Public Health

What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot

Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

The hantavirus cruise outbreak may not have started in a garbage dump in Ushuaia, Argentina, after all

Malaria incidence is increasing, progress on maternal mortality is stalling, and some childhood vaccine rates are plateauing or have dipped below the threshold for herd immunity

People exposed to the Andes strain of the hantavirus may not develop symptoms for up to 42 days, a delay that makes tracing infections more difficult

Makary, a face of Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, oversaw the embattled agency as it dealt with vaping, abortion and other issues

A deadly hantavirus outbreak occurs on a cruise ship, scientists warn that microplastics may be contributing to climate warming, and a retreating-glacier‑triggered landslide unleashed a massive Alaska tsunami

Virologist Jay Hooper is developing a vaccine for the rare rodent virus behind an outbreak on a cruise ship

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were designed to study viruses that could jump from animals to people, including hantavirus, but in 2025 the National Institutes of Health said the work wouldn’t continue

The tragic and fatal outbreak of hantavirus onboard a luxury cruise ship highlights the gaps in research and treatments for the rare and mysterious infection—including how the virus spreads among people

The president had vowed to “save vaping” on the campaign trail in 2024, but the decision is already drawing fire from antinicotine advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers