Oct 24 Watch Officials try to ease worries about NYC's first Ebola case By PBS News Hour New York health officials say an American doctor who contracted Ebola after treating patients in Guinea showed no symptoms for more than a week before falling ill. Dr. Craig Spencer has been isolated and his fiancee and two friends have… Continue watching
Oct 24 Dallas Nurse declared Ebola free, released from hospital By Tik Root The first nurse in the U.S. diagnosed with Ebola, Nina Pham, is now free of the virus and set to be released, National Institutes of Health officials said today. Continue reading
Oct 24 With a disease where you can't touch, Ebola survivors lend a caring hand By Larisa Epatko Dekontee Davis, 23, lives just outside of Liberia’s capital of Monrovia. She nearly died of Ebola, but is healthy and strong today. Now, she's one of a team of Ebola survivors tapped by groups such as UNICEF to care for… Continue reading
Oct 23 Doctor tests positive for Ebola in New York By Justin Scuiletti A doctor tested positive for Ebola in New York City after returning from a trip treating the disease in Guinea, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Space-inspired safety gear, contamination-cleaning robots: How innovation could aid Ebola prevention By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 23 The real threat Americans face from Ebola is the anxiety that it's causing By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ebola is giving Americans a crash course in fear. Continue reading
Oct 23 How to balance your career with the needs of an aging family member By Kathleen Kelly, Family Caregiver Alliance More than 40 percent of working Americans have provided care to aging loved ones in the last five years. While the toll can be severe, there are resources to help. Continue reading
Oct 23 HealthCare.gov's EZ form not an easy route for legal immigrants By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — HealthCare.gov’s new EZ application for coverage can’t be used by legal immigrants or naturalized U.S. citizens, prompting concern that many Hispanics and Asians will go right back into long enrollment queues this year. Continue reading
Oct 23 Poll: Many Americans doubt local hospitals can treat Ebola By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Most Americans have some confidence that the U.S. health care system will prevent Ebola from spreading in this country, but they’re not so sure their local hospital can safely handle a patient, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Debating the pros and cons of freezing eggs By PBS News Hour News of Apple and Facebook paying for their employees’ egg freezing has sparked conversation on the advancement of family planning. Gwen Ifill speaks with Sarah Elizabeth Richards, author of “Motherhood Rescheduled” and Alta Charo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on… Continue watching