Too Much Protective Gear? Really?

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

Ebola Report: Just What Happened in Spain?

By: Sharon

On: October 7, 2014

In: Connecting Dots, Ebola, Emerging Diseases, Pestilence & Disease

UPDATE: DailyMail now reports nursing assistant is Teresa Romero Ramos, and that she is under military guard while in isolation. Authorities in Spain also are planning to euthanize Ramos’s dog as a precaution. By Sharon K. Gilbert [A]s the numbers of the dead and dying continue to climb in WestContinue Reading

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