Ebola virus
German medics report on drug success for Ebola patient
World
December 19, 2014
German medics report on drug success for Ebola patient
German doctors on Friday gave details of how an experimental drug together with advanced intensive care helped save a Ugandan…
UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries
World
December 17, 2014
UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries
Border closures, quarantines and crop losses in West African nations battling the Ebola virus could lead to as many as…
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
Health & Fitness
December 10, 2014
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
Time magazine on Wednesday named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "Person…
Sources:Two Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in one day
World
December 6, 2014
Sources:Two Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in one day
Two doctors died of Ebola in Sierra Leone on Friday, a government and a hospital source said, bringing to 10…
Ebola still remains remote threat for Egyptians
Egypt
December 2, 2014
Ebola still remains remote threat for Egyptians
Despite the sweeping outbreak of the Ebola virus in most West African countries and recently the United States, it might…
US health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever
Business
October 16, 2014
US health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever
A second Texas nurse who has contracted Ebola told a US health official she had a slight fever and was…
WHO says West Africa Ebola outbreak still expanding geographically
World
October 14, 2014
WHO says West Africa Ebola outbreak still expanding geographically
The number of Ebola cases in a vast outbreak in West Africa will go over 9,000 this week and the…
CDC head criticized for blaming ‘protocol breach’ as nurse gets Ebola
World
October 13, 2014
CDC head criticized for blaming ‘protocol breach’ as nurse gets Ebola
Some healthcare experts are bristling at the assertion by a top US health official that a “protocol breach” caused a…
High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-Oct, scientists calculate
World
October 6, 2014
High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-Oct, scientists calculate
Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could…
WHO: Ebola cases to triple to 20,000 by November unless efforts raised
World
September 23, 2014
WHO: Ebola cases to triple to 20,000 by November unless efforts raised
The number of Ebola infections will triple to 20,000 by November, soaring by the thousands every week if efforts are…