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Young adults who spend more than two hours a day on social media are more apt to feel isolated.

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Feeling Lonely? Too Much Time On Social Media May Be Why

12:38pm March 06, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

It's not clear whether spending a lot of time on Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram leads to social isolation, or whether the lonely seek solace in social media.

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

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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.