Health

UK airports to start Ebola screening

London’s Heathrow airport is to start screening for Ebola among passengers flying into the UK from countries at risk. A…

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Ebola outbreak: Liberian medical staff on national strike over risk fee

Liberian nurses and medical assistants are on national strike, as the Ebola epidemic continues in the country. The National Health…

10 years ago

CDC: Texas hospital breach of protocol led to second US Ebola case

Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has said a mistake was "clearly" made…

10 years ago

UN: Ebola outbreak can be brought under control within three months

Dr. David Nabarro, the UN's senior system coordinator for Ebola, says he hopes that the outbreak can be brought under…

10 years ago

Ebola screening to begin at JFK airport

New York’s JFK airport has started to implement the Ebola screening measures on Saturday, October 11. The recent outbreak has…

10 years ago

Type 1 diabetes breakthrough: Beta cells produced in lab

A giant step forward has been taken in the hunt for a cure for type 1 diabetes, researchers have announced.…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak death toll tops 4,000

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the number of people killed in the Ebola outbreak has risen above…

10 years ago

WHO official: Ebola outbreak bigger than expected

WHO Director of Strategy, Dr. Christopher Dye, has said in a recent interview that leading global health experts did not…

10 years ago

Thomas Frieden: Ebola outbreak biggest challenge since AIDS

CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden has said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unlike anything since the emergence…

10 years ago

Winter Health Problems to Watch Out for in the Elderly

It’s no secret that those in their elderly years are more prone to illness than younger people, and it’s also…

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