Block By Block, Health Workers Lead Liberia To Victory Over Ebola
People accused them of making everyone sick and threw water at them. But community volunteers pushed on, knocking on doors to stop the virus's spread. On May 9, Liberia was declared Ebola-free.
View ArticleEbola Survivors Who Continue To Suffer
A mysterious set of medical complications plagues some survivors: joint pain, vision loss, rashes. Doctors aren't sure why it's all happening. But they have a name for it: post-Ebola syndrome.
View ArticleWhat Should Liberia Do With Its Empty Ebola Treatment Units?
Now that Liberia is Ebola-free, it has to figure out what to do with 21 Ebola treatment units built during the outbreak.
View ArticleWHO Calls For $100 Million Emergency Fund, Doctor 'SWAT Team'
The World Health Organization isn't ready for the next pandemic or international health crisis, so the agency's leader is calling for major reforms. But will the changes be enough?
View ArticleNew Jersey Lassa Fever Death Reveals Holes In Ebola Monitoring System
Back from a Liberia trip, the patient developed Ebola-like symptoms. One hospital sent him home. A few days later he ended up in an Ebola isolation ward and died. What went wrong?
View ArticleHow A Drunken Chipmunk Voice Helps Send A Public Service Message
First you get a crazy message from a friend. Then you get a not-so-crazy message that could help you find a job or fight a disease.
View ArticleWhy Ebola Won't Go Away In West Africa
Over the past few months, case tallies have dipped toward zero, only to bounce back up. Health officials worry the outbreak could never end if people keep hiding cases and dead bodies.
View ArticleEbola Vaccine Hailed As 'Game Changer' In Fight Against The Virus
In a small trial, an experimental vaccine protected 100 percent of people at high risk for Ebola. But more data are needed to figure out exactly how well the vaccine works.
View ArticleKids With Ebola, Bird Flu Or TB? Texas Children's Hospital Will Be Ready
A pediatric hospital in Houston is opening a new biocontainment wing — the first in the U.S. designed for children. Kids will even get dolls sporting mini versions of "spacesuits" doctors wear.
View ArticleScottish Nurse Who Recovered From Ebola Is Back In Isolation
Pauline Cafferkey, who caught the virus last winter in Sierra Leone, was taken to the hospital with an "unusual late complication" from her previous infection. That's a surprise — and a concern.
View ArticlePuzzling Ebola Death Shows How Little We Know About The Virus
Researchers need to figure out how Ebola can — and can't — be spread by survivors. And health workers need to don protective equipment once again.
View Article5 Mysteries About Ebola: From Bats To Eyeballs To Blood
The World Health Organization declared West Africa officially Ebola-free on Thursday, but more cases are likely, and scientists say they have a lot of unanswered questions.
View ArticleScientists Say It's Time To End 'Parachute Research'
Researchers drop in. They take specimens. And they head home and don't share. That's no way to fight an epidemic. Can they do things differently when it comes to Zika?
View ArticleEbola Carriers? Why The Virus Keeps Coming Back
A country is declared Ebola-free. Then the virus flares up again. Doctors now know why.
View ArticleWHO Aims To Reform Itself But Health Experts Aren't Yet Impressed
The health agency is making changes so it can get boots on the ground if a pandemic strikes. But critics say it hasn't gone far enough.
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