American Volunteers In Liberia Are Anti-Quarantine
At the Ebola treatment center in Foya, Liberia, there's one thought on every American volunteer's mind: 21 days of isolation.The threat of quarantines for health care workers coming back from West...
View ArticleNo Hand-Washing, Spotty Temperature-Taking At Liberia's Airport
Ebola screening for passengers flying out of Monrovia's airport on Monday night wasn't functioning like a well-oiled machine. Parts of it were chaotic and slightly concerning.After 10 days of reporting...
View ArticleHow Liberia Is Starting To Beat Ebola, With Fingers Crossed
If you want the inside scoop about what's happening with the Ebola outbreak, then just hang out at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia.It's packed with scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleFrom 'Big Jues' To 'Tay-Tay Water,' A Quick Guide To Liberian English
Liberians love fashion. Even in tiny villages in the rain forest, men drive motorcycles wearing aviator sunglasses, gold watches and brightly colored polo shirts — yellow, pink or purple — sometimes...
View ArticleHow 'The Hot Zone' Got It Wrong And Other Tales Of Ebola's History
In his new book about Ebola, science writer David Quammen has some harsh words for the author of another book about the virus — Richard Preston's best-seller The Hot Zone."I thought The Hot Zone was...
View ArticleHow Bacteria In The Gut Help Fight Off Viruses
If it was a snake, it would have bitten us.The secret to stopping a deadly stomach virus may be sitting right there in our guts, scientists reported Thursday in the journal Science.
View ArticleDangerous Deliveries: Ebola Devastates Women's Health In Liberia
For more than two decades, Lucy Bahr has been helping women deliver babies. Even during Liberia's violent civil war, when other midwives left, Bahr stuck around.But none of this prepared her for a...
View ArticleHow Dogs Understand What We Say
Scientists — and anyone who lives with a canine — know that dogs pay close attention to the emotion in our voices. They listen for whether our tone is friendly or mean, how the pitch goes up or down...
View ArticleEbola In The Air: What Science Says About How The Virus Spreads
Here's an Ebola puzzle for you: If the virus isn't airborne, why do doctors and nurses need to wear full protective suits, with face masks, while treating patients?After we dug through studies and...
View ArticleIs HIV Evolving Into A Weaker Virus?
Viruses are masters at mutating.So the big concern with deadly viruses, like Ebola and hepatitis C, is that they will evolve into more dangerous forms over time.It looks like just the opposite is...
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