Jan 20 Why the Obamas’ State of the Union guest is ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Ebola By Jason Kane, Noreen Nasir A doctor back from the front lines of the Ebola epidemic in west Africa will sit with first lady Michelle Obama during the president’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 0:53 Doctor on Ebola: How the world can reach ‘zero new infections’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 19 Miscommunication keeps Guinea students from Ebola-free schools By Ruth Tam Rumors that health workers are spreading the disease are keeping Guinean society from returning to normal. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:11 Facing widespread flu, health officials encourage antiviral drug use By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 09 Why we need to liberate America’s health care By Robert Graboyes Health care in America will never improve if we don't change the conversation about what's wrong, argues Mercatus Center's Robert Graboyes. Politicians on both sides of the aisle, he says, fight about coverage instead of opening up the channels of… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 7:56 What’s next in the global response to Ebola? By PBS News Hour What's next for curbing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, where the death toll now exceeds 8,000? For one, drug companies have begun to experiment on humans in the affected region. Gwen Ifill talks about new approaches with Anthony Banbury,… Continue watching
Jan 05 Homeland lifts Ebola screenings for travelers from Mali By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is ending Ebola-related airport screening procedures for travelers from Mali. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch What 2014 global conflicts and challenges will carry over into the new year? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 Ebola outbreak started with bat-filled hollow tree, study finds By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A group of researchers from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany found that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa likely began when a young boy played too close to an infected group of bats. Their findings were published Tuesday in… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 7:41 Ebola, Ferguson and Derek Jeter make high schoolers’ #MyZeitgeist videos By PBS News Hour A contest sponsored by PBS Newshour Extra and Google asked students to create a digital mash-up looking back at 2014. Judy Woodruff talks with three high schoolers who entered the #MyZeitgeist competition about deciding what events made their year-in-review videos… Continue watching