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Medical Xpress / Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit
An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation after he helped care ...
Medical Xpress / Prior heart attack linked to faster declines in thinking and memory skills
The chance of developing cognitive impairment was significantly higher for people who have had a heart attack, according to a study published in Stroke.
Phys.org / One in four 2026 World Cup games could face dangerous heat across North America: researchers
One in four 2026 World Cup games could take place in very hot conditions as climate change has increased the risk of extreme heat in North America since the US hosted the 1994 tournament, researchers warned Thursday.
Medical Xpress / US patient with hantavirus symptoms tests negative
US health officials said Wednesday a patient who had exhibited mild hantavirus symptoms has tested negative for the illness and was no longer in a biocontainment unit.
Medical Xpress / France blames stomach bug for new cruise outbreak, lifts lockdown
French authorities on Wednesday allowed asymptomatic passengers to leave a British cruise ship, saying a gastrointestinal virus was behind an outbreak of sickness that came after an elderly man died of a heart attack.
Medical Xpress / New review confirms alcohol causes dozens of health harms, some reversible
A new review published in the journal Addiction confirms drinking causes substantial harm to health. Some of those harms may be reversible if the person reduces or stops drinking.
Medical Xpress / From Black Death to Covid, ships have long hosted outbreaks
A deadly outbreak on a cruise liner is just the latest in a long history of infectious diseases spreading rapidly in the cramped confines of ships, from the Black Death to COVID.
Medical Xpress / Why measles is spreading again and who faces the highest risk
Measles in adults and children in the last few months in California have brought home the fact that the extremely contagious virus is in our backyard. Once under control and even eradicated, measles is making a strong comeback, ...
Phys.org / Wristwatch-like device enables assessment of health risks for astronauts on mission to the moon
Just a few hours before the Orion spacecraft crossed the sky en route to the moon on April 1, mechatronics engineer Rodrigo Trevisan Okamoto received confirmation he had been waiting for since the Artemis 2 mission was announced ...
Medical Xpress / Popular weight loss and anti-inflammatory drugs may help prevent common heart rhythm disorder
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have identified how two different classes of medication—the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide and the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine—act on the heart to prevent ...
Medical Xpress / The goal of a Tobacco-Free Generation will not progress without stronger EU support, experts suggest
A recent study shows that the rapid increase of new nicotine products and the influence of the tobacco industry are perceived to significantly hinder the European countries' ability to achieve ambitious tobacco control goals. ...
Phys.org / Rising storm floods are washing away wader nests—artificial eggs and incubation should only be last resort
Storm-driven sea floods are becoming more frequent as the climate warms, increasingly destroying the nests of threatened wader birds along the Baltic Sea coast. Waders are currently beginning their breeding season.
