Nurith Aizenman
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There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza viruses to diarrheal disease.
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When she was 19, Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.
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The national average in the U.S. is 4.43 deaths per 100,000. By contrast, in Canada, the figure is 0.47 per 100,000. In Bangladesh, it's 0.07 deaths per 100,000.
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A landmark study in Congo is very close to finding out. But there are some major obstacles that have nothing to do with science.
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To answer that question, the U.N. has just named a security expert as its "emergency Ebola coordinator." What's his take?
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Threats to health workers are prompting a radical rethink of the Ebola strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.
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Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just four weeks ago – and was increasingly worried about his safety.
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Health care workers in the center of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say if the government doesn't improve their security in one week, they will walk off the job.
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A new report offers the first comprehensive assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries.