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South Africa says condition of British man with hantavirus is gradually improving

JOHANNESBURG, May 11 (Reuters) - The condition of a British man who was admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg after falling ill with hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship is gradually improving, a South African health ministry spokesperson said on Monday. "The British patient ...
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2 passengers test positive for hantavirus as a third shows symptoms after cruise ship evacuation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak and quarantine or isolate them. Passengers from the ship began ...
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GSK to team up with Sino Biopharma for China launch of hepatitis B treatment

May 11 (Reuters) - GSK said on Monday it had entered into a strategic collaboration with Hong Kong-listed Sino Biopharmaceutical to accelerate the launch of its hepatitis B treatment bepirovirsen in mainland China. Under the agreement, GSK's second deal with a Chinese pharmaceutical group after ...
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Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health

Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at ...
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The Media Line: WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Gives $200 Million to Jerusalem Hospital in Record Israeli Healthcare Donation  

WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Gives $200 Million to Jerusalem Hospital in Record Israeli Healthcare Donation By The Media Line Staff WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has donated $200 million to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital-the largest donation ever made to Israel's healthcare system. ...
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Bill to expel students over sexual assault progresses in Springfield

(The Center Square) - A measure that would place new rules on Illinois schools requiring a full-year expulsion of a student who commits an act of sexual assault passed the Senate and now heads to the House. ...
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Viral goose egg case fuels debate over abortion

(The Center Square) - A viral incident involving a suburban Chicago woman accused of taking protected goose eggs is drawing sharp reactions-not only about wildlife enforcement, but also broader cultural and political debates. ...
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WHO head will oversee evacuation of passengers, crew from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Spain on Saturday to oversee the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed to the Canary Islands. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would ...
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Exclusive-Kennedy’s health officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants, sources say

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. health department officials last week explored whether they could ban certain drugs in a widely prescribed class of antidepressants as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepared to roll out a plan to ...
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Molina bets on medical cost control for fivefold profit jump by 2029

By Puyaan Singh and Sneha S K May 8 (Reuters) - Molina Healthcare on Friday forecast its 2029 adjusted profit at about five times its 2026 outlook, provided the health insurer can keep medical costs in check. However, J.P. Morgan and Barclays analysts said the forecast ...
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The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts

MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands. Health officials plan careful evacuations of the more than 140 passengers and crew when the MV Hondius arrives in Tenerife this weekend. At least three passengers ...
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Argentina’s hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn’t cause the hantavirus outbreak

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Officials in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province are challenging the idea that the ongoing deadly hantavirus outbreak may have emerged there, pushing instead for investigations into the other Argentine provinces that passengers visited before boarding the ill-fated Atlantic cruise ...
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