No Hand-Washing, Spotty Temperature-Taking At Liberia's Airport
The Ebola screening of airline passengers departing from Monrovia was not operating like a well-oiled machine Monday.
Health & Safety
The Misadventures Of My Anti-Ebola Suitcase
It was packed with all the things needed to keep safe on a reporting trip to Sierra Leone. Then it took a few wrong turns and ended up in ... Paris! Will correspondent and luggage ever be reunited?
Court Of Appeals To Revisit Controversial Abortion Requirements
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday over a North Carolina law that affects women seeking abortions.
Blood Test For Ebola Doesn't Catch Infection Early
A highly sensitive blood test for Ebola exists, so why isn't it being used to test all returning health workers from West Africa? Because the virus isn't in the blood in the first stages of infection.
With Obamacare, More Millennials Are Going To The Doctor, Sort Of
Once young adults started getting coverage through their parents, they started getting checkups more often, a study finds. But they still may need help filling a prescription.
Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine Trials Would Be Hard To Repeat Today
Robert Siegel talks with Dr. David Oshinsky about the historic polio vaccination trials. Tuesday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jonas Salk, who invented the vaccine.
Obama: Ebola Policies Should Support Health Care Workers On Front Lines
The U.S. policies, said Obama, should be crafted to avoid discouraging workers from going overseas to help curb Ebola outbreaks.
American Volunteers In Liberia Are Anti-Quarantine
They fear that the threat of isolating a returning health worker for 21 days will cause a drop in the number of volunteers at a time when more medical staff is needed to quash the outbreak.
Volunteer Recap: Why Wearing The Right Shoes In Rio Matters
When public health student Robert Snyder visited Rio de Janeiro last summer to do volunteer work, he learned the hard way that Birkenstock clogs are not a wise footwear choice.
Nurse Amber Vinson Discharged After Testing 'Ebola-Free'
The 29-year-old nurse, one of two who became infected while treating Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan, is being released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.