Dec 29 First Ebola case confirmed in Scotland By Joshua Barajas A healthcare worker, who was returning from Sierra Leone after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested positive for the disease, Scottish officials confirmed Monday. It is the country’s first confirmed Ebola patient. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch News Wrap: Suicide bombing in Nigeria, Michele Flournoy out of Defense Secretary running By PBS News Hour In our NewsWrap Tuesday, a suicide bombing by two teenage girls left at least 30 dead in Nigeria, possibly the work of Boko Haram. Also, Michele Flournoy has removed herself from the running to replace Chuck Hagel as the next… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch News Wrap: HHS lowers estimate for 2015 health care enrollment By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Nigerian schoolgirls remain in captivity despite pledges for release By PBS News Hour For 10 days now there have been reports from Africa that those hundreds of school girls abducted by Boko Haram extremists last Spring would be released. But the girls remain in captivity. And, another 30 adolescents were reportedly abducted in… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Libyan militant pleads not guilty to Benghazi attack charges By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Ahmed Abu Khattala pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges related to the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. Also, despite a cease-fire announced between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, fighting continued over… Continue watching
Oct 20 WHO declares Nigeria free of Ebola By Justin Scuiletti The Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is offically over, the World Health Organization said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch What's motivating the Boko Haram cease-fire? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Future of abducted Nigerian girls unclear under Boko Haram cease-fire - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 17 Nigerian government and Boko Haram reach cease-fire deal By Ayan Sheikh According to the Associated Press, government spokesman, Mike Omeri told reporters that Boko Haram negotiators “assured that the schoolgirls and all other people in their captivity are all alive and well.”… Continue reading
Oct 03 How worried should Americans be about Ebola? By Ariel Min How worried should Americans be about Ebola? Not much, says Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, bioethicist, brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and author of a controversial essay in the Atlantic about his decision to avoid life-extending healthcare after he turns 75. Continue reading