Aug 21 Both U.S. patients stricken with Ebola released from hospital By News Desk Nancy Writebol, the U.S. missionary stricken with Ebola while serving in Liberia, was discharged from an Emory University Hospital isolation room in Atlanta on Tuesday. Fellow Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantley, who served with Writebol in Liberia, will be discharged… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch News Wrap: Israel and Hamas resume fierce attacks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a strike by Israel targeted the head of Hamas’ military wing in a new round of attacks, but Gazans say it instead killed his wife and son. Also, police and soldiers in Liberia enforced an… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Doctors Without Borders: Ebola efforts need more people in the field By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 19 As Ebola fatalities hit 1,200, some victims on ZMapp show signs of recovery By Sarah Corapi The world’s worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has now claimed the lives of more than 1,200 people, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. While the disease has carved a destructive path through several West African nations, Liberia recorded… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch More emergency food assistance going to working Americans, study finds By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch Photographer documents effects of Ebola on daily life in Liberia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch After one quarantine center is attacked in Liberia, another large Ebola medical facility opens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Liberian mob attacks Ebola clinic; dozens of patients missing By Anya van Wagtendonk More than a dozen Ebola patients are still unaccounted for after a violent attack on a Liberian Ebola treatment center Saturday, authorities say, raising fears that the virus will find a new stronghold in the country’s largest slum. Continue reading
Aug 18 Hospitals reconsider free healthcare for those who could now be insured By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News If a patient is eligible to purchase subsidized coverage through the law’s online marketplaces but doesn’t sign up, should hospitals “provide charity care on the same level of generosity as they were previously?” asks Peter Cunningham, a health policy expert… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Fighting, waterborne disease plague South Sudanese displaced during rainy season By PBS News Hour Eight months of civil war in South Sudan has forced more than 1.5 million people out of their homes. Even those who found shelter in United Nations camps around the country endure desperate living situations, made worse by the country’s… Continue watching