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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amid the current hantavirus outbreak that started on the MV Hondius cruise ship as it sailed across the Atlantic, health experts are now examining whether Americans may be encountering the virus in everyday places without realizing it. The rare Andes strain, which …

FDA’s hormone therapy warning rollback sparks estrogen patch shortage The FDA’s decision to rollback ‘black box warnings’ on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in November 2025 has created an estrogen patch shortage. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat explains HRT’s crucial benefits for millions of menopausal women and concerns about access to vital medication …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship posted video showing his quarantine room at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha as officials monitor a hantavirus outbreak tied to the voyage. Jake Rosmarin, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has green-lit the first-ever non-antipsychotic drug treatment for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease patients. The drug, Auvelity, was originally FDA-approved in 2022 for treating adults with major depressive disorder. Most recently, its use has been expanded for …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A major Cochrane review recently cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of amyloid-targeting Alzheimer’s drugs, although some experts and drugmakers have disputed the researchers’ conclusions. These types of monoclonal antibodies are designed to reduce or remove amyloid-beta, a naturally occurring protein …

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday that “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international alarm after three passengers died in an outbreak of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the American citizens evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and flown back to the U.S. tested positive for hantavirus without symptoms, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and another person had mild symptoms. Those two …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Maryland residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Health officials said the Maryland residents were on a flight that included a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who was infected with hantavirus. …

Hantavirus survivor shares diagnosis story amid outbreak concerns Hantavirus survivor Jennifer Benewiat shares her harrowing story of contracting the deadly disease in 2010. She describes being on a ventilator, her heart stopping three times, and having to relearn basic motor skills. Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel reassures …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As health officials track the hantavirus outbreak that began on the MV Hondius cruise ship, attention is turning to the Andes virus, a rare strain from South America that is causing concern. The virus stemming from the cruise ship, which has caused …