United States recalls superfood capsules over Salmonella risk

 

United States health authorities have announced a nationwide recall of multiple green superfood dietary supplements after federal testing detected Salmonella in certain production lots. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the action targets products manufactured and distributed by Total Nutrition Incorporated and sold under the TNVitamins and Doctor’s Pride...

United States monitors Andes virus cruise outbreak

 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responding to an outbreak of Andes virus, a hantavirus strain, aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, federal health authorities said. Both passengers and crew have been affected, though no related Andes virus cases have been identified inside the United...

United States expands Ebola screenings at major airports

 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, working with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, has launched expanded mandatory public health entry screenings at three major international airports in response to a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in East and Central Africa. Effective immediately, all passengers who...

CDC Expands Ebola Screening To Atlanta, Adds Ports

 

Atlanta. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded enhanced Ebola entry screening to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week, requiring that travelers who were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within the previous 21 days be routed to designated screening at that airport as...

United States: Vanessa Trump reveals cancer diagnosis

 

United States – Vanessa Trump, a public figure known for her former marriage to Donald Trump Jr., announced on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The disclosure came in a formal statement released at 4:11 p.m. PDT and quickly drew widespread attention across major news...

United States restricts travelers after American Ebola case

 

An American physician working in Bunia, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease, U.S. health officials confirmed on Monday, May 18, 2026. The doctor, identified by mission organization Serge as Dr. Peter Stafford, had been serving in the region...

DRC and Uganda battle expanding Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak

 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 3 travel health notice advising against nonessential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid a growing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting both DRC and Uganda. On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared the situation a...

United States monitors 41 people after cruise hantavirus exposure

 

U.S. health authorities are monitoring 41 people nationwide for possible exposure to the Andes strain of hantavirus following an outbreak linked to the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. All 18 American passengers from the vessel are being held under active observation at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of...

Houston Hospital to Open Detransition Clinic After Settlement

 

Houston: Texas Children's Hospital agreed on Friday, May 15, to create the nation's first detransition clinic as part of a settlement announced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton resolving a years-long investigation into gender-affirming care and billing practices at the 1,000-bed hospital. The settlement, coordinated with the U.S. Department of...

United States isolates cruise passengers for Andes virus

 

U.S. health authorities have quarantined eighteen American citizens in Nebraska after confirmed exposure to an outbreak of Andes virus, a lethal hantavirus strain, aboard the expedition cruise ship M/V Hondius in the South Atlantic and Antarctic region. The group was medically evacuated to Offutt Air Force Base and transferred under...