Sep 30 Watch News Wrap: First U.S. Ebola case diagnosed in patient infected in Liberia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch When to let go? Families of patients on life support face painful choice By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 30 U.S. troops arrive in West Africa to join fight against Ebola By Adelyn Baxter U.S. troops arrived in Liberia Monday to begin building a field hospital in the central part of the country following a pledge to send 3,000 soldiers to assist in the ongoing fight against Ebola in West Africa, Reuters reported. Continue reading
Sep 30 CDC’s Frieden confirms first U.S. case of Ebola is in Dallas By Ellen Rolfes The first ever case of Ebola in the U.S. has been diagnosed in Dallas. Continue reading
Sep 30 What can be done to help parents of autistic adults? By RenĂ©e Gordon, Dr. Barry Gordon The picture you probably have in your mind of autism is that of a child. But autism is almost always — if not always — a condition that lasts for life. We are the parents of a 22-year-old young man… Continue reading
Sep 30 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in United States By Adelyn Baxter, News Desk The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first diagnosed U.S. case of the Ebola virus Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting. Continue reading
Sep 29 How the Tylenol murders of 1982 changed the way we consume medication By Dr. Howard Markel Early on the morning of Sept. 29, 1982, a tragic, medical mystery began with a sore throat and a runny nose. It was then that Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old girl from Elk Grove Village, a suburb of Chicago, told her… Continue reading
Sep 27 New rule to ease safe disposal of unwanted prescription drugs By Carey Reed In October, a new rule goes into effect making it easier for people to safely dispose of unneeded prescription drugs throughout the year at participating retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, narcotic treatment programs and prescription drug manufacturers. Continue reading
Sep 26 IMF approves $130 million for Ebola stricken countries By Associated Press The International Monetary Fund has approved $130 million in emergency aid to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help these West African countries respond to the Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 26 Your employer could be considering a health plan with no hospital benefits By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Numerous large, low-wage employers are considering health plans that do not include hospital benefits. Continue reading