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| Dozens Declared Free of Ebola Risk in Texas At Summa Akron City Hospital, Sheri Eichorn, left, and Debbi Anders, both nurses, practiced their response to an Ebola case in Akron, Ohio. Credit Dustin Franz for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. | |
| Medications mistakes common among young children NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roughly every eight minutes from 2002 through 2012, a child in the U.S. experienced a medication mistake, according to a new study of calls to poison control hotlines. The number and rate of reported medication mistakes rose during ... | |
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| CDC Updates Ebola Protocol as Anxiety Rises Four dozen people who had contact with the original Ebola patient in Dallas will complete a three-week watch period on Monday with no sign any of them has contracted the virus — a watershed in the fight to contain the disease in the United States. “We are ... | |
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| Ebola Patients Had Possible Contact With 300 in US More than 300 people have had possible or verified contact with Ebola patients in the U.S., according to data released by health authorities yesterday. The new numbers were issued as the top public official co-ordinating the response to the deadly virus in ... | |
| Mental Health Issues Put 34500 on New York's No-Guns List Dr. Mark J. Russ and other mental health experts say the reporting requirement could discourage patients from seeking help. Credit Uli Seit for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue ... | |
| Ebola nurse William Pooley returns to Sierra Leone William Pooley, the British nurse who contracted Ebola while volunteering in West Africa, has returned to Sierra Leone to resume his work. He said there was a "real emergency" in the country and he was "delighted" to be back on the front line. Mr Pooley will ... | |
| Cruise ship passengers kept out of Oklahoma school The Texas hospital worker who was isolated on a Carnival Cruise ship after possible exposure to Ebola has tested negative for the disease. However, after the vessel returned Sunday to Galveston, Tex., an Oklahoma school district, realizing that several ... | |
| New Ebola Guidelines for Hospitals to Require Full Body Cover Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks last week during a House subcommittee hearing on Ebola. Bloomberg. By. Julian E. Barnes. Julian E. Barnes. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyJulian E. | |
| Nursing assistant in Spain clear of Ebola infection MADRID - A Spanish nursing assistant infected with Ebola after treating missionary priests with the disease repatriated from West Africa has managed to beat it after nearly two weeks of treatment in Madrid and has no traces of the virus in her bloodstream, ... | |
| Can Dogs Transmit Ebola? Different Approaches Explained As we learned that Nina Pham contracted Ebola last week after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, we also learned that her beloved dog, Bentley, a King Charles spaniel, was one of her contacts being placed into quarantine. A stark contrast to the situation with ... | |
| Nigeria is Ebola-Free: Here's What They Did Right A school official takes a pupil's temperature using an infrared digital laser thermometer in front of the school premises, at the resumption of private schools, in Lagos, Sept. 22, 2014. Akintunde Akinleye—Reuters ... | |
| Ebola Unease Hangs Over Dallas Workers in hazmat suits clean up a Dallas Area Rapid Transit station Saturday after reports that a woman being monitored for Ebola had vomited there. European Pressphoto Agency. DALLAS—As the monitoring period winds down for some people exposed ... | |
| Friends, family of Ebola patient reach milestone FORT WORTH, Texas – As her boyfriend Thomas Eric Duncan lay dying of Ebola in a Dallas hospital bed, Louise Troh battled loneliness and fear that she too had contracted the disease while confined to a stranger's home under armed guard. | |
| Cuomo Defends Law Denying Guns to Mentally Ill People Protesters at a Cuomo campaign stop in the Bronx on Sunday. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page. Continue reading the main story. | |
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| Spanish nurse now Ebola-free Protesters called for the resignation of Spain's health minister on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, coinciding with the announcement that a nurse no longer has any traces of Ebola in her bloodstream nearly two weeks after she was the first person outside ... | |
| Ebola crisis: Spanish nurse tests negative for virus The result suggests Teresa Romero, 44, is no longer infected - although a second test is required before she can be declared free of Ebola. Ms Romero contracted the virus when treating two infected patients in a Madrid hospital earlier this month. The Ebola ... | |
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| Ebola: Africa's image takes a hit A burial team in protective gear buries the body of a woman suspected to have died from the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA. CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA The Dallas Morning News. The Associated Press. Published: 19 October ... | |
| Spanish Ebola nurse appears clear of disease, says government MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for two infected priests in a Madrid hospital, becoming the first person to contract the virus outside West Africa, appears to have overcome the deadly disease, the government said on ... | |
| Nurse's dog to be tested for Ebola Dallas Animal Services released these images of Nina Pham's dog Bentley on October 19, 2014. (Photo: Facebook). CONNECT 17 TWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. DALLAS — When Dallas nurse Nina Pham was diagnosed with Ebola earlier ... | |
| Isolation period ends for family, contacts of Ebola patient Dozens of Dallas-area residents who had contact with the first Ebola patient to be treated in the United States, including the man's fiancee, were expected to be free to leave seclusion early Monday after a 21-day quarantine period expired at midnight. | |
