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Tag: Dr. Kent Brantly

Ebola Victim Returns to Liberia, Aids Research

Ebola Victim Returns to Liberia, Aids Research

| February 28, 2015 Comment

Ebola Victim Returns to Liberia, Aids Research – Nancy and her husband, David Writebol are headed back to Liberia this weekend, eight months after she became the second American infected with the Ebola virus. Writebol, a medical missionary, made headlines around the world when she was evacuated by air to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, […]

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US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

| October 8, 2014 Comment

US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus – NBC News reported on Wednesday, the American doctor who was successfully treated after contracting Ebola, Dr, Kent Brantly, has donated blood to an NBC freelance cameraman who has also been diagnosed with the virus. Doctors from the Nebraska Medical Center contacted Dr. […]

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As U.S. Pledges Aid, Health Workers Criticize Ebola Response

As U.S. Pledges Aid, Health Workers Criticize Ebola Response

| September 18, 2014 Comment

As U.S. Pledges Aid, Health Workers Criticize Ebola Response – The same day President Obama announced new measures to combat Ebola in West Africa, Dr. Kent Brantly said world governments have been slow to act.

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Ebola Survivor Gives Blood to Treat New Victim

| September 12, 2014 Comment

Ebola Survivor Gives Blood to Treat New Victim – Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly donated a unit of blood to treat the third American aid worker infected with the virus as doctors fight to save the patient’s life, Samaritan’s Purse tells NBC News. Brantly flew to Nebraska last week to donate his blood to use […]

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Road to Recovery? Doctor with Ebola Got Second Dose of Serum

Road to Recovery? Doctor with Ebola Got Second Dose of Serum

| August 5, 2014 Comment

Road to Recovery? Doctor with Ebola Got Second Dose of Serum. Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the Americans infected with Ebola in Africa, got a second dose of experimental serum after he was flown to the United States, NBC News learned. He was described as clinically stable Monday, with a lower fever and improvement in […]

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American Nurse with Ebola to Leave Liberia Tuesday

American Nurse with Ebola to Leave Liberia Tuesday

| August 4, 2014 Comment

American Nurse with Ebola to Leave Liberia Tuesday – Liberian officials say an American woman sick with Ebola soon will leave the West African country and arrive in the United States early Tuesday. Nancy Writebol, a missionary nurse who had been treating Ebola patients while working in a Liberian hospital, will be the second American […]

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Encouraging: U.S. Ebola Patient Seems to Be Improving

Encouraging: U.S. Ebola Patient Seems to Be Improving

| August 4, 2014 Comment

Encouraging: U.S. Ebola Patient Seems to Be Improving The American doctor who contracted Ebola while working with an aid organization in Liberia appears to be improving, less than 24 hours after the doctor was admitted to an isolation unit at an Atlanta hospital for treatment. Dr. Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease […]

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