Press review · Thursday, 7 May 2026
07 May 2026
1,174 articles: 08 May 2025 – 26 October 2026
Single reports
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usatoday.com
Colorado adult dies from hantavirus after local rodent exposure
An adult in Colorado has died from hantavirus in an infection linked to local rodent exposure. Officials say the public health risk remains low.
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nbcnews.com
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands after long, deadly voyage
The MV Hondius docked in Rotterdam early Monday for disinfection after a deadly outbreak of the rare disease that put authorities across the world on alert.
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nbcnews.com
MV Hondius cruise ship to arrive in the Netherlands on Monday
The remaining crew and medical staff aboard the ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak will disembark at the Port of Rotterdam and the vessel will be disinfected.
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livescience.com
Why aren't brain transplants possible?
Lining up donor and recipient nerves for a potential brain transplant is one thing. Getting them to communicate is another.
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nbcnews.com
Canadian MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus
The individual was taken to the hospital to receive care along with their spouse, who also has mild symptoms, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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sfchronicle.com
A rare hantavirus outbreak isn’t the next COVID. Experts still see warning signs
The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is unlikely to spread widely, experts say, but it has renewed concerns about the nation’s ability to fight future pandemics.
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nbcnews.com
Got maggots? These doctors are bringing the bugs into their practice on purpose
Maggots can remove dead flesh from a wound with a degree of precision surgeons can’t achieve. That can make them an asset for certain patients.
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nbcnews.com
Omaha Steaks, Nerf basketball and hazmat suits: Former contagion patients describe life in quarantine
Former patients share what it’s like to be stuck inside specialized biocontainment facilities like the ones now occupied by passengers exposed to the hantavirus outbreak.
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What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to define
Health officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke to experts about what that means.
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news.bloomberglaw.com
Health Department Workers Face Fresh Layoffs, Reclassifications
The Department of Health and Human Services is letting go of more employees as part of previously scheduled reductions in force, a spokesperson confirmed, as the Trump administration continues to overhaul the federal workforce.
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calmatters.org
Trump officials hit California with ‘largest ever’ freeze on Medicaid funds
The Trump administration suspended $1.1 billion in California Medicaid funds over fraud claims, threatening home care for 900,000 seniors and people with disabilities.