by James O’Connor The state of Maine has filed a court order against Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who defied a state order to stay quarantined. Officials filed the documents Thursday, following through with a threat to isolate her. The state is asking that...
by Carol Thompson During a rare campaign appearance during the country’s heightened concern over Ebola, attendees streamed out of the auditorium at the Dr. Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. yesterday well before President Barack Obama had...
UPDATE by Carol Thompson Susan Zavell hasn’t practiced bedside nursing in over a decade but today she received a letter from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) alerting her that she must monitor and respond...
by Carol Thompson U.S. House Republicans are calling for a travel ban from West Africa in an effort to contain the spread of the Ebola virus in a move that many are calling long overdue. U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna (NY) said in a statement released yesterday that the ban...
by Carol Thompson A letter in the Dallas News reportedly written by the nephew of Thomas Eric Duncan suggesting race played a role in Duncan’s death has sparked outrage from Americans who are already on edge as a second health care worker has been diagnosed with...
