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Hantavirus Arrives in U.S.: Could Cruise Ship Outbreak Cause Next Pandemic?
May 15, 2026·6 min read

Hantavirus Arrives in U.S.: Could Cruise Ship Outbreak Cause Next Pandemic?

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More As passengers aboard a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak return to their home countries, experts say…

Trump administration freezes Medicare enrollments for new home health care, hospice providers
May 14, 2026·1 min read

Trump administration freezes Medicare enrollments for new home health care, hospice providers

Health Care News – Read More The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is placing a moratorium on new Medicare enrollments from home health care…

Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases
May 14, 2026·1 min read

Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases

Health Care News – Read More The hantavirus outbreak grew to 11 cases on Tuesday, after a French woman became infected while aboard a cruise ship…

Map: The states monitoring hantavirus exposures after cruise ship outbreak
May 14, 2026·1 min read

Map: The states monitoring hantavirus exposures after cruise ship outbreak

Health Care News – Read More Several states have either confirmed their residents were aboard the cruise ship or were otherwise exposed to the virus. 

Trump shares fake Sen. Kennedy quote about Obama
May 14, 2026·1 min read

Trump shares fake Sen. Kennedy quote about Obama

Health Care News – Read More President Trump on Monday shared a quote falsely attributed to Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), in which he accused former President…

Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn’t sameness but connection
May 14, 2026·5 min read

Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn’t sameness but connection

Health – The Conversation – Read More Patients seek clinical interactions where they feel heard. Evgeniia Siiankovskaia/Moment via Getty Images At a recent dental appointment, I…

CDC not requiring hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home
May 14, 2026·1 min read

CDC not requiring hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home

Health Care News – Read More The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that the hantavirus remains a low public health risk…

Why do germs, diseases spread on cruises?
May 14, 2026·1 min read

Why do germs, diseases spread on cruises?

Health Care News – Read More The apparent recent surge in sicknesses aboard cruise liners prompts the question: Are cruises breeding grounds for disease? 

RFK Jr.’s chief HHS spokesperson resigns over flavored vapes
May 14, 2026·1 min read

RFK Jr.’s chief HHS spokesperson resigns over flavored vapes

Health Care News – Read More Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s chief spokesperson resigned from the role on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences…

White House threatens to withhold Medicaid money from states over fraud
May 14, 2026·1 min read

White House threatens to withhold Medicaid money from states over fraud

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration is threatening to withhold Medicaid money from all 50 states if they do not show that they…