Nurse defies forced Ebola quarantine, goes on bike … Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend left their house Thursday in the tiny town of Fort Kent and pedaled along a long country road.
Family sues after daughter banned from school over … Milford, CT (CNN) – A student in Milford is being forced to stay home amid Ebola virus fears and her family is suing to get her back in class.
Plaquemines Parish leaders discuss Ebola & Mississippi … State and Plaquemines Parish leaders gather in Belle Chasse to go over plans and walk through several situations regarding Ebola response.
Parents petition to quarantine teacher traveling … The hysteria over Ebola has reached new heights in Oklahoma.
Halloween costumes to avoid this year Freeze! Step away from the stack of face masks and hazmat suits. Using tragic current events as fodder for Halloween costumes is nothing new, but it’s often a hackneyed and insensitive choice.
UPDATE: 2 people in Marrero being monitored for Ebola … Two Marrero residents who have recently returned from Sierra Leone are being monitored for the Ebola virus, according to Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts.
Tulane University students organize benefit concert … Tulane University students organizing benefit concert for Ebola relief efforts.
Check out this ultrasound of a pregnant gorilla Visitors to St. Pauls Como Zoo are in for a special and rare treat in the coming months.
Texas health workers use Tabasco to help train for … By SYDNEY LUPKIN via Good Morning America As Texas health workers prepare two new biocontainment units to help treat any future Ebola patients the state might have, they’re using one piece of training equipment from a neighboring state that may surprise you: Tabasco sauce. At the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where one of […]
D.H.H. monitors local traveler for Ebola symptoms “Regularly whenever somebody comes to a state has been screened in one of these airports,” says Dr. Raoult C. Ratard, MD.
Doctors Without Borders physician tests positive … A Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned from West Africa tested positive for the Ebola virus, a law enforcement official told CNN.
New Orleans area man being monitored for signs of … A man in the New Orleans area is being monitored for signs of Ebola after returning to Louisiana from visiting an Ebola-affected country, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said Thursday.