After a weekend of criticism levied against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over policies of forced quarantines for health workers who have traveled back from West Africa where they were helping to fight the Ebola crisis, a nurse now being held in isolation has taken on a lawyer to…
Demanding a stepped-up global response to the Ebola crisis, especially in the hardest hit areas of West Africa, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that if efforts to combat the deadly virus are not improved there could be as many as 10,000 new cases per week within two months. WHO assistant director-general Dr. Bruce…
There is a lot of uncertainty about Ebola percolating across the country right now. Rather than the responsible coverage that we should expect from media organizations, much of it has been fear-driven with sensational headlines and graphics that are causing more confusion than answers. One thing that we keep seeing is comparisons between the Ebola…
The CDC today confirmed the first case of Ebola virus diagnosed in the United States. While it is not the first case of Ebola to reach US shores — American health care workers in West Africa have been transported to US hospitals — it is the first case of an individual receiving the diagnosis while…
The White House outlined on Tuesday its efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak. The United States is ramping up its efforts in West Africa with the deployment of 3000 US military forces with a regional command center being set up in Liberia. A US Army general will lead the efforts. The goal is to provide…
