause of death has now been confirmed. According to his autopsy report, obtained by Page Six, Brendon died of atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with acute pneumonia and previous myocardial infarction (heart

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to managing them

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to managing them

(AURORA, COLORADO) Many people finish the workday not just tired but wired. Their mind keeps racing, their body feels tense, and even in moments that should be restful they feel a lingering sense of urgency. Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems unwilling to

Study finds swimming beats running for better heart health

Study finds swimming beats running for better heart health

By Stephen Beech Swimming beats running for strengthening the heart, according to new research. Training in water promotes "more robust and healthy" cardiac adaptations, according to the Brazilian study. Research involving mice showed that swimming is more effective than running in promoting healthy heart growth and improving the

Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected virus deaths

Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected virus deaths

Passengers and crew desperately hunkered down in isolation on a ship stuck off Cape Verde on Monday, after local authorities barred it from docking following the death of three people in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The island nation's refusal to allow them to disembark came even as WHO