Oct 14 Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola receives blood transfusion By Justin Scuiletti Nurse Nina Pham, confirmed Monday as the health worker who tested positive for Ebola after caring for U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, received a blood transfusion from an Ebola survivor and is reported to be “clinically stable.”… Continue reading
Oct 14 UN medical worker dies of Ebola in Germany By Jordan Vesey A UN medical worker who was infected with Ebola while in Liberia died Monday night in a clinic in Leipzig, Germany. Continue reading
Oct 13 About 70 hospital staffers involved in care of Dallas Ebola patient By Ariel Min About 70 staff members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital were involved in taking care of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient to die in the U.S., according to the Associated Press. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch News Wrap: CDC 'doubling down' on Ebola training By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, CDC director Tom Frieden stressed the importance of improving the safety of health workers on the front lines of treating Ebola after a Dallas nurse was confirmed to have contracted the disease by caring for… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Why response time will make the difference between Ebola calamity and containment By PBS News Hour The director of the World Health Organization called Ebola's ravaging effects on West Africa a “crisis for international peace and security.” Jeffrey Brown speaks with David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee about the conditions driving the emergency, the challenges… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Facing isolated Ebola cases, how should U.S. boost training for health care providers? By PBS News Hour How prepared are hospitals, doctors and nurses to handle Ebola cases in the United States, and what measures should be taken to increase safety? Judy Woodruff gets an assessment from Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan and Katy… Continue watching
Oct 13 Are hospitals and workers prepared to treat Ebola? By Kyla Calvert Mason While concerns about identifying, treating and containing Ebola in the U.S. are real, Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan told the NewsHour this afternoon the country is well-positioned to prevent larger outbreaks. Continue reading
Oct 13 CDC training hospitals to 'think Ebola' after first case contracted in U.S. By News Desk The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a news conference today at noon EDT to address the current state of response to Ebola cases in the United States and West Africa. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Sizing up the scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa By PBS News Hour In West Africa, more than four thousand people have died of Ebola. Drew Hinshaw of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to report on the status of the global response to the health crisis facing the countries in Africa… Continue watching
Oct 12 Amid Ebola outbreak, health workers in Liberia call for strike By Rialda Zukic Thousands of health care workers in Liberia said they would go on strike starting Monday because of a dispute in pay, a move that could be a damaging blow to containing the Ebola virus' spread in the country. Continue reading