Health & Safety

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, right, escorts people who were at the apartment unit where Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian citizen diagnosed with the Ebola virus, had been staying. Jenkins used his car to drive the people to a new place to stay in Dallas

Dallas Ebola Case: Experts Say 9 People At Highest Risk Of Contact

2:37pm October 04, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Health experts are "fairly certain" that nine people had enough direct contact with an Ebola patient that they could potentially have been infected. None of them have shown symptoms, the CDC says.

Why Ebola Is Not A Threat To The U.S.

1:50pm October 04, 2014

Ebola has come to the United States. NPR's Scott Simon talks to physician and infectious disease specialist Kent Sepkowitz about the CDC's handling of Ebola, and why Americans are in little danger.

Queue Listen Now

A First: Uterus Transplant Gives Parents A Healthy Baby

1:34pm October 04, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The new mother, 36, had been born without a uterus, so another woman, 61, donated her womb several years after she had gone through menopause.

Health & Safety

Dallas Health Officials Lower Ebola 'Contact Traces' To 50

7:27am October 04, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A doctor at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas says the list of "contact traces" has been narrowed and that "will be followed on a daily basis" to check for symptoms.

Dr. Joseph Fair, an American virologist, has worked in Sierra Leone for more than a decade.

Health & Safety

A Virologist Takes You Inside The Ebola Protective Suit

7:03am October 04, 2014

by NPR Staff

Virus hunter Joseph Fair speaks about the needs and challenges ahead for containing the outbreak, and why he thinks things will get worse before they get better.

A girl cries outside an Ebola treatment center in Monrovia in late September. Both her parents died in the Ebola outbreak.

After Losing Parents To Ebola, Orphans Face Stigma

6:41pm October 03, 2014

by Rae Ellen Bichell

UNICEF estimates that thousands of children in West Africa have lost parents to Ebola. Convincing communities to accept and care for these children isn't always easy.

Queue Listen Now

Health & Safety

Mobile Oasis Delivers Fresh Produce to Food Deserts

5:26pm October 03, 2014

Fresh fruits and vegetables are now more accessible to people living in some of Greensboro's food deserts.

A private security guard patrols the apartment building in Dallas where Ebola patient Thomas Duncan stayed. The family that hosted him is quarantined.

Here's How An Ebola Quarantine Works In The U.S.

4:37pm October 03, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

The family that hosted Ebola patient Thomas Duncan in Dallas is under quarantine. It's a time-honored public health tool to stop the spread of infectious disease. But it can be abused.

Is Enterovirus D68 Behind The Mysterious Paralysis In Children?

4:28pm October 03, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Several dozen children in California and Colorado have suffered paralyzed limbs, which doctors speculate could be caused by the respiratory virus EV-68. But we're a long way from knowing for sure.

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, but its senior citizens all benefit from a guaranteed pension.

Norway Is Great For Older Folks — And So Are Bolivia And Rwanda

3:11pm October 03, 2014

by Roff Smith

In a survey of 96 countries on how their over-60 citizens fare, some rankings were completely predictable: Norway was first and Afghanistan was last. In between, there are a number of surprises.