The world’s capacity to control the disease has improved in the past decade, but only because of dedicated investment and coordination.

The world’s capacity to control the disease has improved in the past decade, but only because of dedicated investment and coordination.

Sources confirm to STAT that Marburg cases have been detected in western Uganda, adding another viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak in central Africa.

The worsening outbreak of Ebola virus disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense; BDBV) in DR Congo and Uganda,1–3 declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern b...

The worsening outbreak of Ebola virus disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense; BDBV) in DR Congo and Uganda,1–3 declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern b...

That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.

One month after the outbreak was first detected, things are looking rough

Dr Craig Spencer, a Miriam Hospital ER doc and Brown School of Public Health professor, remains one of the last two who had Ebola in the U.S.

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Dr Craig Spencer, a Miriam Hospital ER doc and Brown School of Public Health professor, remains one of the last two who had Ebola in the U.S.

Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.

Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.

What makes this outbreak more alarming.

What's Working, and What Worries Me

Politicized public health agencies also make it harder to hold officials accountable

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The deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Public health researcher and Ebola survivor Dr. Craig Spencer joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the need for u...

The White House is abdicating its responsibility to our own by sending Americans exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya rather than bringing them home

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The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.

Experts say the resulting delays risk hobbling efforts to contain the outbreak.

The World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of Ebola virus in Africa a global health emergency. NPR's A Martinez asks Brown University's Dr. Craig Spencer what doctors are facing.

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Saturday due to the rapid spread of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Ebola causes severe hemorrhagic fever and is often fatal. There's no approved vaccine for...

NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...

Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.

Arriving in the isolation ward of a biocontainment hospital is an unsettling, scary experience. In 2014, I spent 19 days in one while being treated for

Arriving in the isolation ward of a biocontainment hospital is an unsettling, scary experience. In 2014, I spent 19 days in one while being treated for

By gatekeeping health data, the AI Action Plan risks hardwiring bias into the future of American medicine.

What global health's broken promises can tell us about why Americans are losing faith in institutions and expertise

The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.

The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.

Experts see two ways forward: a freefall, or the medical establishment correcting itself.

Experts see two ways forward: a freefall, or the medical establishment correcting itself.

“ACIP has drifted toward inflating speculative risks while downplaying well-established vaccine benefits,” write former CDC officials Demetre Daskalakis, Daniel Jernigan, and Debra Houry.

Dr. Craig Spencer joins me on A Moment in Health to discuss his recent experiences at the Children's Health Defense conference in Austin and how we can best engage with this group of Americans.