ebola

From Blue Bleach To Hazmat Hacks, Students Take On Ebola Challenges

12:24pm November 06, 2014

by Linda Poon

College students excel at thinking creatively under pressure. Now they're designing tools to confront the challenges of Ebola, including friendlier-looking protective gear and diagnostic aids.

Teresa Romero Ramos, bottom right, arrives with medical workers to give a press statement before she leaves the Carlos III hospital in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday.

Spanish Nursing Assistant, Cured Of Ebola, Leaves Hospital

12:07pm November 06, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

In a statement, Teresa Romero Ramos said she was suing Madrid's health department for "executing" her dog Excálibur. The dog was not found to have had Ebola.

Members of the activist group ACT UP, which has fought for the rights of people with AIDS, held a demonstration in New York's Times Square in 1992.

A Veteran AIDS Activist Has Déjà Vu From Ebola Panic

11:59am November 06, 2014

by Susan Brink

Activist Gregg Gonsalves issues a call to action in an essay in this week's New England Journal of Medicine: "Panic, Paranoia, and Public Health — The AIDS Epidemic's Lessons for Ebola."

Air Force personnel put up tents to house a 25-bed, U.S.-built hospital for Liberian health workers sick with Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia's capital. The hospital is scheduled to open this weekend.

U.S. Military Response To Ebola Gains Momentum In Liberia

10:23am November 06, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The number of U.S. troops fighting Ebola in West Africa is set to increase dramatically this month, and the first two field hospitals erected by U.S. troops in Liberia will open in the coming days.

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President Obama answers questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, one day after Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate and captured their biggest majority in the House in more than 60 years.

Obama Cites 'A Moment For Reflection' In Election Results

6:33pm November 05, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Speaking one day after his party lost control of the Senate to the Republican Party, President Obama says he's not "mopey" over the trouncing Democrats endured but rather energized.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, center, addressed a gathering on Ebola preparedness last month at Hackensack University Medical Center.

The Election Day Ebola Quiz: Match The Politician And The Quote

7:03am November 04, 2014

by NPR Staff

It seems that every politician has an opinion about the virus. Do you know which public figure made which statement?

A child receives a polio vaccine during National Immunization Days in the Nigerian city of Kano.

It Turns Out That Fighting Polio Is Good Training To Fight Ebola

4:31pm November 03, 2014

by Joanne Silberner

Nigeria knows how to beat back polio. And that's helped in the battle against Ebola. But other West African countries are struggling to beat the deadly virus — and neglecting anti-polio efforts.

Ebola survivor Nina Pham is reunited with her dog, Bentley, at the Dallas Animal Services Center Saturday. Pham, a Dallas nurse who survived Ebola, had an emotional reunion Saturday with her "best friend," a Cavalier King Charles spaniel.

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Dallas Nurse Who Survived Ebola Gets Her Dog Back

3:49pm November 03, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Nina Pham, the nurse who became the first person to contract the deadly Ebola virus on American soil, was reunited with her dog after the animal left quarantine in Dallas Saturday.

Children play in the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia last week. West Point has been hit hard by Ebola. So local leaders formed their own Ebola task force, which goes door to door looking for cases.

How Liberia Is Starting To Beat Ebola, With Fingers Crossed

12:04pm November 03, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

There's potentially some good news about Ebola: While cases are still rising in Sierra Leone, the outbreak shows signs of slowing in Liberia. Communities are banding together to get Ebola out.

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Man, that PPE is hot. And not in a good way. One challenge for the designers was to come up a way to give health workers more time in personal protective equipment without overheating.

Ebola Design Challenge Says Yes To The Wedding Dress Designer

10:32am November 03, 2014

by Linda Poon

There were engineers. And virologists. And one wedding dress designer. Together, they're trying to devise a better design for protective gear worn by health workers in the Ebola ward.