Health & Safety

New York City Praised For Response To New Ebola Patient

6:59pm October 24, 2014

by Joel Rose

The first man diagnosed with Ebola in New York City remains in isolation at Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Craig Spencer was rushed to the hospital on Thursday as soon as he began showing symptoms.

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New York, New Jersey Will Quarantine All Travelers With Ebola Contact

6:51pm October 24, 2014

by Chris Hopkins

The announcement follows the positive Ebola test that came back Thursday night for Dr. Craig Spencer, who recently had returned to New York City after a stint with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea.

For Hospitals, Doing More On Ebola May Mean Less Elsewhere

6:50pm October 24, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

The majority of hospitals are training their staff to care for Ebola patients, a survey finds. But infection control specialists say that can mean losing the capacity to handle more common infections.

President Obama and Dallas nurse Nina Pham embrace in the Oval Office on Friday.

Fighting The Stigma Of Ebola With Hugs

5:28pm October 24, 2014

by Avie Schneider

When President Obama and Dr. Anthony Fauci hugged Dallas nurse Nina Pham on Friday, it was as much to combat the stigma surrounding the deadly virus as to celebrate her survival.

President Barack Obama gives a hug to Dallas nurse Nina Pham in the Oval Office of the White House Friday.

Dallas Nurse Nina Pham, Now 'Ebola Free,' Discharged By NIH

5:06pm October 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The National Institutes of Health in Maryland announced that the 26-year-old who was infected while caring for a Liberian patient has no detectable virus in her blood.

At the onset of symptoms, Dr. Adaora Igonoh (center) and her colleagues began drinking oral rehydration solution. It doesn't taste great but they say it helped them survive Ebola. They each downed over a gallon a day for nearly a week.

I'll (Gag) Drink To That: Oral Rehydration Key For Ebola Patients

4:55pm October 24, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ebola survivors in Nigeria credit the nasty-tasting oral rehydration solution for their recovery. One doctor wants more attention paid to that kind of low-tech treatment.

The media is all over this story: Ebola in NYC! Don Weiss, a doctor with the New York City Health Department, faces microphones outside the bowling alley visited by the physician who tested positive for the virus.

When You've Seen Subway Rats, Ebola Seems Like Nothin'

4:06pm October 24, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

New York has no time for fear-mongering and wild speculation about the spread of disease through their city. They're too busy crafting the perfect "Ebowla" joke for Twitter.

A lone Mayo Clinic wheelchair sits on the Cascade Creek walking trail near Kutzky Park in Rochester, Minn.

In Minnesota, Abandoned Wheelchairs Are Just Part Of The Landscape

3:20pm October 24, 2014

by Elizabeth Baier

If you live in Rochester, Minn., you'll get used to seeing wheelchairs left in odd places. The city is home to the Mayo Clinic, after all. But some of those wheelchairs venture far afield indeed.

A volunteer receives the experimental Ebola vaccination "cAd3-EBO-Z" at the vaccines center in Bamako, Mali, earlier this month. Mali has become the sixth country in West Africa to report Ebola.

Mali's First Ebola Case In Current Outbreak Is 2-Year-Old Girl

1:55pm October 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The toddler was reportedly brought by her grandmother from neighboring Guinea, where the epidemic is raging.

A rogues gallery of the viruses (left to right) that cause MERS, SARS, and influenza.

Scientists Fight For Superbug Research As U.S. Pauses Funding

12:33pm October 24, 2014

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Frustrated scientists argued Wednesday that making nasty viruses even worse in the lab provides crucial insight into preventing pandemics. Others say it just ups the risk a lab germ will start one.

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