‘Facing Darkness’ returns to cinemas tonight for encore screening
FACING DARKNESS is a new documentary that tells the story of how Samaritan’s Purse raced against time to rescue two of their own team stricken with the deadly Ebola virus. SCREENING TIME: Monday, April 10, 2017; More...
Nat Geo’s ‘Breakthrough’ kicks off with look at ebola, USAMRID and pandemic risks
Directed and narrated by Peter Berg, National Geographic’s new 6-part mini-series Breakthrough kicks off with The Future of Fighting Pandemics. Breakthrough explores humanity and the ability to innovate through More...
Maine nurse Kaci Hickox defies Ebola quarantine, goes for a bike ride
Nurse Kaci Hickox has followed through on her promise (some are calling it a “threat”) to defy Maine’s quarantine for health care workers, who treated Ebola patients, by leaving her home on a bicycle. Hickox, More...
Dr Craig Spencer identified as Ebola victim in New York City, celebs make jokes
The first official case of Ebola was diagnosed in New York City on Thursday as the physician was quarantined. The reaction from some celebs: make wise cracks on Twitter. Ebola virus Image/CDC After Dr. Craig Spencer More...
Officials report man’s death on plane to New York from Nigeria is not Ebola related
A man died on a plane from Nigeria landing at Kennedy Airport in Queens early Thursday after vomiting and experiencing chest pains. The Centers for Disease Control and Health Department officials raced to run a More...
WHO: Ebola outbreak in the west is ‘unlikely’
A major outbreak of Ebola in the US and elsewhere in the West is unlikely given the strong health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. US federal health officials will appear before a congressional More...
Airplane cabin cleaning crews use Ebola scare as reason to strike, seeking union
Airplane cabin cleaning crews at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport began a strike, citing, in part, possible exposure to the Ebola virus. Around 200 Air Serv employees who work on domestic flights to More...
Ebola screening expected to increase at airports as Ashoka Mukpo back in US
Another American patient with Ebola arrived in the United States on Monday, reminding the nation that the virus killing thousands of people in West Africa will likely continue crossing U.S. borders. Ashoka Mukpo, More...
Darryl Williams to lead 3,000 troops in ‘War on Ebola,’ Lamar Alexander compares it to ISIS
President Obama has announced the new plan to combat Ebola with troops deployed to Liberia, Africa to set up a command center and oversee 3,000 troops to assist with training new health workers and setting up new More...
Discovery, ABC to air ‘Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak’ with Dr Richard Besser
Discovery Channel and Discovery Fit & Health announced that the networks will simulcast EBOLA: INSIDE THE DEADLY OUTBREAK which premieres Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10PM. Discovery and ABC News partner to bring viewers More...
Rick Sacra, Missionary doctor infected with Ebola, comes to US for treatment
The latest American to be infected with Ebola while working as a missionary doctor in Africa has been flown in to the Nebraska Medical Center in order to receive treatment. Missionary doctor Rick Sacra, 51, arrived More...
Nurses Play a Vital Role During Dangerous Outbreaks
The recent Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,200 people in West Africa, making it the region’s deadliest battle with Ebola since the virus was discovered in 1976. In the trenches, nurses not only treat patients More...
Ebola patient headed for Emory
A plane took off yesterday afternoon headed for Liberia to retrieve the two Ebola patients, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who worked at a medical center operated by the North Carolina-based Samaritan’s More...
Dr. Kent Brantly reported in ‘grave condition’ as he battles Ebola
UPDATE: Dr. Kent Brantly update: Brantly Family Statement released In an update on the condition of Samaritan’s Purse physician working in Liberia, Dr. Kent Brantly, the Christian Post reports the Fort More...
Samaritan’s Purse doctor, Kent Brantly, stable after Ebola virus infection
Dr Brantly, working in Liberia, has tested positive for Ebola photo/Samaritan’s Purse A spokeswoman for an Samaritan’s Purse says the American doctor who contracted Ebola is receiving intensive More...
Ebola 2014: West Africa outbreak tops 1,000 cases, situation remains ‘serious’
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has hit a new “milestone” as the World Health Organization reports in an update today than the number of cases have exceeded 1,000. The global health More...
