Health

Colorado public health officials investigating hantavirus death not linked to cruise ship cluster

Monday, May 18 by ABC News

(DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo.) -- Colorado public health officials are investigating the death of an adult resident as a result of hantavirus.The Colorado Department of... Read More.

At least 65 dead after Ebola outbreak confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials say

Friday, May 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) - An Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in the Ituri province in Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to Africa Centres for... Read More.

Hantavirus doesn’t linger, requires close contact: Officials

Friday, May 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Health experts tell ABC News that the current science behind the hantavirus that circulated throughout the MV Hondius does not... Read More.

Dr. Marty Makary intends to resign as FDA commissioner: Sources

Tuesday, May 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary intends to resign on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.His departure... Read More.

‘This is not the start of a COVID pandemic,’ WHO says of suspected hantavirus cluster on cruise ship

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- An epidemiologist from the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the suspected hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship is not the... Read More.

3 evacuated off cruise ship with suspected hantavirus cluster, WHO says

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

(LONDON and BELGRADE, Serbia) -- Three people have been evacuated off of the MV Hondius, a cruise ship at the center of a suspected... Read More.

‘Some human-to-human transmission’ possible in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship: WHO official

Tuesday, May 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO) said that there may be some person-to-person spread in the suspected... Read More.

Deadly hantavirus outbreak suspected aboard a cruise ship

Monday, May 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A rare rodent-borne disease is suspected to have caused an outbreak aboard a cruise ship, leading to three deaths and several... Read More.

FDA approves 1st non-antipsychotic medication for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease

Friday, May 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Auvelity this week for the treatment of agitation in adults with Alzheimer's... Read More.

After nearly 1,000 cases, here’s how South Carolina officials beat back a measles outbreak