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- WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in ‘limited’ outbreak
on May 8, 2026 at 10:10 amThe World Health Organization said Thursday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.
- A timeline of the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and when passengers fell sick
on May 8, 2026 at 9:20 amAn outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over weeks on a cruise ship as it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Metformin’s real power may be in the gut
on May 8, 2026 at 9:00 amFor decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly targets the liver to suppress glucose production. But a new Northwestern University study in mice has found this “wonder drug” instead focuses primarily on the gut, acting to prevent glucose levels rising in the blood by driving glucose utilization inside cells lining the intestine.
- How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims
on May 8, 2026 at 8:40 amHantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic.
- Third Briton has suspected hantavirus after cruise outbreak: health agency
on May 8, 2026 at 8:14 amA third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials said Friday.
