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Keck Medicine of USC.
Together, we are limitless.
Hello, I'm Claudia Hammond.
Welcome to Health Check from the BBC, where we have the latest health and medical news for you.
How does Hantavirus find its way into passengers on a cruise ship?
More on that in a moment.
And with some women waiting a decade or more for a diagnosis of endometriosis,
could a new scanning technique make all the difference?
And to help me today, I have BBC health reporter Smita Mundasad.
How are you?
I'm good, thank you.
And what do you have for us today?
I 've been looking at whether the order in which a surgeon does surgery has an impact
on how likely the person is to survive.
I think that's fascinating, that one.
And a new technique to treat rhythm disorders of the heart.
But we're starting with Hantavirus.
After the outbreak on the cruise ship, the MV Hondias, has captured the world's attention.