More than 1,700 passengers and crew have been confined on a cruise ship docked in the French city of Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected case of norovirus, a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis.
More than 1,700 passengers and crew have been confined on a cruise ship docked in the French city of Bordeaux after a 90-year-old passenger died from a suspected case of norovirus, a highly contagious form of gastroenteritis.
Over 1,700 people stuck on a ship because of a norovirus outbreak? That’s a nightmare scenario. I hope the elderly man’s family gets answers.
Norovirus spreads like wildfire on cruise ships. It’s good they’re confining everyone in Bordeaux to prevent further contamination, but 1,700 people in quarantine must be chaos.
Health data interoperability would save lives and reduce costs simultaneously.
A 90-year-old dying from suspected norovirus is tragic. I wonder if the cruise line had proper sanitation protocols in place before this happened.
Maternal mortality rates in wealthy countries are still shockingly high.
Healthcare worker burnout has reached crisis levels pretty much everywhere.
Screening guidelines seem to change every few years which creates confusion.
Personalised medicine is the future but the infrastructure isn’t ready yet.
Preventive medicine would save so many lives if only it was properly funded.
Organ donation rates could be transformed by switching to an opt-out system.