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When Hantavirus Sickened the Ship’s Physician, Stephen Kornfeld, MD, Stepped Up

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By Rita Rubin 
| JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Stephen Kornfeld, MD, a 69-year-old semiretired oncologist from Bend, Oregon, left home March 17 for what promised to be an amazing adventure. After exploring Argentina for 2 weeks, he would depart on a month-long cruise that would take him to Antarctica and then across the Atlantic with stops at islands few tourists visit. (opens in new tab) Stephen Kornfeld, MD, poses in front of the MV Hondius. Photo courtesy of Dr Steve Kornfeld “I like going to remote places,” Kornfeld, a birder, explains.
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Hantavirus Outbreak: First Test of US Public Health Response After WHO Withdrawal

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By Rita Rubin 
| JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
With 149 passengers and crew from 23 different countries, the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has served as a microcosm of a global public health challenge, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken the lead in responding to the first known instance of this deadly pathogen spreading on a cruise ship. (opens in new tab) The MV Hondius and WHO partners and authorities supporting response and coordination operations in the Port of Granadilla in the Spanish island of Tenerife on May 11.
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Under FDA, Unapproved Peptides Likely to Become More Widely Available

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By Rita Rubin 
| JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
More than halfway into a 2½-hour podcast in late February, after discussing a Cuban government-run Medicare scam in Florida and the (unsupported) dangers of acetaminophen during pregnancy, host Joe Rogan asked his guest about peptides, short chains of amino acids that are synthetically produced and marketed online for uses ranging from increasing muscle mass to improving cognition to enhancing suntans.
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