Oct 24 Watch Liberian immigrants face Ebola stigma in U.S. By PBS News Hour While Manhattan is confronting its first Ebola infection, a Liberian community on Staten Island has been following the devastating toll of the epidemic in West Africa. Hari Sreenivasan reports from “Little Liberia,” where he talks to people who have been… Continue watching
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 Rep. Issa: New case raises questions on Ebola By Erica Werner, Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The new case of Ebola diagnosed in New York City has raised "even more questions about procedures in treating patients and risks to Americans," a Republican committee chairman said Friday. 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 Watch News Wrap: Canadian prime minister pledges stronger law enforcement after attacks 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 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