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Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring
The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak disembarked Monday and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine. A French woman was the latest to be confirmed as infected, while an American was suspected of infection after initial testing.
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That discount at the pharmacy counter may pack hidden costs
Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon on your prescription drugs. While it may sound like a great deal — with the prospect of saving hundreds of dollars — the decision to accept it is complicated, especially for people with insurance.
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Ask a Doctor: Urine color can help determine if you’re drinking enough water
How much water do we really need — and can you drink too much?
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Primary winner Katherlyn Geter asking why Hamilton County is closing dental clinic
Cempa Community Care in talks with officials to help fill void
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On the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, some fear what awaits them at home
In the days since the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, concern has taken hold among at least some of its Spanish passengers — but not so much because they fear contracting the illness. Rather, they are afraid of how they will be received back on land.
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Toni Says: Why is the nurse’s visit for home healthcare only 20 minutes once a week?
Please explain what home health is and how to find the right home health company when there is a medical need.
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Trump promised cheaper drugs. Some prices dropped. Many others shot up
Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not
State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region's main source of drinking water. Local residents did not know.
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Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality
Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then.
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Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated
Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated Wednesday from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak, the U.N. health agency said.
