Critics Say Ebola Crisis Was WHO's Big Failure. Will Reform Follow?
Ebola was the Hurricane Katrina for the World Health Organization — its moment of failure. The organization's missteps in the early days of the outbreak are now legendary.At first the agency that's...
View ArticleThe U.S. Helped Beat Back Ebola — Only Not In The Way You Might Think
Hundreds of U.S. troops, sent to help fight Ebola in West Africa, are now coming home. That's the news from the White House today.Did they make a difference?Not in the way you'd think. The grand plans...
View ArticleNigeria Is On The Verge Of Bidding Goodbye To Polio
Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the three countries where polio transmission has never been brought to a halt.Now Nigeria may be leaving this unfortunate club.In 2006 the West African nation...
View ArticleThe World Could Be On The Verge Of Losing A Powerful Malaria Drug
A new study finds a disturbing trend in the battle against malaria.
View ArticleThe Brother Went To Fight Ebola. So Did His Sister. Mom Was 'A Wreck'
When Alex Tran went off to Sierra Leone to work as an epidemiologist, his parents were worried. His mom was "a wreck," according to his sister Jen, who followed him into the Ebola hot zone a few weeks...
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