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What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness…
No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official
None of the Canadians who were on a ship struck by an outbreak of deadly…
Martin Short doc talks about how he handles loss, and if he will ever retire
Netflix’s documentary “Marty, Life is Short,” ends with a photo of his daughter posing with…
Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked…
Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and…
Game 5 of PWHL semifinal postponed due to illnesses, rescheduled for Tuesday
MONTREAL — Game 5 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal between the Montréal Victoire…
Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a…
Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion…
Quebec to invest $252 million in preventive health programs over five years
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care…
Bangor public health director reflects on conditions that escalated Maine HIV outbreak
Penobscot County is grappling with Maine’s largest HIV outbreak in its history. Looking back, the…
A timeline of the hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over weeks…
A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor’s career pivot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. John Gordon, a reproductive endocrinologist, has been a man of…
Takeaways from AP’s profile of a Christian IVF doctor
Dr. John Gordon, a Christian IVF doctor, was co-director of a large fertility clinic when…
Takeaways from AP’s profile of a Christian IVF doctor
Dr. John Gordon, a Christian IVF doctor, was co-director of a large fertility clinic when…
A Christian IVF doctor upended his life and found a new way to practice
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. John Gordon, a reproductive endocrinologist, has been a man of…
Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
VANCOUVER — Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly…
Study says trees counter half the world’s urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings…
Cosmetic interventions are booming. Many say ethical conversations are lagging
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and…
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board…
Remaining Canadians on cruise ship at the centre of hantavirus outbreak to disembark
After a roughly month-long voyage and days of quarantining, the remaining Canadians aboard a cruise…
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board…
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure…
Quebec rolling out digital health dashboard pilot project to reduce paperwork
MONTRÉAL — Quebec has rolled out its digital health dashboard pilot project on Saturday despite…
Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it’s unlikely to be next pandemic
TORONTO — Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in…