Health

What Ebola drugs exist currently?

There a handful of Ebola drugs that have been shown to work well in animals. One is ZMapp - the…

10 years ago

WHO: Untested Ebola drugs can be used

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that untested drugs can be used to treat patients infected with the Ebola…

10 years ago

Denmark Listeria outbreak caused by contaminated sausages kills at least 12 people

Health officials in Denmark say they suspect that pork sausage contaminated with listeria bacteria has killed at least 12 people.…

10 years ago

ZMapp: What you need to know about Ebola experimental drug?

ZMapp, the experimental drug given to Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol to fight the Ebola virus, seems to be…

10 years ago

ZMapp: Liberia to receive untested drug to treat Ebola patients

Liberia will receive ZMapp, an untested experimental Ebola drug, to treat infected patients, the government announces. The move came after…

10 years ago

Kieran Sorkin: Boy born without ears has pair created from ribs

Kieran Sorkin, a nine-year-old boy from Hertfordshire, UK, who was born without ears, has had a pair created from his…

10 years ago

Ebola vaccine may be available by 2015

Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month and…

10 years ago

Stem cells may help boost recovery after stroke

According to a pilot study by Imperial College London, infusing stem cells into the brain may help boost recovery after…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Guinea closes borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia

Guinea has decided to close its borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone to contain the spread of Ebola, which has…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares state of emergency

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…

10 years ago