As Americans are evacuated from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship linked to the hantavirus outbreak, two passengers have now tested positive. But in the South Atlantic, a scene from a Hollywood thriller: paratroopers dropping onto one of the world’s most remote inhabited islands with emergency medical supplies after a suspected case. A British national is now in a stable condition while isolating.
Two passengers positive on that cruise ship, and now paratroopers dropping onto an island for a suspected case? This is straight out of a movie, but scary it’s real.
Disability access in healthcare facilities is still not where it needs to be. (9be681)
Glad to hear the British national is stable, but sending paratroopers with medical supplies shows how serious hantavirus is in remote places.
So they evacuate Americans from the ship but leave the rest? And now a suspected case on an island gets a military response? Priorities seem off.
The microbiome connection to mental health is one of the most exciting research areas. (edea29)
Hantavirus is no joke—mortality rate is high. Smart move deploying emergency supplies to that island before it spreads.
Infection control in hospitals requires constant vigilance and adequate staffing. (c7be03)
The pharmaceutical industry’s pricing practices are putting lives at risk. (31f816)
Healthcare worker burnout has reached crisis levels pretty much everywhere. (78631a)
Healthspan matters more than lifespan and that distinction is finally gaining attention. (46936a)
Traditional medicine has insights that Western medicine is slowly starting to validate. (63a997)