New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
Read full article: New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural areaA wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane in New Mexico has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest.
Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Read full article: Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killingA gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial.
Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiationsThe Supreme Court has rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government.
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
Read full article: WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and UgandaThe World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks
Read full article: Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaksRecent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim vacationers’ growing love of cruises.
A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it
Read full article: A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks itA Kansas judge has protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation’s largest children’s hospital moved to restrict such care in Texa and buckled under pressure from the Trump administration.
Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first “detransition clinic” under legal settlement with state
Read full article: Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first “detransition clinic” under legal settlement with stateAttorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that Texas Children’s must also pay $10 million to the state because it illegally provided transgender care to kids.
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
Read full article: 6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantineSix passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.
Seesaw rulings on Texas’ smokeable hemp ban is bad for business, retailers say
Read full article: Seesaw rulings on Texas’ smokeable hemp ban is bad for business, retailers saySome smoke shops say the flurry of court actions since March 31 has already forced them to scale back hours, cut staff and prepare to shut down.
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
Read full article: Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays outThe Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
What to know about the federal rule that Texans have used to mail in abortion pills
Read full article: What to know about the federal rule that Texans have used to mail in abortion pillsIn 2023, the Food and Drug Administration started allowing mifepristone to be delivered by mail. The federal courts are deciding whether to pull that permission.
Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine
Read full article: Vance promotes Trump administration's work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in MaineVice President JD Vance is highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.
Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kidsA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital.
Coffee may hold the key to slowing aging, Texas A&M researchers say
Read full article: Coffee may hold the key to slowing aging, Texas A&M researchers sayA new study from researchers at Texas A&M University suggests coffee may do more than give people a morning energy boost, it could help slow aging and protect against chronic disease.
The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care
Read full article: The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for careA hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care.
France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
Read full article: France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreakPassengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed to disembark in the French port city of Bordeaux.
State asks to continue monitoring Dallas-area foster care contractor until August
Read full article: State asks to continue monitoring Dallas-area foster care contractor until AugustThe state said EMPOWER needed more time to improve conditions after two children died under the contractor's care over the years.
Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit
Read full article: Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unitAn oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation after he helped care for fellow passengers who became sick on board.
Confusing THC Vape laws don’t change the health risks for teens, experts warn
Read full article: Confusing THC Vape laws don’t change the health risks for teens, experts warnTHC vape pens are becoming harder for parents and teachers to recognize. Some devices are designed to look like USB drives, highlighters, or other everyday electronics — making them easy for teens to hide. Now, with changing policies surrounding THC products in Texas, experts worry some teenagers may wrongly assume vaping THC is harmless.
Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud
Read full article: Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraudThe Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs.
Hours after statewide ban is reinstated, smokeable hemp is temporarily back on Texas shelves, court rules
Read full article: Hours after statewide ban is reinstated, smokeable hemp is temporarily back on Texas shelves, court rulesAfter a dizzying string of court actions on smokeable hemp this week, Texas 15th Court of Appeals agreed to allow the sale of the drug until May 14.
Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again
Read full article: Company says it’s not clear when its hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises againOceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a hantavirus outbreak.
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
Read full article: Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreakWhen Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic.
French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
Read full article: French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11A doctor says a French woman being treated for hantavirus after being infected on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung.
Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists
Read full article: Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activistsMarty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration chief.
The Future of noninvasive wellness is in Sugar Land
Read full article: The Future of noninvasive wellness is in Sugar LandAt Oasis Aesthetics & Wellness in Sugar Land, the future of wellness is increasingly holistic — blending advanced aesthetic technology with treatments designed to support not only how patients look, but how they feel.
Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring
Read full article: Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoringThe last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine.
Houston mother-daughter duo leads national Black breast cancer survivorship nonprofit
Read full article: Houston mother-daughter duo leads national Black breast cancer survivorship nonprofitOn the heels of Mother’s Day, a Houston mother and daughter are used their bond and shared sense of purpose to help women facing one of life’s toughest fights.
Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
Read full article: Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pillThe Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.
Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
Read full article: Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 yearsFor the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it’s crucial for good health and good grades and should be part of the school day for students of all ages.
American passengers from cruise ship tied to hantavirus outbreak arrive in Nebraska for evaluation
Read full article: American passengers from cruise ship tied to hantavirus outbreak arrive in Nebraska for evaluationA group of American passengers evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Nebraska early Monday morning, where they will now undergo medical evaluations and monitoring.
One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home
Read full article: One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight homePassengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
Read full article: WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headedThe head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
Read full article: Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise shipPublic health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
Read full article: Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary IslandsSpanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.
New details: 2 Houston residents among those exposed during Atlantic cruise ship Hantavirus incident
Read full article: New details: 2 Houston residents among those exposed during Atlantic cruise ship Hantavirus incidentKPRC 2 Investigates has confirmed that the two Texas residents who were passengers on the MV Hondius ship that has been at the center of a hantavirus outbreak have been confirmed as residents in the City of Houston, according to city personnel.
California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals
Read full article: California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitalsCalifornia will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth.
US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting
Read full article: US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waitingU.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries.
The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contacts
Read full article: The Latest: Stricken cruise ship heads for the Canaries as authorities rush to identify contactsSpanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.
How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims
Read full article: How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victimsHealth officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship.
2 Texas residents linked to Atlantic cruise ship exposed to Hantavirus outbreak
Read full article: 2 Texas residents linked to Atlantic cruise ship exposed to Hantavirus outbreakThe Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) says two Texas residents who were aboard an expedition cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak are currently symptom-free and being monitored as a precaution.
Texas lifts safety rule enacted after deadly flood, clearing the way for some summer camps to reopen
Read full article: Texas lifts safety rule enacted after deadly flood, clearing the way for some summer camps to reopenNineteen camps had sued over a regulation that required fiber optic connectivity. An agreement with the state allows sites to operate with other broadband internet service.
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality
Read full article: Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatalityOceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.
Texas agency that inspects jails doesn’t go far to find its new director
Read full article: Texas agency that inspects jails doesn’t go far to find its new directorRicky Armstrong had been interim director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, which monitors county lockups that mainly hold people awaiting trial, since February.
FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking
Read full article: FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemakingHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.
Has Texas seen any Hantavirus cases over the years? Here’s what state records show
Read full article: Has Texas seen any Hantavirus cases over the years? Here’s what state records showRecent headlines surrounding a suspected hantavirus outbreak tied to an international cruise ship have renewed public concern about the rare but potentially deadly disease, especially among people still carrying trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
Read full article: Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyOfficials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated
Read full article: Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuatedThe U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak.
Why you keep repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns and how to change them
Read full article: Why you keep repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns and how to change themConnection expert Jenn Pinkerton explains why past experiences shape our emotional responses in our current relationships. Find out how to recognize your patterns, reconnect with your truth, and build healthier connections.