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A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.
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The resignation ends Dr. Marty Makary's management of the Food and Drug Administration, which was marked by turmoil and controversy. -
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before. -
Eat well and exercise. That's the classic advice for living a long, healthy life. A new study suggests another habit to add to the list: Let your creative juices flow. -
Passengers who were potentially exposed to hantavirus on a cruise are back home and being monitored for symptoms, as scientists maintain that risk to the public is low.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry about what role the CDC should play in helping Americans exposed to hantavirus.
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Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids.
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A Boston hospital fights staff burnout and boosts patient morale with forest bathing — getting people outside for some time in nature.
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The University of Nebraska is home to the only federally funded quarantine unit in the U.S. and a separate biocontainment unit that can treat people exposed to infectious diseases. -
Eighteen U.S. passengers have returned stateside after weeks on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. They're being monitored at specialized medical facilities.
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Full access to the abortion pill mifepristone, including through telemedicine and the mail, will continue for at least three more days, the high court said on Monday. -
UNC Health wants to open the new hospital by 2030 but needs a Certificate of Need. The system said the new hospital would focus on specialty care that residents frequently need to drive more than two hours to receive now. -
Public health workers say there is very little risk to the public, but the outbreak still raises bigger questions about what the country learned from COVID-19.
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