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Meet a Nurse Who Survived Ebola, then Went Back to the Outbreak
When Will Pooley contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, he was volunteering at a treatment center nicknamed "the terror dome." He could have left anytime, but "I wouldn’t have been able to look myself in the eye," he says.
May 5, 2015
Ending the Ebola Crisis: The View From Inside Doctors Without Borders
The international president of Doctors Without Borders says she's been in some of the worst war zones there are, but nothing compared to the death she witnessed during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
May 5, 2015
Was Ebola Outbreak an Exception Or Was it a Precedent?
Bruce Aylward, who helped lead the WHO's response to the Ebola outbreak, says the crisis in West Africa is "reflecting the way the world is changing in ways that we don’t fully understand."
May 5, 2015
Ebola: Sounding the Alarm
When people in West Africa started dying of a mysterious illness in early 2014, no one knew the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history had begun. How did it get so bad?
May 5, 2015
After Ebola: Are We Ready for the Next Epidemic?
Even the WHO says the world is unprepared for the next large-scale disease outbreak. What must be done?
May 5, 2015
New Clues Emerge On How Ebola Spread through West Africa
A New York Times investigation finds that the start of Ebola's spread in West Africa may stretch back earlier than officials have said.
May 5, 2015
WATCH: Inside the Troubled Early Days of Guinea's Ebola Response
In March 2014, the mysterious disease that had been spreading in Guinea's forest region was officially confirmed as Ebola. The discovery called for aggressive action, but the government didn't know how to respond.
May 5, 2015
Is Our Food Safety Process Broken?
Meat and poultry sold to consumers comes with a USDA seal that reads "inspected and passed," but a new report says holes in the process are leaving millions at risk of a foodborne illness.
April 30, 2015
The Nation's Biggest Chicken Seller is Moving Away from Antibiotics
Tyson Foods says it will nearly eliminate from its chicken production the use of antibiotics that are medically important for humans.
April 28, 2015
Can a New White House Plan Catch Up to the "Superbug" Threat?
An ambitious five-year plan aims to stem the spread of potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, but some critics say the effort does not go far enough.
March 27, 2015
What's Next for the Vaccine Debate? Live Chat 3/25 3:00 pm ET
Join us for a live chat about "The Vaccine War" with producer and director Kate McMahon, Lisa Aliferis from the KQED blog State of the Health, UC Berkeley professor Arthur Reingold, and Carl Krawitt from the film. You can leave a question now.
March 24, 2015