Ebola screening sends 3 Liberians to U.S. hospitals
Tuesday night, passengers from Liberia at Dulles in Washington, O’Hare in Chicago and Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey were sent to local hospitals for observation. A number of international...
View ArticleOct. 18: The latest developments in Ebola
US monitors health care worker aboard cruise ship — Here is a look at some of the most recent Ebola developments around the world: Castro: Cuba would cooperate with US against Ebola Fidel Castro says...
View ArticleDodging the Ebola bullet
Dodging the Ebola bullet By Dr Oscar Rebello The Ebola epidemic, raging like a wildfire across western Africa, is clearly the most terrifying medical emergency our planet has seen for a long, long...
View ArticleWHO begins testing new Ebola treatment
Health facilities are being set up now in Liberia to take blood serum from Ebola survivors for transfusions in the treatment of infected patients. Facilities in Sierra Leone and Guinea will soon...
View ArticleHow Will We Honor Thomas Eric Duncan?
On Wednesday night I attended Thomas Eric Duncan's memorial service at my church. As you may know, Thomas Eric Duncan (known by his friends as Eric) came to the U.S. to marry Louise, a member of my...
View ArticleThe American Hospital, in a State of Emergency
There's an epidemic in America that's not getting the attention it deserves: hospital closures. In Alabama, 10 hospitals closed in the last three years, leaving some smaller communities without a major...
View ArticleDecorated combat troops sent to fight Ebola
In October, roughly 1,400 U.S. military personnel are expected to deploy to West Africa to bolster the international community’s efforts to contain the deadly virus. The U.S. expects to deploy at least...
View ArticlePopulation Reduction through Vaccine Poisons
Attitudes toward medical ailments and treatment vary widely, usually based upon the degree of trust in the type of health care practice that a patient believes to be the best healing method. The AMA is...
View Article>Senate hopefuls answer 9 questions
The Associated Press invited Sen. Al Franken and his GOP challenger, Mike McFadden, to respond to several questions ahead of the Nov. 4 election. Here are their verbatim answers. 1. What's the most...
View ArticleSenate hopefuls answer 9 questions
The Associated Press invited Sen. Al Franken and his GOP challenger, Mike McFadden, to respond to several questions ahead of the Nov. 4 election. Here are their verbatim answers. 1. What's the most...
View ArticleExpert: U.S. playing Russian roulette with Ebola
Dr. William Miller, author of the pioneering 2013 book “The Microcosm Within: Evolution and Extinction in the Hologenome,” said the establishment is on the wrong side of the issue. “There seems to be a...
View ArticlePandemics: A networked approach to crisis management needed
In recent weeks the Ebola virus has dominated media headlines. Fueling global interest, the AP reports a nurse in Spain is the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West...
View ArticleThe Real Issue on Election Day
I've been hearing a lot of issues being discussed in this election - the economy, Ebola, immigration, and income inequality, just to name a few. But what this election is really about is one question:...
View ArticleEbola, AIDS, and Plague Inc.
A new video game uses an epidemic model with a complex and realistic set of variables to simulate the spread and severity of a plague. Available as an app from iTunes, it has been dowloaded 25 million...
View ArticleCuba's war on Ebola
Earlier this month, the Washington Post reported: "In the medical response to Ebola, Cuba is punching far above its weight." While the world stood accused of "dragging its feet" following the onset of...
View ArticleReligion news in brief
Add comment Reprints + - Amber Vinson, 29, the Dallas nurse who was being treated for Ebola, speaks at a news conference after being discharged from Emory University Hospital, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014,...
View ArticleEbola triggers political turmoil in U.S., Spain
In the U.S., meanwhile, nurses Nina Pham and Amber Joy Vinson both contracted Ebola treating Liberian victim Thomas Eric Duncan, despite constant reassurances by Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the...
View ArticleWhat Ebola Says About Our Ability to Cope
Let me tell you a horrifically depressing story, then explain why it's important. His body laced with a covert killer, Thomas Eric Duncan flew from Liberia to Dallas with connecting flights in Brussels...
View ArticleEbola: Will South Africa ever be truly ready? (DA - Democratic Alliance)
(Source: DA - Democratic Alliance) I will write to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, to request as a matter of urgency that he provide good reason for cutting Ebola treatment sites in South...
View ArticleStay focused on the real ebola crisis - the one in Africa: Cynthia Tucker
If there is no genuine crisis, a manufactured one will have to do. By Cynthia Tucker During the summer, I got hooked on a TNT drama called "The Last Ship," an apocalyptic thriller about a global...
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