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Spanish authorities prepare for arrival of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

‘Unprecedented operation’ under way to receive MV Hondius off Tenerife to assess and repatriate those onboardThe Spanish authorities are finalising preparations for the arrival of the MV Hondius this weekend, saying an “unprecedented operation” is under way to receive, assess and repatriate the 149 passengers and crew members onboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.The Dutch-flagged vessel, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, is due to arrive off the Canary island of Tenerife at...

Passenger and two crew members from hantavirus cruise ship visited a school during stop at 'world's most remote island' where Brit has suspected infection

Passenger and two crew members from hantavirus cruise ship visited a school during stop at 'world's most remote island' where Brit has suspected infectionBy ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:10, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 12:12, 8 May 2026 e-mail View comments

Officials Race to Track Hantavirus After Outbreak on Cruise Ship

The ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak is heading to the Canary Islands as health officials scramble to track passengers who disembarked from the ship early. It comes as new suspected cases are popping in multiple countries, including in the United Kingdom and Singapore. NBC’s Daniele Hamamdjian reports for TODAY from Tenerife.

Quiet Health Crisis: Daily screen habits and routines reshaping children’s bodies and minds

The waiting rooms are not filling up with rare illnesses or dramatic diagnoses. What paediatricians across the UAE are noticing instead is quieter and more consistent. The same set of issues keeps returning, shaped less by disease and more by daily life at home.Dr Vijay AcharyaChildhood obesity sits at the centre of this shift. Dr Vijay Acharya, Consultant Paediatrician at Burjeel Medical City, points to the numbers driving it. “About 75 per cent of children in the UAE exceed two hours of recrea...

Mumbai man walks into hospital with machete stuck in head, doctors save him

Mumbai man walks into hospital with machete stuck in head doctors save him

Hantavirus scare on cruise ship: ICMR says no immediate threat to India

Two Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have tested positive for hantavirus, but health officials assure there's no immediate threat to India. The virus, primarily spread by rodents, does not transmit easily between humans. Global health authorities are monitoring the situation, with the public risk deemed very low.

Major update after a freak accident with a Bluey cake left a one-year-old in a coma

Major update after a freak accident with a Bluey cake left a one-year-old in a comaDusty Wildman showing signs of improvement He inhaled decorative gold dust powderREAD MORE: Little boy in a coma after freak accident with gold dust powderBy MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 11:19, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 11:19, 8 May 2026 e-mail View comments

Brit tourist, 24, in intensive care in Ibiza after plunging from hotel

A 24-year-old Brit has been taken to hospital after falling from a hotel in San Antonio, Ibiza, with health sources saying he suffered multiple injuries

As GLP-1 weight-loss drugs rise, doctors warn eye screening cannot be ignored

As GLP weightloss drugs rise doctors warn eye screening cannot be ignored

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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands

World Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands May 8, 20265:29 AM ET By  The Associated Press Health workers in protective gear arrive to evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Misper Apawu/AP hide caption toggle caption Misper Apawu/AP MADRID — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise...

Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe

Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weatherEconomic inequality adds more than 100,000 deaths to the vast toll from heat and cold in Europe each year, research has found.Cutting the overall level of inequality to that of Europe’s most equal region, as measured by the Gini index, would reduce temperature-related mortality by as much as 30%, equating to 109,866 lives potentially saved, the study found. Continue reading...

Skin feels 'silky soft' with £17 lotion now £2.50 at Home Bargains

The bottle claims to have a 'lightweight, non-greasy, and fast-absorbing' formula

Third Briton feared to have hantavirus is in rat-infested settlement known as 'world's most remote inhabited island' with just 250 people

Third Briton feared to have hantavirus is in rat-infested settlement known as 'world's most remote inhabited island' with just 250 peopleBy ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:59, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 10:00, 8 May 2026 e-mail View comments

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'I tried saving man who suffered worst death imaginable – he made terrifying final noise'

It has been 17 years since John Edward Jones got stuck head first in a narrow passage called the 'Birth Canal' before he suffered a horrific death — and one man who tried to rescue him has spoken out

Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic India Price Cut Boosts Obesity Drug Sales

Novo Nordisk A/S saw a 40% surge in sales of its diabetes and weight-loss drugs in India last month, after steep price cuts boosted demand for its branded treatments even as generic GLP-1 therapies flood the market.

Infant collapses at Shinku La Pass in Ladakh, stranger's quick action saves them

Infant collapses at Shinku La Pass in Ladakh strangers quick action saves them

Explainer: Can hantavirus outbreak become Covid 2.0?

Health authorities are urgently tracing passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak that has claimed three lives. The Andes strain, capable of human-to-human transmission, was identified, prompting isolation and contact tracing. While not comparable to COVID-19, the virus requires close contact to spread.