Morning Read: FDA approves the first 3D printed drug, OraSure Ebola test gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization
The FDA has approved a 3D-printed drug designed to treat epileptics, OraSure Technologies' Ebola test gets emergency use authorization.
Ebola Watch: CDC uses big data analytics, free mobile phones to monitor West African expats
The Ebola virus has forced us to take a hard look at how we contend with diagnosing dangerous viruses and treating them, quarantines, citizens and visitors from countries affected by disease and containing these diseases. Even more importantly from a public health standpoint — how do we deal with the underlying fear a virus like […]
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Ebola Watch: Man in India quarantined at airport after semen tests positive for virus
Turns out the Ebola virus can stay in semen or urine for up to three months. A 26-year-old man, who was considered clear of Ebola after being treated and released from a Liberian hospital at the end of September, is now being held at a New Delhi airport. He arrived at the airport on Nov. […]
Mobile health, medical technology race to assist in combating Ebola
While the medical world races to treat Ebola, with vaccines and treatments being developed as quickly as possible, mobile technology and digital health could likewise go a long way in combating the virus. Ever since Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan became the first person in the U.S. to die from complications related to the virus in a Dallas […]
Nebraska Medical Center uses telemedicine to treat Ebola virus patient
One of the most challenging things about highly contagious and dangerous diseases like the Ebola virus is figuring out how to deliver care without risking it spreading to others. A Nebraska medical center is using telemedicine to treat a patient with Ebola as a viable way to deliver care in an acute setting. It’s a […]