New York’s only Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer spoke out in an essay published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine to address the misconceptions behind the coverage of his ordeal. He stated that he was falsely accused of putting the public at risk and depicted as “a fraud, a hipster and a hero” […]
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. […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
For scientists in the U.S., having access to Ebola samples is key to understanding how the virus is mutating, which allows them to develop new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics. According to Reuters, 8 out of 10 scientists contacted were not able to get access to samples of the virus. But, at Tulane University, researchers did receive […]
In his new book “Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus,” journalist David Quammen is shying away from the horrifying approach writers like Richard Preston have taken with “The Hot Zone.” He doesn’t, however, deny the reality of the situation. He just puts reality and the cultural response into a slightly less apocalyptic perspective, […]
On Monday, 43 of the 48 quarantined people who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan were released after 21 days in isolation and allowed to get back to their normal lives. The remaining few should be let go this week as well. It is questionable how “normal” a recent quarantined individual’s life could really be, […]
Think Ebola patients are the only ones quarantined in the 21st century? People with other contagious diseases – like drug-resistant tuberculous – are kept in isolation as well. Natalie Shure describes her two years in solitary in a long essay Inconspicuous Consumption. (One warning: the introduction of this post is not safe for work and […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.