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New York Doctor Now Free of Ebola to Be Discharged from Hospital

New York Doctor Now Free of Ebola to Be Discharged from Hospital

| November 12, 2014 Comment

New York Doctor Now Free of Ebola to Be Discharged from Hospital – A doctor’s expected hospital discharge on Tuesday after weeks of isolation treatment for Ebola was cheered by New Yorkers – from City Hall to the Harlem apartment building where he lives. According to media reports, the release of 33-yer-old Doctor Craig Spencer, […]

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Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox Wins Quarantine Battle against State; No Longer Under Restrictions

Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox Wins Quarantine Battle against State; No Longer Under Restrictions

| November 1, 2014 Comment

Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox Wins Quarantine Battle against State; No Longer Under Restrictions – A judge ordered Friday that nurse Kaci Hickox does not have to follow quarantine orders and the state did not supply sufficient information to show Hickox is a threat to her community. The nurse has argued her forced quarantine is unconstitutional […]

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Obama Backs Quarantine Plans for Soldiers after Ebola Missions

Obama Backs Quarantine Plans for Soldiers after Ebola Missions

| October 29, 2014 Comment

Obama backs quarantine plans for soldiers after Ebola missions – President Obama has backed plans to isolate soldiers returning in large numbers from Ebola-hit countries. The US president said that American military personnel were in a “different situation” compared with healthcare workers. While civilians may be discouraged from volunteering to help fight the Ebola if […]

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White House Seeking to Reverse New York, New Jersey’s Ebola Quarantine Orders: NYT

White House Seeking to Reverse New York, New Jersey’s Ebola Quarantine Orders: NYT

| October 26, 2014 1 Comment

White House seeking to reverse New York, New Jersey’s Ebola quarantine orders: NYT The New York Times reported on Sunday, the White House is pressuring the governors of New York and New Jersey to reverse their orders imposing a quarantine on all medical workers returning from West Africa who had contacts with Ebola patients. New […]

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Fauci: Quarantine Can Have Unintended Consequences

Fauci: Quarantine Can Have Unintended Consequences

| October 26, 2014 Comment

Fauci: Quarantine can have unintended consequences – A top federal health official said Sunday, mandatory 21-day quarantines on health care workers returning from Ebola-ravaged West Africa, like those put in place by three states, can have the unintended consequence of discouraging them from volunteering. New York, New Jersey, and Illinois are the states that have now imposed mandatory […]

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Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Is Ebola-Free

Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Is Ebola-Free

| October 24, 2014 Comment

Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Is Ebola-Free – Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola while treating an infected patient in Dallas, is now virus free and will be released on Friday. The NIH said in a statement, “[National Institutes of Health] officials will brief reporters about the discharge of Nina Pham, the Dallas nurse who […]

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Family Says Dallas Nurse Amber Vinson Clear of Ebola

Family Says Dallas Nurse Amber Vinson Clear of Ebola

| October 23, 2014 Comment

Family Says Dallas Nurse Amber Vinson Clear of Ebola – Dallas nurse Amber Vinson no longer has the Ebola virus. According to a statement released by her family Wednesday, health officials were no longer able to detect the deadly virus in her body as of Tuesday evening. (Video via ABC) Vinson will soon be transferred […]

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Doctor Gets Emotional Recounting Ebola Patient’s Final Days, Efforts to Save Him

Doctor Gets Emotional Recounting Ebola Patient’s Final Days, Efforts to Save Him

| October 21, 2014 Comment

Doctor Gets Emotional Recounting Ebola Patient’s Final Days, Efforts to Save Him – It’s been popular in the court of public opinion to condemn West African Thomas Eric Duncan for delivering Ebola to America’s doorstep. But a Texas doctor who tried to save the Ebola patient’s life doesn’t see it that way. Dr. Gary Weinstein, a […]

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Ebola Pup Receiving Care from Top Veterinary Team

Ebola Pup Receiving Care from Top Veterinary Team

| October 17, 2014 Comment

Ebola Pup Receiving Care from Top Veterinary Team – The City of Dallas wants everyone to know that Bentley, the dog owned by Ebola-stricken nurse Nina Pham, is in good hands — the gloved hands of highly trained veterinarians, in fact. Due to the outpouring of public concern for Pham’s cute-as-a-button pooch, Dallas Animal Services […]

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CNN: Obama to Name Former Adviser to Coordinate US Ebola Response

CNN: Obama to Name Former Adviser to Coordinate US Ebola Response

| October 17, 2014 Comment

CNN: Obama to Name Former Adviser to Coordinate US Ebola Response – CNN is reporting that President Obama will appoint former White House adviser Ron Klain as the Ebola “czar” to coordinate the US efforts to combat the deadly virus. Klain is seen here with on the left with actor Kevin Spacey. CNN cited unidentified […]

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