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Md. hospital’s Ebola drill so realistic, chief shoos away camera
An Ebola readiness drill on Tuesday was so realistic that a battalion chief arriving on scene tried to chase away members of the Frederick Memorial Hospital communications staff.
Hopkins hospital gets $3.25 million for Ebola treatment
If more cases of Ebola appear in the United States, the Johns Hopkins Hospital will be prepared. A five-year, $3.25 million federal grant to the hospital and the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will help pay for a new bio-containment unit at the hospital, officials said. The unit will provide a secure space […]
American who contracted Ebola arrives at NIH
BETHESDA — An American healthcare worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit arrived safely at the National Institutes of Health’s hospital in Maryland, officials announced early Friday. The patient’s condition was still being evaluated after being flown in isolation from Sierra Leone on a chartered plane and admitted at 4:44 […]
Army unit from Md. packing up Ebola mobile labs in Liberia
A U.S. military medical unit from Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland is packing up four mobile Ebola testing laboratories in Liberia after a nearly four-month deployment.
Hopkins’ Ebola suit awarded federal funds
A protective suit designed by a team at Johns Hopkins to prevent transmission of Ebola will receive federal USAID funding.
Negotiations yield progress on $1.1T spending bill
Lawmakers are finalizing a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill that would fund the government while addressing everything from trucker safety to battling Ebola.
Officials designate 35 hospitals for Ebola care
Health officials have designated 35 hospitals across the country as Ebola treatment centers.
Glaxo’s Ebola vaccine performs well in study
GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Ebola vaccine produced responses from the immune system and didn’t raise safety concerns in a study with 20 healthy adults, completing an initial step toward making it widely available.
Ebola-fighting software tool unveiled
Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a free software tool they hope could help speed up the creation of new anti-Ebola drugs.
Editorial Advisory Board: Quarantine and Maryland law
Things are getting very serious with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and its effect on the United States.
U-Md. Ebola vaccine study progresses
The University of Maryland School of Medicine says it has administered an experimental Ebola vaccine to 20 volunteers in Baltimore.
Md. surgeon who died from Ebola endured treatment delays
A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in his native Sierra Leone has died while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the facility said Monday.
