Aug 28 Ebola outbreak could affect 20,000 people before it’s over By Ayan Sheikh, Sarah McHaney Controlling the epidemic could cost $490 million and will need the help of thousands of local health workers and hundreds of international experts. Continue reading
Aug 28 Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana parish drinking water By Justin Scuiletti A deadly ameoba known to fatally infect human brains has been discovered within a water system in Louisiana. Continue reading
Aug 27 CDC director: ‘Ebola will get worse before it gets better’ By Sarah McHaney The end is, unfortunately, not in sight for West African countries stricken with Ebola, according to Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch News Wrap: Fighting in Ukraine intensifies as Putin and Poroshenko meet one-on-one By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 25 E-cigarettes an option to curb smoking? The American Heart Association says yes By Anna Christiansen The American Heart Association published recommendations Monday to control the e-cigarette market. The policies, featured in Circulation, focus on the role of advertisers and clinicians in dealing with the product, as well as the vitality of more research. Continue reading
Aug 25 To combat sleep deprivation in students, researchers advocate later school start By Dave Sloan The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that that middle and high schools abandon the usual 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. start times. With after-school responsibilities that include homework, sports and academic clubs, it becomes increasingly difficult for students to fall… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch How will ALS ice bucket challenge money be spent? By PBS News Hour From George W. Bush to Kermit the Frog, scores of celebrities and thousands of others have posted videos of ice water being dumped over their heads. It’s all to raise money to battle ALS, a disease that destroys nerve cells… Continue watching
Aug 22 Obama administration announces new birth control fixes for religious groups By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies to opt out of paying for birth control for female employees while still ensuring those employees have access to… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch American doctor speaks out about his Ebola recovery By PBS News Hour The 33-year-old American doctor Kent Brantley was infected with the Ebola virus while working in a hospital in Liberia, but has reportedly made a full recovery. Standing alongside the medical team that treated him in Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital, Brantley… Continue watching