Ebola
Stories about the 2014 Ebola crisis and preventative measures being taken in Massachusetts.
Liberia Cautiously Marks End Of Ebola After 4,700 Deaths
Seven months after Ebola swept through Liberia, Saturday officially marked the end of the epidemic that claimed more than 4,700 lives here.
MGH: Patient Tests Positive For Malaria; Initial Ebola Test Negative
A patient being monitored for possible Ebola at Massachusetts General Hospital has tested negative for the virus -- but did test positive for Malaria-- the hospital announced Wednesday.
Boston Nurse Records ‘Desperately Sad’ Experiences Treating Ebola Patients In Liberia
John Welch, a nurse anesthetist at Boston Children's Hospital is one of the small, but growing number of doctors, nurses and lab workers from Boston traveling to West Africa to...
Boston Doctor Agrees With Obama, Says Mandatory 21-Day Quarantine Too Harsh
Dr. Sara Stulac agrees with President Obama, saying health care workers need to be supported, not discouraged, from heading overseas.
Expert Opinion: Travel Bans And Quarantines For Ebola Could Backfire
An expert on responses to disease threats cautions that with Ebola, travel bans do little and quarantines must be used very rationally.
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Rhode Island Journalist Heading Home After Ebola Recovery
Ashoka Mukpo, who had contracted the virus while working in Liberia as a freelance cameraman for NBC and other media outlets, was released from a Nebraska hospital's biocontainment unit Wednesday...
Reality Check: How People Catch Ebola, And How They Don't
A Boston University researcher who has worked on Ebola virus for more than 20 years lays out the state of knowledge on how Ebola is transmitted and how it is...
Ebola Tipping Point? Dispelling Myths And, Possibly, Less Hysteria Over Virus
Paul Farmer writes: An Ebola diagnosis need not be a death sentence...if patients are promptly diagnosed and receive aggressive supportive care – including fluid resuscitation, electrolyte replacement and blood products...
Opinion: Why America's Ebola Fears Are Dangerously Misplaced
Those of us who report on global public health have a sense of inevitability as we watch the Ebola crisis unfold. We always knew it would mostly affect, as Bishop...
Listen: MGH Chief Of Infectious Disease Discusses Ebola Preparedness
How prepared is Massachusetts for Ebola? That was the question during a hearing at the State House Thursday.
Don't Worry, Be Rational: Why Extreme Fear Of Ebola Is Bad For Your Health
The health ramifications of this are profound: chronic stress raises our blood pressure and increases the risk of cardiovascular problems; it suppresses our immune system and makes us more likely...
Mass. Nurses Union Expresses Concerns Over Ebola Preparedness
Donna Kelly-Williams, president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, explains why she believes that Massachusetts is "not doing as well as we should be doing" in preparing hospitals to treat Ebola.
Harvard Poll On Ebola Risk Finds Public Dazed And Very Confused
A poll finds that nearly 9 out of 10 Americans think someone can catch Ebola if an infected person sneezes or coughs on them.
For Hospitals And Clinics: Insurance To Protect Against Losses From Ebola
How much money might hospitals lose during an Ebola-related quarantine? And will patients use hospitals that treat the virus? Insurance coverage would address those risks.
8 Things You Need To Know About Ebola
Ebola has been dominating the headlines lately, raising fear about the disease spreading to Massachusetts. And after two recent scares about Ebola in Boston, state authorities are trying to reassure...
Mass. Officials Try To Quell Ebola Fear
At this moment, in Massachusetts, the fear of Ebola may be more troubling than preparing for the possible cases.
What The Boston Marathon Response Can Teach Us About Ebola: 5 Lessons
After the Marathon, we saw federal, state, and local agencies as well as organizations in the private and non-profit sectors came together as an integrated enterprise that can serve as...
What A Boston Doctor Learned Treating Ebola Patients In Sierra Leone
We speak with Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, who traveled to Sierra Leone in August working as a WHO physician treating Ebola patients.
Boston Officials Update Ebola Precautions
The city has seen three to four possible cases of Ebola since the latest outbreak began ravaging West Africa but no confirmed cases.
Boston Patient Not At High Risk For Ebola, Health Officials Say
A man who travels to Liberia is being held in isolation at a Boston hospital after experiencing Ebola like symptoms Sunday but doctors say he is not at high risk...