Health CareNews
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced mandatory quarantines for health workers returning from West Africa. However, such a policy… Read More
Health CareNews
After three patients in the United States tested positive for Ebola–with a fourth diagnosed yesterday–federal health officials stepped up efforts to assist hospitals nationwide. Now,… Read More
Health CareNews
Democrats looking to blame Republicans for the lack of an Ebola vaccine may owe Dick Cheney an apology. It turns out that as vice president,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The situation surrounding the recent Ebola outbreak is changing rapidly. Since the spread of the deadly virus in West Africa and emergence of cases in… Read More
InternationalNews
President Obama calls the Ebola virus a “serious disease.” The World Health Organization classifies the outbreak an “international health emergency.” Below are the facts, tracking… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As public health officials here and abroad take steps to cope with the Ebola virus disease outbreak, there are a few pieces of good news… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In response to public outcry and overwhelmingly negative poll numbers regarding his handling of the Ebola outbreak, President Obama appointed an Ebola czar to coordinate… Read More
Health CareNews
For doctors and nurses treating patients with Ebola, protecting themselves from direct contact with those infected is serious business. During her Fox News show “On… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What is the Pentagon trying to do with this new Ebola domestic response team? When called upon by other parts of the federal government (or… Read More
Health CareNews
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Chuck Todd this morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the World Health Organization was… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The White House has declared Ebola to be a top national-security concern. That ought to worry Americans. The last time a president tried to make… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Francis Collins, chief of the National Institute of Health, recently blamed the lack of any cure for, or vaccine against, Ebola on budget cuts, stating,… Read More
Health CareNews
Some government health officials have joined Democrats in blaming the lack of an Ebola vaccine on budget cuts orchestrated by Republicans. However, more federal funding likely would… Read More
Health CareNews
An estimated 4,500 people have died since the first cases of Ebola were detected in West Africa, and according to the World Health Organization, the… Read More
Health CareNews
One of the largest health care providers in Texas can handle only about six Ebola cases at any given time using current medical protocols. “What… Read More
InternationalNews
The nation’s top public health official told a House of Representatives panel today that the Obama administration has not ruled out restricting travel to and… Read More
InternationalNews
Despite the outbreak of Ebola, it is still possible to get a visa from the three West African countries at the heart of the outbreak,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Concerns over the U.S. response to Ebola heightened when medical officials confirmed that a second individual involved with delivering treatment to the original Ebola patient… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Ebola’s devastating impact throughout West Africa—along with several cases in Europe and the United States—has garnered global attention, but the affected countries are now suffering… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A second case of Ebola has Americans rightly scratching their heads. Does our government really know what it’s doing? From the way the U.S. government… Read More
