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There are growing fears that the world could be caught off guard by a currently untreatable infection that kills up to 88 percent of the people it infects. On Monday, an outbreak of Marburg disease was declared in Equatorial Guinea after…

It was August 2010, the Amalfi coast. My then-boyfriend and I had decided to go on holiday to Sorrento in the south of Italy, and predictably it was 40C, which (even more predictably) did not agree with his complexion. I remained adamant…

The World Health Organization (WHO) convened an urgent meeting Tuesday amid an outbreak of one of the deadliest diseases known to man in Africa.The leading health body brought experts from around the world together to discuss how to ramp up…

Nine people have been killed by one of the world's deadliest diseases in Equatorial Guinea.Marburg virus has a mortality rate of up to 88 per cent — similar to its cousin Ebola. It marks the first time the pathogen has ever been seen in the…

After the death of Phil Harris, a memorial gathering was held in his honor. Different captains began to rattle off funny stories related to Harris, including Andy Hillstrand recalling the late captain forcing him to smoke…

Cancer cases across the globe have been on rise and lifestyle factors play a significant role in this increase. A World Health Organization (WHO) report released in 2020 said 1 in 10 Indians will develop cancer in their lifetime and 1 in…

Cobras, black widows, and deathstalkers are just a few of the deadly creatures UK health chiefs think people could be bit or stung by here in Britain.Data obtained by MailOnline through a Freedom of Information request found the UK Health…

Per an interview with Edgar Hansen published by Fox Seattle's iWitness news team in 2008, Discovery's camera crew sleeps throughout the vessel when they're aboard filming for "Deadliest Catch."  "The camera guys we have on…

Fans of "Deadliest Catch" and the spinoff "Deadliest Catch: The Viking Returns" know that Jake Anderson, who got his start on Sig Hansen's F/V Northwestern, has been through a lot in life. Trials include his addiction…

Johnathan Hillstrand is perhaps best known to many as the longtime captain of the Time Bandit, a ship he has put to good use on "Deadliest Catch." But what happens when the hard-headed ship captain finds himself on dry land?…