Someone living with aortic stenosis that progresses quickly often has a worse outlook. But you can take steps to catch this heart issue early and work with your healthcare team to treat it. Your ...

A fresh Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised concerns across Africa after health officials confirmed 65 deaths linked to the virus. According to the Africa Centres for Disease ...

The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak reveals serious gaps in scientific knowledge about whether and how the pathogen can spread through the air between humans. Hantaviruses are typically spread by ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A man goes to a birthday party, sits next to someone with hantavirus, catches it, gives it to his wife, and dies. His wife then infects 10 more people at his wake. Another guest at that same birthday ...

At least 11 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are reported to have the Andes strain of hantavirus. Of the 18 Americans who were on board and are now in quarantine facilities in the U.S., at ...

Hantavirus is a rare but serious rodent-borne viral infection that can affect the lungs and kidneys. The virus mainly spreads through contact with infected rodents or their excreta. One of the most ...

With at least one U.S. hantavirus case confirmed in a passenger who came from the cruise ship at the center of the outbreak, how easily is the virus spread, how does it compare to COVID-19 and where ...

Watch: Do viruses spread more easily on cruise ships? A cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus has arrived in the Canary Islands. Three people confirmed to have the virus and five suspected ...

Concerns around the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius have continued to grow after reports suggested that two Indian nationals aboard the vessel were among suspected infections being ...

Countries around the world, including the U.S., are preparing to deal with the more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship where at least three people have ...

An international team of disease detectives is now racing to connect with the more than two dozen passengers who disembarked the MV Honius cruise ship on the Atlantic island of St. Helena before the ...