A nurse who had recently worked with Ebola patients in West Africa and was placed under quarantine shortly after she landed in Newark on Friday under a new order by the governors of New York and New Jersey has tested negative for the Ebola virus, New A doctor who recently returned from Guinea has tested … Read more
Chris Christie of New Jersey stood by his decision to require medical workers who had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa into quarantine, even as the first health worker to be isolated under the new policy spoke publicly for the first time This week, after learning that Dr. Spencer had brought Ebola home to … Read more
Doctor who tests positive for Ebola in NYC has Detroit connection. Dr. Craig Spencer attended, graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Author: Chauncy Glover, Local 4 Reporter, @CCGONTV Dr. Mary Travis Bassett, the New York City health commissioner, addressed the news media regarding Ebola precautions at the Office of Emergency Management in Brooklyn … Read more
Dr. Mary Travis Bassett, the New York City health commissioner, addressed the news media regarding Ebola precautions at the Office of Emergency Management in Brooklyn on Friday. Mayor Bill de Blasio is to her right. Credit Josh Haner/The New York The move comes a day after an American doctor was diagnosed with Ebola in New … Read more
If you helped save lives in West Africa, New York and New Jersey have an odd way of saying thanks: Governors of both states on Friday announced that all Ebola aid workers and other selected travelers who had direct contact with Ebola patients would New York City doctor Craig Spencer was diagnosed with Ebola after … Read more
One of the recurring themes with Ebola coverage is an incredible condescension from the media as to the risk of Ebola to regular folks. Vox's Sarah Kilff, for example, posted this after New York City confirmed its first case of One of the recurring themes with Ebola coverage is an incredible condescension from the media … Read more
The doctor who had been in West Africa, treating Ebola patients, has tested positive for Ebola. Dr. Craig Spencer has been quarantined at Bellevue, and NYC Mayor de Blasio, NY Governor Cuomo and New York health officials are holding a press conference The governors of New York and New Jersey on Friday ordered quarantines for … Read more
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (L) speaks at a meeting with city representatives on New York's planned response to an Ebola case on October 16, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The doctor who had been in West Africa, treating Ebola patients, has tested positive for Ebola. Dr. Craig Spencer has been quarantined … Read more
Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, reported a fever of 100.3 degrees and gastrointestinal problems Thursday morning, both symptoms of Ebola. He was then transported to Bellevue Hospital in an ambulance staffed by a "specially trained HAZ TAC unit wearing Personal (CNN) — A doctor who recently returned from Guinea has tested positive for Ebola — the … Read more