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What Is Hantavirus? Symptoms and Spread Explained as Viral Outbreak Hits Atlantic Cruise Ship MV Hondius

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius has resulted in fatalities, highlighting the risks of zoonotic diseases in confined environments like cruise ships.

International Business Times UK

What is Hantavirus? Symptoms to look out for and how one becomes infected

Hantaviruses are serious diseases that can infect people worldwide, primarily transmitted through contact with rodent urine, droppings, and saliva, with bites or scratches being rare, according to the CDC. Two main syndromes are caused by hantaviruses: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) in the Western Hemisphere, often spread by deer mice, and…

The Independent UK

Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Trump administration

A group of landlords are hoping to settle with the federal government over what they say are billions of dollars in losses due to the federal eviction moratorium in place for nearly a year during the pandemic

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America got rich and got sad. A top economist says 2020 broke something that hasn't healed

It's not a mystery why everyone got sad in 2020. What is: the fact they never recovered. Sam Peltzman sees a "segregated happiness society."

Fortune

RFK Jr.’s latest move to gut vaccine recommendations hit a snag. Now Trump’s team is begging a judge to let them keep dismantling public health

The Trump administration is fighting to keep slashing childhood vaccine recommendations after a federal judge temporarily blocked the move. On April 29, 2026, government lawyers filed an appeal to overturn a March 16 court order that paused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to stop broadly recommending vaccines for…

The Mary Sue

Children Under Five Make Up Nearly Half of Cases in Latest Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Poultry

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a Salmonella infection outbreak across 13 states, linked to backyard poultry such as chickens and ducks.

International Business Times UK

“This Is Sad AF”: Parents Face Criticism After Posting And Celebrating Their 12YO Daughter’s Baby Shower

“It’s best to try and keep them together instead of shaming and keeping them apart.”

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“Leave A Child With Any Male”: 65 Things Emergency Workers Swear They’ll Never Do, Based On Experience

Doctors, firefighters, paramedics and other emergency personnel have seen the worst. And many wish they could have forewarned their patients of the dangers lurking in daily life. Here's what the men and women tasked with saving lives want you to know, in an interesting list of "never-will-I-ever"

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If you’re sick right now, then this is probably what you’ve got

There are more than a billion cases of the common cold in the U.S. each year

The Independent UK

Make America Healthy Again? Tobacco Executive Stephen Sayle Appointed to a Senior Leadership Role at the CDC

Stephen Sayle, a former tobacco executive, has been appointed as CDC deputy director for legislative affairs, sparking concerns about industry influence in public health policy.

International Business Times UK

RFK Jr facing calls to be ‘fired immediately’ over rising measles cases across the US

One prominent Democrat branded HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr as ‘dangerous to the American public’

The Independent UK

Dozens fall ill across the country due to antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to chicken and eggs

While there have been 34 reported cases of salmonella-linked illness, the CDC says the actual number of sick people is likely much higher

The Independent UK

CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to backyard poultry that has sickened at least 34 people since February

The Independent UK

Bipartisan bill would study maternal health-violence link

A bipartisan pair of senators on Monday introduced legislation that would support research into the link between intimate partner violence and maternal deaths and illness. The legislation by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, would direct the Health and Human Services Department to support research on how domestic…

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The Independent UK

Trump’s purge of National Science Board condemned as a ‘real bozo the clown move’

The reported mass-firing comes after the Trump administration has proposed drastic cuts to the National Science Foundation’s budget

The Independent UK

Early tick season across US sparks concern about disease risk

The CDC's tracking system shows that weekly rates of ER visits for tick bites are the highest for this time of year since 2017

Medical Daily

Why US Health Officials Stopped Release of COVID Vaccine Effectiveness Research

Why officials halted a COVID vaccine effectiveness study, what the data showed, and why the dispute matters for public health decisions.

International Business Times UK

Leaked CDC Report Reveals RFK Jr Officials Blocked Flagship Medical Journal From Publishing Positive Covid Vaccine Data

A CDC study indicating Covid-19 vaccines halve hospitalizations was blocked from publication, sparking debate over political interference in scientific processes.

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US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

U.S. health officials have stopped the publication of a study on the COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness in preventing hospitalizations

The Mary Sue

Pentagon scraps flu shot mandate for troops after Hegseth calls it a threat to ‘warfighting capabilities’

The Pentagon just scrapped its mandatory flu shot requirement for service members, a move Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth framed as a win for “medical autonomy” and religious freedom. In a video on April 21, 2026, Hegseth called the old policy an “absurd, overreaching mandate” that weakened warfighting capabilities by forcing…

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths

Health secretary says ‘I had nothing to do with the measles outbreak’ and claims to support measles and MMR vaccines

The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s CDC refuses to release report that shows Covid vaccine led to drop in hospital visits

Study originally planned for publication in March found that a fall coronavirus jab rendered adults 50 percent less likely to need an emergency room visit last winter and 55 percent less likey to end up hospitalized

Reason

The COVID Reckoning Doesn't Go Far Enough

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly.

The Texas Tribune

Trump taps Texas’ top public health official as CDC chief medical officer

Jennifer Shuford, an infectious disease physician who oversaw the country’s largest measles outbreak in 30 years, is among a slate of CDC nominations with no apparent ties to the anti-vaccine movement.

The Independent UK

This state is the new epicenter of measles in America

The western state’s outbreak surpassed 600 cases this week, a tracker from the state’s health department shows

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