<p>We bring you the latest on the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise liner MV Hondius with BBC health reporter Smitha Mundasad.</p><p>Endometriosis, where cells similar to the lining of the womb grow elsewhere in the body, can take up to a decade to get diagnosed despite leaving some women in debilitating pain. A new scanning technique hoping to speed up that diagnosis. Dr Tatjana Gibbons, from Oxford University, who developed the test, explains how it works.</p><p>We unpack how the way operations are schedules affects patient outcomes with transplants. </p><p>How electricity is improving treatment for patients with a heart rhythm disorder. Professor Oussama Wazni explains how it works.</p><p>And how seven rings can translate sign language into text.</p><p>Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Hannah Robins &amp; Georgia Christie</p>

Health Check

BBC World Service

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

MAY 6, 202626 MIN
Health Check

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

MAY 6, 202626 MIN

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<p>We bring you the latest on the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise liner MV Hondius with BBC health reporter Smitha Mundasad.</p><p>Endometriosis, where cells similar to the lining of the womb grow elsewhere in the body, can take up to a decade to get diagnosed despite leaving some women in debilitating pain. A new scanning technique hoping to speed up that diagnosis. Dr Tatjana Gibbons, from Oxford University, who developed the test, explains how it works.</p><p>We unpack how the way operations are schedules affects patient outcomes with transplants. </p><p>How electricity is improving treatment for patients with a heart rhythm disorder. Professor Oussama Wazni explains how it works.</p><p>And how seven rings can translate sign language into text.</p><p>Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Hannah Robins &amp; Georgia Christie</p>