Ebola outbreak

Shonda Rhimes may have gotten attention for being labeled an “angry black woman,” but when it comes to the Ebola crisis, the label suits Isha Sesay more than the TV show creator. According to the CNN International (DStv 401) anchor, it’s the media who are to blame for slanting coverage of the disease so much […]

ATLANTA (AP) — A Dallas nurse who was being treated for Ebola will attend a Tuesday news conference discussing her discharge from an Atlanta hospital after tests showed she’s virus-free. Amber Vinson, 29, was to be present at the news conference scheduled for 1 p.m. and would make a statement, a news release from Emory […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who became New York City’s first Ebola patient was praised for getting treatment immediately upon showing symptoms, and health officials stressed that the nation’s most populous city need not fear his wide-ranging travel in the days before his illness began. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged […]

There’s good news for Amber Vinson, the Dallas nurse who had been diagnosed with Ebola. Wednesday evening, her family announced that Vinson is apparently free of the deadly Ebola virus. “We are overjoyed to announce that, as of [Tuesday] evening, officials at Emory University Hospital and the Centers for Disease Control are no longer able […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson will begin safety testing in early January on a vaccine combination that could protect people from a strain of the deadly Ebola virus. The health care products maker said Wednesday that the vaccine being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies protects against an Ebola strain that is […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The quarantine against possible Ebola exposure ends this week for Dr. Nancy Snyderman, but the troubles clearly aren’t over for NBC News’ chief medical editor. An admitted lapse in the quarantine, combined with a curiously imprecise explanation, unleashed a furious response. NBC must now decide whether Snyderman’s credibility is too damaged […]

Dallas nurse Amber Vinson, the second nurse from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to contract the deadly Ebola virus after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of the disease, may be currently battling the disease at an Atlanta hospital but her family has rallied to her defense in the medial. After contacting the CDC to make sure it […]

The New York Giants are briefing their players on the Ebola virus in advance of the team’s trip to Dallas for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, reports ESPN. The team’s medical personnel were briefed on the disease and then provided information to the players via email this week, with instructions to contact team medical personnel […]

There’s no question that the Ebola crisis is currently putting people in fear. But Stacey Dash came up with a solution that makes some sense in helping to combat the virus. On Monday, the Fox news contributor made her voice known on “Outnumbered” by stating that every city in the US needs a place that […]

DALLAS (AP) — A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday. The department said in the statement emailed early Wednesday and posted on its website that the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News medical correspondent Nancy Snyderman has admitted that some members of her crew violated a voluntary quarantine to protect against Ebola, a misstep that caused New Jersey health officials to make that quarantine mandatory. NBC said Tuesday that Snyderman and her crew are taking their temperatures regularly and remain healthy. […]

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Some nurses in Liberia defied calls for a strike on Monday and turned up for work at hospitals amid the worst Ebola outbreak in history. In view of the danger of their work, members of the National Health Workers Association are demanding higher monthly hazard pay. The association has more than […]