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Health Archive

Archives for October 2014

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Ebola by the numbersEbola by the numbers
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Why this epidemic is the worst in history.

By Julia Belluz
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How Ebola became a partisan issueHow Ebola became a partisan issue
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Research shows that even things that clearly have nothing to do with politics — from NCAA tournament upsets to shark attacks — have partisan political consequences. So of course Ebola does, too.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Ebola could send the economies of West Africa spiraling into depressionEbola could send the economies of West Africa spiraling into depression
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Ebola is an economic disaster, too.

By German Lopez
Health Care
Liberia thinks it needs 84,000 more body bags for the Ebola outbreakLiberia thinks it needs 84,000 more body bags for the Ebola outbreak
Health Care

Data paints a dire picture of a country bracing for an outbreak that only gets worse.

By Sarah Kliff
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The CDC’s plan to fight Ebola, explained in 3 minutesThe CDC’s plan to fight Ebola, explained in 3 minutes
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The agency’s video explains what’s known as contact tracing.

By German Lopez
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Fox News’ Shepard Smith destroys Ebola fear-mongering in 4 minutesFox News’ Shepard Smith destroys Ebola fear-mongering in 4 minutes
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The Fox News anchor is not happy with the hysterics.

By German Lopez
Culture
Say thank you to nurses. They deserve it.Say thank you to nurses. They deserve it.
Culture

They are brave, underpaid and on the front lines of fighting the Ebola crisis.

By Sarah Kliff
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A second health worker in Dallas tests positive for EbolaA second health worker in Dallas tests positive for Ebola
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The news comes three days after the announcement that another nurse got the virus at the same hospital.

By Julia Belluz
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Can you get Ebola on a plane?Can you get Ebola on a plane?
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These are the circumstances under which you can — and can’t — get Ebola in the air.

By Julia Belluz
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The Dallas nurse with Ebola received blood from a survivor. Will it save her?The Dallas nurse with Ebola received blood from a survivor. Will it save her?
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The World Health Organization has touted convalescent blood as a key treatment, though it’s still unproven.

By Julia Belluz
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Americans should panic about Ebola, but not because it threatens the United StatesAmericans should panic about Ebola, but not because it threatens the United States
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Right now, the American people are getting two seemingly contradictory messages about the Ebola outbreak. Message 1: PANIC! Message 2: CALM DOWN!

By Ezra Klein
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How does an American nurse contract Ebola? With directions like these.How does an American nurse contract Ebola? With directions like these.
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Here’s what’s scary about the Dallas health-care worker infected with Ebola: she knew she was treating an Ebola patient.

By Sarah Kliff
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Map: Where Ebola is likely to go nextMap: Where Ebola is likely to go next
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It’s already in the US. Where could it go next?

By German Lopez
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A top scientist worries that Ebola has mutated to become more contagiousA top scientist worries that Ebola has mutated to become more contagious
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Peter Jahrling, who helped to discover a new strain of Ebola, thinks the virus that’s circulating now might be more easily spread.

By Julia Belluz
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A health care worker in Dallas tested positive for EbolaA health care worker in Dallas tested positive for Ebola
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This would mark the first case of Ebola transmission in the United States.

By Julia Belluz