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Google Searches May Provide Accurate Data on Flu Infection Rates

Nov 03, 2014 08:27 AM EST

Researchers claim Google’s search data can provide accurate real time estimates of current flu infection rates with almost no delay.

New Ebola Quarantine Procedures Announced by CDC

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 28, 2014 01:30 AM EDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new set of guidelines on how the United States should deal with potential Ebola cases following the controversial mandatory quarantine imposed by three states.

New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 24, 2014 09:34 AM EDT

A New York doctor who was part of a team of health workers caring for Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus Thursday, causing an onslaught of social media criticism as to why he went bowling instead of going into voluntary self-quarantine within the 21 days since he returned from Guinea.

NYC Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 23, 2014 09:57 PM EDT

Craig Spencer, a 33-year-old volunteer of the Doctors Without Borders movement, tested positive for Ebola.

U.S. To Intensifiy Watch on People Travelling from Ebola-hit West African Countries

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 23, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

To avoid being caught by surprise again, the United States has decided to intensify its watch on travelers from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa as it imposes a daily monitoring for Ebola symptoms for 21 days.

U.S. Freelance Journalist Ashoka Mukpo Declared Ebola-Free

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 22, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

The Nebraska Medical Center declared freelance video journalist Ashoka Mukpo Ebola-free after he contracted the virus while working for NBC News in Liberia.

Kissing Bugs Bring Dangerous Disease to the U.S.

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 22, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

While the rest of the world continues to fear Ebola in West Africa, a disease found much closer to the United States has started creeping across the borders of the nation.

CDC Issues New Protocols For Ebola Treatment

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 21, 2014 01:48 PM EDT

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new set of guidelines for health workers treating patients suspected or confirmed with Ebola on Monday.

Ebola Triggers Widespread Hysteria In U.S.; Closes Schools, Influences Politics

Christl Leong |

Oct 21, 2014 07:43 AM EDT

Fear over a potential Ebola outbreak in the U.S. has triggered widespread panic and hysteria all over the country as citizens scramble to protect themselves from infection to a near-irrational degree amid bipartisan demands to impose a travel ban in West Africa.

Unnamed Atlanta Hospital Patient Recovered from Ebola, Released to ‘Undisclosed Location’

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 21, 2014 03:29 AM EDT

An Ebola patient, who was kept anonymous, has been released from the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after doctors declared him clear of the dreaded disease after being treated for nearly six weeks since he returned to the U.S.

Dallas Nurses with Ebola Hailed as ‘Heroes’

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 17, 2014 03:45 AM EDT

Colleagues and friends hailed the two Dallas nurses who contracted the Ebola virus after taking care of Thomas Duncan amidst controversies blaming them for their illness.

Amid Spread of Ebola in U.S., CDC Director Defends Center's Control Tactics

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 17, 2014 02:04 AM EDT

Ebola was front and center Thursday as U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas Frieden was put on the hot seat in Capitol Hill as legislators criticized the CDC's tactics in handling the spread of the infection.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on revising Ebola guidelines

CDC Overhauls Ebola Guidelines in Hopes to Reduce Infection

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 16, 2014 02:08 PM EDT

The United States federal guidelines are too lenient in containing Ebola cases in the country which posed more risks of contamination, experts from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

CDC Looking into Breach of Infection-Control Protocol as Possible Cause of Second Ebola Infection

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 05:19 AM EDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking into a possible breach of protocol, which may be the reason behind the infection of a second Ebola patient in Dallas, reports revealed Sunday.