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Cancer Plummets, Guinea Worm Eradicated, Bye-Bye Ebola—3 Huge Wins for Humanity
2022 saw major advances, and even victories in the efforts to combat several diseases, from industrialized to tropical ones.
Starting at home, a study last...
Watch Celebrations Erupt After Nation’s Last Ebola Patient is Discharged From Treatment Center
With no new confirmed cases in the last two weeks, DRC officials believe the nation's second-worst Ebola outbreak has finally come to an end.
World’s First Ebola Vaccine Approved for Global Use After Saving Hundreds of Thousands During Outbreak
Now that the Ervebo vaccine has been approved by WHO and the European Commission, the vaccine can now be freely distributed on a more global basis.
Girl Wins Top Prize Inventing Ebola Test That’s Cheaper, Better, Faster
A 16-year-old Connecticut girl has won this year’s Google Science Fair by creating a revolutionary new test to detect Ebola.
Oliva Hallisey’s test kits are...
Ebola Vaccine Trial Proves 100% Successful in Guinea
A vaccine against Ebola has been shown to be 100% successful in trials conducted during the outbreak in Guinea and is likely to bring...
It’s Official: Liberia Is Ebola-Free
Ebola has finally left Liberia.
The World Health Organization has officially announced that the last case of Ebola has been cleared out of the country.
The...
Drug Cures Ebola in Monkeys, Human Tests are Planned Next
An experimental Ebola drug shows promise for fighting the disease after it cured monkeys that were already sick with fever from the virus. The...
Artist Adds Human Faces to Scary Ebola Protective Suits
Los Angeles artist Mary Beth Heffernan is the rare person who decided to actually try to solve a problem half way around the world.
Last...
Results of Trials in Guinea of Anti-Ebola Drug Encouraging
The first human clinical trials of a drug to treat Ebola in Guinea have been "encouraging" and appear to accelerate the recovery process of...
Massive World Response Cuts Ebola Cases to Just Five In Liberia
Liberia is dealing with just five remaining cases of Ebola, the United Nations World Health Organization announced on Saturday -- the clearest sign yet...
11 World Cup Stars, Like Ronaldo and Neymar, Make Ebola Safety Video
Doctors have inspired top international football players to join together to promote and raise awareness of simple preventative measures in the fight against Ebola.
The "11 against...
New Version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas” Raises Million for Ebola
30 years ago, Bob Geldof organized the first charity supergroup (Band Aid) to record "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" -- a highly successful song...
Google Asks Users To Help Fight Ebola — And They Answer With Cash
For the first time Google has asked its users to donate money to support a cause - the fight to contain Ebola.
The company pledged...
US Military Help for Ebola Effort in Liberia Grows, Epidemic Slows
Two new U.S. Ebola treatment facilities are opening in Liberia this week. One is a 25-bed field hospital near Monrovia's airport, specifically to treat local...
EU Pledges $1.2 Billion to Fight Ebola
European leaders agreed to a $1.26 Billion funding boost for the fight against Ebola in West Africa. (VOA)
Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free; ‘Spectacular Success’
Nigeria is now free of the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization officially declared on Monday.
The most populous country in Africa reported 20 cases...
Governments Can Learn From Firestone Tires How to Stop Ebola In Africa
When it comes to Ebola, the rubber met the road at the Firestone rubber plantation in Harbel, Liberia.
Harbel is a company town made up...
From Multitude of Promising Ebola Drugs, Human Trials Start
While the American media continues ramping up fears about the Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are moving swiftly to bring a multitude of...
Mark Zuckerberg Is Giving $25 Million To Fight Ebola
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced plans today to donate $25 million to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help...
The Guinean City That Overcame Ebola
Elsewhere in Guinea the Ebola virus continues to spread, but in Telimele, a town of 300,000 located 160 miles (270 km) north of the...