United Nations bungles hurt Ebola response
September 21, 2015
The chlorine was expired. The protective gear was missing. And the red tape was so thick that responders fighting last year’s Ebola outbreak had trouble
Police killings top stories for 2014
December 22, 2014
The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired — was the top news
Pulitzer Prize winning photographer dies in Liberia
December 12, 2014
Photojournalist Michel du Cille, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who recently captured compelling images of Ebola patients and their caretakers, died in Liberia while on
Ebola epidemic’s orphans, adoption problems
November 20, 2014
The Ebola epidemic has put adoptions in impacted west African countries at a standstill for obvious reasons. Tessa and Joel Sanborn understand. The arrival of
Delay in treatments before Ebola patient died
November 18, 2014
A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone did not receive aggressive treatment until nearly two weeks after he first started showing symptoms
Ebola-stricken surgeon headed for America
November 14, 2014
A surgeon working in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and will be flown Saturday to the United States for treatment, officials from Sierra
Nurse who defied quarantine will remain active
November 9, 2014
The Maine nurse who defied quarantine attempts after treating Ebola patients in West Africa is looking forward to stepping out her front door — “like
Ebola restrictions eased on Maine nurse
November 1, 2014
A nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone can move about as she pleases after a Maine judge eased state-imposed restrictions on her, handing
For soldiers, the rules on Ebola are different
October 31, 2014
A U.S. soldier returning from an Ebola response mission in West Africa would have to spend 21 days being monitored, isolated in a military facility
A roundup of Ebola quarantine guidelines
October 31, 2014
States have broad authority to quarantine people to prevent the spread of disease, and several are exercising that right to go beyond the safety recommendations