Health Archive
Archives for October 2014
Before you worry about Ebola, you should worry about lightning, bees, and sharks.
More proof the US can contain the disease.
You probably won’t get it on the subway or from a bowling ball.
Did you inexplicably lick the subway poles that Dr. Craig Spencer used? That may have been a bad idea.
It’s really easy and cheap, but almost everyone does it wrong.
“I know people are tense but let’s get the facts before people start judging a very scared human who took risks for others.”
Learn about the deadly disease, from its initial discovery to whether it poses a threat to the US.
Dr. Craig Spencer, a physician in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients overseas, has tested positive for Ebola.
Plus, the latest on Ebola and the academic fraud scandal at the University of North Carolina.
The West African country is the sixth to get the virus this year.
A new measure will follow people who come to the US from West Africa for 21 days to see if they develop symptoms of the deadly disease.
The epidemic continues in West Africa — but not on Twitter.
The talk of travel bans and the panic over the two infected nurses reflects a huge mistake that Americans are making about the Ebola virus.
Am I at risk for Ebola? Does Ebola spread through sex? How did this outbreak get so bad? We’ve got you covered.
Fox News and GOP congressmen are warning that terrorists could weaponize Ebola. Here’s how things might go if the terrorists took them seriously.