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Ebola causing spike in demand for hospital gear
Manufacturers and distributors of impermeable gowns and full-body suits meant to protect medical workers from Ebola are scrambling to keep up with a surge of new orders from U.S. hospitals, with at least one doubling its staff and still facing a weekslong backlog.
Shaky claims on Ebola budgets
Budgets for the agencies responsible for fighting Ebola have lost ground in recent years, sparking a partisan blame game in Washington over who's at fault. The truth is all of the parties share responsibility.
Baltimore firm gets contract to develop Ebola vaccine
Baltimore-based Profectus BioSciences Inc. has received a one-year, $5.8 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to accelerate development of an experimental Ebola vaccine.
Righttime coordinates on Ebola
Righttime Medical Care, which has 13 urgent-care centers in Maryland, said it is preparing for the threat of the Ebola virus by coordinating with hospitals and health departments for communication […]
1st Dallas nurse with Ebola to be sent to Maryland
The first Dallas nurse to have contracted Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man is scheduled to be moved to a specialized medical facility in Maryland.
Ebola case in U.S. sparks talks on adding funding for response
Lawmakers from both parties are moving to put more money into stopping the spread of Ebola in the U.S., driven by a greater sense of urgency after a nurse in Dallas was infected with the deadly virus.
Ebola preparations ratcheted up at Md. facilities
Health care providers in Maryland said they’re doing everything they can to be on the lookout for potential cases of Ebola, and that they’re confident those preparations are adequate.
UM researchers test Ebola vaccine on humans
The University of Maryland School of Medicine launched human trials of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Mali this week.
NIH sends Ebola-exposed doctor home
(AP) An American doctor exposed to the Ebola virus after a needle stick in Sierra Leone has been released from isolation and sent home. The doctor had been kept in […]
Doc exposed to Ebola released from Bethesda isolation
An American doctor exposed to the Ebola virus after a needle stick in Sierra Leone has been released from isolation and sent home.
U.S. health providers expand their Ebola precautions
Public hospitals in New York City are so concerned about Ebola, they've secretly been sending actors with mock symptoms into emergency rooms to test how well the triage staffs identify and isolate possible cases.
State: Md. is prepared to deal with Ebola
“The people in Maryland should know there is a lot of preparation going on," says the state's top health official.