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| Smog turns Beijing marathon into mask run BEIJING: Thousands of runners battled thick smog at the Beijing Marathon on Sunday, with some athletes donning masks as air pollution soared to 16 times the maximum recommended level. Organizers rejected calls to postpone the race despite the soupy ... | |
| What the CDC Got Wrong About Ebola Anybody who has been following the travails of our dysfunctional health-care system can find plenty of reasons to criticize American hospitals. Many are grossly inefficient and tragically unsafe. They're quick to deliver unnecessary procedures, so long as ... | |
| Ga. gov candidates talk ethics during 2nd debate Photo: Curtis Compton, AP Libertarian candidate Andrew Hunt, left, Governor Nathan Deal, center, and Democrat Jason Carter conclude their second debate during The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series at Georgia Public Broadcasting on ... | |
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| life Today, I feature an author who I admire for her fortitude and perseverance, for her striking stories and unrelenting drive to succeed … to survive … to fight. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and like many of you, I've known far too many ... | |
| Protective-gear protocol revised for handling Ebola patients ATLANTA — Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear ''with no skin showing,'' a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the ... | |
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| Ebola fear, monitoring eases for some in Dallas Ebola fears began to ease for some Monday as a monitoring period passed for those who had close contact with a victim of the disease and after a cruise ship scare ended with the boat returning to port and a lab worker on board testing negative for the virus. | |
| Many Liberian Doctors—Including President's Son—Are Staying Away Dr. J. Soka Moses, left, in the Ebola treatment unit he runs at JFK hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Dr. Moses is the Ebola unit's only doctor. Patrick McGroarty for The Wall Street Journal. MONROVIA, Liberia—President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Sunday said “the ... | |
| Human Rights Campaign endorses Truvada for HIV prevention NEW YORK — The largest U.S. gay rights organization has endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection, and called on insurers to provide more generous coverage of the drug. Some doctors have been reluctant to prescribe ... | |
| States ramp up Ebola preparedness in light of Dallas cases The three Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in Dallas, TX, one patient from Liberia and two nurses who treated that patient, has clearly awakened the country concerning Ebola preparedness. Several states have taken action on this topic. Ebola Virus Disease. | |
| Ohio Institutes Travel Restrictions for Ebola-Monitored Counties that include Cleveland and Akron have begun notifying affected residents of the Ebola-related travel restrictions. Photographer: Michael Francis McElroy/Getty Images. Ohio has issued travel restrictions for residents who had contact with an ... | |
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| 10 Things to Know for Monday ADVANCE FOR 9:00 P.M. EDT, SUNDAY OCT. 19 AND THEREAFTER - This undated handout provided by the Justice Department shows Arthur Rudolph, one of hundreds of scientists brought to the US after World War II despite their Nazi past. An Associated ... | |
| Ohio increases Ebola quarantine protocols, travel limitations Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health took another step toward ... | |
| | University at Buffalo The Spectrum | Video: Breaking down Ebola Out of 195 students surveyed, 57 percent said they're concerned about Ebola spreading in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, stresses the likelihood of a U.S. outbreak is low. In light of the recent case of Amber ... | |
| Clinics say not best place to check for Ebola When a Dallas County sheriff's deputy who had entered the apartment of the first patient to die from Ebola in the U.S. started feeling ill himself, he didn't rush to the nearest hospital. He chose an urgent care clinic. So did a man who recently traveled to West ... | |
| | Wall Street Journal (blog) | Beijing Marathoners Take On the Smog Heavy pollution that blanketed northeast China on Sunday kept some participants of the 34th Beijing International Marathon from participating, while others decided to quit early. About 30,000 runners had signed up for the race, with more than 21,000 ... | |
| Ohio Health Department revises Ebola quarantine protocols The Ohio Department of Health announced Oct. 18 that they are giving their Ebola quarantine protocols a boost after a Dallas nurse who tested positive for the disease visited Northeast Ohio Oct 10 – 13. According to a news release from the state, the Ohio ... | |
| Gay-rights group backs use of HIV-prevention pill NEW YORK — The largest US gay-rights organization on Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection, and called on insurers to provide more generous coverage of the drug. Some doctors have been reluctant to ... | |
| Children under 6 Experience Frequent Medication Mistakes A recent survey published in the journal Pediatrics concludes that children under the age of 6 experience frequent medication mistakes every 8 minutes. The study was conducted using data from the National Poison Database System. This database is ... | |
| Ebola watch list shrinks as US authorities ratchet up response HOUSTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The first group of people monitored for Ebola in the United States will clear the three-week observation period midnight Sunday, with none exhibiting symptoms, as the federal authorities and Pentagon are ratcheting up ... | |
| Runners in Beijing resort to face masks The annual Beijing Marathon kicked off on Sunday morning as planned despite the heavy smog, while competitors wearing masks triggered controversy. The organizers said they are considering changing the date of the event in the future to avoid the ... | |
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