Awful Moments In Quarantine History: Remember Typhoid Mary?
Quarantines have been imposed on the sick and contagious for thousands of years. We look at the use — and abuse — of this strategy to stop the spread of disease.
Global Health
Nurse Kaci Hickox Takes A Bike Ride, Defying Maine's Quarantine
Hickox, who returned to the U.S. after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested negative for Ebola upon her return, and she has no symptoms — so she says she poses no threat to the public.
An Ebola Strategy Brings Good News To One Liberian Town
The town of Foya has had no new cases in a month. Credit goes to a care center and an ongoing effort to calm fears and allow family members to communicate with patients — and view the dead.
Unlikely Marriage Of Diseases: TB And Diabetes Form A 'Co-Epidemic'
The risk of developing tuberculosis soars when someone has diabetes. The threat of a double pandemic is a challenge for the medical profession, where different docs typically treat each disease.
Why The Ebola Evacuees Survived And What We Learned From Them
Ten of the 14 Ebola patients evacuated from West Africa have survived. We asked specialists: What made the difference?
No Hand-Washing, Spotty Temperature-Taking At Liberia's Airport
The Ebola screening of airline passengers departing from Monrovia was not operating like a well-oiled machine Monday.
The Misadventures Of My Anti-Ebola Suitcase
It was packed with all the things needed to keep safe on a reporting trip to Sierra Leone. Then it took a few wrong turns and ended up in ... Paris! Will correspondent and luggage ever be reunited?
Blood Test For Ebola Doesn't Catch Infection Early
A highly sensitive blood test for Ebola exists, so why isn't it being used to test all returning health workers from West Africa? Because the virus isn't in the blood in the first stages of infection.
American Volunteers In Liberia Are Anti-Quarantine
They fear that the threat of isolating a returning health worker for 21 days will cause a drop in the number of volunteers at a time when more medical staff is needed to quash the outbreak.
Volunteer Recap: Why Wearing The Right Shoes In Rio Matters
When public health student Robert Snyder visited Rio de Janeiro last summer to do volunteer work, he learned the hard way that Birkenstock clogs are not a wise footwear choice.