je.st
news
Tag: ebola
US doctor exposed to Ebola virus admitted to NIH
2014-09-29 04:48:43| Biotech - Topix.net
WASHINGTON - An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone was admitted Sunday to a hospital at the National Institutes of Health near the nation's capital. The patient, who was not identified, arrived at NIH's Clinical Center about 4 p.m., NIH said in a statement on its website.
Tags: doctor
virus
exposed
nih
Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines
2014-09-28 22:07:03| Biotech - Topix.net
Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in the field. But with hundreds of people dying a day in the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, there is no time to wait.
Tags: release
ethics
rush
scientists
WHO sees smallscale use of experimental Ebola vaccines in January
2014-09-27 11:43:13| Biotech - Topix.net
The World Health Organisation said on Friday it expected to begin small-scale use of two experimental Ebola vaccines in West Africa early next year and in the meantime transfusions of survivors' blood may offer the best hope of treatment. WHO is working with pharmaceutical companies and regulators to accelerate the use of a range of potential treatments to fight the disease, a senior WHO official said.
Tags: january
experimental
sees
vaccines
3rd American aid worker who contracted Ebola released from hospital; says he feels great, weak
2014-09-25 23:32:02| Biotech - Topix.net
An elated Dr. Rick Sacra said at a news conference that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had cleared him of the Ebola virus. He left the isolation unit at the Nebraska Medical Center on Thursday morning.
Tags: great
american
released
hospital
Aid groups urge faster, grassroots Ebola response as U.N. meets
2014-09-24 15:55:46| IT Services - Topix.net
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse our site, you are giving your consent for us to set cookies.
Tags: groups
response
aid
faster
Sites : [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] next »