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Red Cross nurse dies of Ebola Virus in Sierra Leone

Jan 17, 2015

Ebola continues to cause havoc in West Africa, the epicenter of the recent Ebola outbreak that has stretched health systems there beyond their capacity. According to the Red Cross, their male nurse in Sierra Le...

Quarantined nurse castigates the government for mandatory Ebola isolation

Charles Omedo

Nov 2, 2014

Health

A nurse who was placed in an isolation unit in New Jersey following her return from Sierra Leone has castigated the government for forcing her into a quarantine tent for fear of Ebola, most especially when it b...

Presbyterian Dallas nurses blame management for Ebola outbreak

Charles Omedo

Oct 16, 2014

Health

“There was no advanced preparedness on what to do with the patient. There was no protocol. There was no system. The nurses were asked to call the infectious disease department…” Thomas Eric Duncan was “left for...

Air flight officials allowed Ebola victim to board commercial airliner

Charles Omedo

Oct 16, 2014

Health

Amber Vinson, a 29-year old nurse is the second nurse working at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, to contract the Ebola virus within a week of another colleague, Nina Pham, 26, contracting the disease. Both ...

Spain protests the killing of dog owned by Ebola-infected nurse

Charles Omedo

Oct 9, 2014

Health

The authorities in Spain have ordered the euthanizing of a dog named Excalibur, and the order has been carried out amidst nationwide and international outburst over the move. The 12-year old rescue dog belonged...

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