A Dismal Halloween: MoBS Publishes their Ebola Predictions for Oct. 31

On: October 16, 2014

If you’re not a science geek, then you probably don’t know that MoBS stands for Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems. In other words, they’re really good with statistics and predictive extrapolations. Honestly, I wasn’t all that keen on the studying Statistics back in college (partly because my graduate assistantContinue Reading

Too Much Protective Gear? Really?

By: Sharon

On: October 16, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Emerging Diseases

[N]ot surprisingly, Texas Health Presbyterian is fighting back this morning, protesting claims made yesterday by the Nurses’ Union in Texas that staff at Texas Health were given inadequate training and equipment. But Tom Frieden had this to say: Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Continue Reading

Who’s in charge of our national Ebola response? Early mistakes could lead to more infections

By: Sharon

On: October 15, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Pestilence & Disease

[S]ometimes, I feel as if I’m watching the script of a biotech thriller being played out in the press lately—but I’m afraid it’s all too real. Yesterday, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas announced that a second nurse had tested positive for Ebola. This nurse, named this morning as AmberContinue Reading

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