S.Korea conducts experimental plasma therapy on MERS patients
By Jack Kim Two South Korean hospitals are conducting experimental treatment on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients, injecting them with blood plasma from recovering...
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Liberia releases last known Ebola patient from care
By James Harding Giahyue Liberia’s last Ebola patient left hospital on Thursday to cheers of delight from friends and family, a year after the West...
WHO calls for more measles vaccination in Europe as large outbreaks persist
By Kate Kelland The World Health Organization in Europe called on Wednesday for measles vaccination campaigns to be stepped up across the region after recording...
Secret burials thwarting efforts to stamp out Ebola – UN
By Stephanie Nebehay Efforts to stamp out West Africa’s Ebola epidemic are being thwarted by villagers touching and washing the infectious bodies of dead victims...
Health worker with Ebola transferred to London hospital (updated)
A health worker who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in Britain arrived at a London hospital from Scotland early on Tuesday for treatment...
Unchecked superbugs could kill 10 million a year, cost $100 trillion
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent Drug-resistant superbugs could kill an extra 10 million people a year and cost up to $100 trillion by...
Ebola deaths near 4,500 as virus spreads in W. Africa -WHO
A total of 4,493 people have died from the world’s worst Ebola outbreak on record, and the situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is...
Spanish nurse worsens, Madrid blames infection on human error
By Sonya Dowsett The health of a Spanish nurse with Ebola worsened on Thursday and four other people were put into isolation in Madrid, while...
First person diagnosed with Ebola in US dies in Texas hospital
By Lisa Maria Garza and Richard Valdmanis A Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died in a...
Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296 – WHO
By Tom Miles The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost 200 in a single day to at least...
