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.
Germ zapping robot helps fight spread of Ebola Gigi the robot looks like a skinny, harmless cousin of R2-D2, but the machine is a cold-blooded killer for hire, a germ zapper that could become an important weapon in the fight against Ebola.
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.
LSU staff member quarantined after returning from … The Department of Health and hospitals confirms that an LSU staff member is under a 21-day quarantine after returning to Baton Rouge from a mission to train Liberian police to avoid contracting the ebola virus.
Tulane doctor developing new test for Ebola that’s … Tulane researchers are in the process of developing a test to speed up the detection of Ebola. Right now it takes 24 to 72 hours to find out if someone tests positive for Ebola. The new test would cut that time down to about 15 minutes.
Local experts talk about chances of Ebola becoming … Maybe you’ve seen the posts on social media that claim Ebola is airborne — or could be soon. “It takes close contact with a patient’s bodily fluids,” Dr. Brobson Lutz told WGNO News. Lutz is a former city health director in New Orleans. His biggest concern regarding the spread of the disease focuses on the […]
Tulane University students organize benefit concert … Tulane University students organizing benefit concert for Ebola relief efforts.
Who are the American Ebola patients? As another American patient with Ebola arrives in the United States, here is a look at the American patients who have been diagnosed with this deadly virus.
President Obama will name Ron Klain as Ebola Czar WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama will appoint Ron Klain his “Ebola czar,” knowledgeable sources tell CNN.
CDC considers Ebola flying restrictions The deadly virus is the top concerns Wednesday for many travelers at Louis Armstrong flying commercial.
CDC says patient being treated at Dallas hospital … Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is monitoring a patient whose symptoms and recent travel history caused alarm.
UPDATE: Health officials monitoring about 100 people … America’s first diagnosed Ebola victim is contained, but three things are still spreading: fear, frustration and the search for his contacts.