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Poland bans domestic flights, warns of virus spread
Poland on Monday suspended all domestic flights as part of sweeping measures to try and halt the spread of the new coronavirus.
Mar 16, 2020
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Too many in Congo's Ebola outbreak are dying at home
Two-month-old Lahya Kathembo became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset her father was dead, too.
Jul 26, 2019
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Few skaters in New York City skateboard parks wear helmets or protective gear, study finds
With the growing popularity of skateboarding, injury rates due to falls are climbing dramatically. Yet few riders in New York City skateboard parks are taking precautions. Only 10 percent wear a helmet and an even lower ...
Jul 19, 2018
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German court: Breast implants no hindrance to police work
A German court has ruled breast implants are no impediment to a woman becoming a police officer.
Nov 23, 2016
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Suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria: minister (Update)
Forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country, Health Minister Isaac Adewole said Friday.
Jan 8, 2016
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Routines most vital in avoiding Ebola infection: WHO
Meticulously following stringent routines when putting on and removing protective equipment is more important than the kind of gear health care workers use to ward off Ebola infection, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Oct 31, 2014
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Health officials reviewing ebola procedures at dallas hospital
(HealthDay)—Federal and local health officials said Monday that they were re-examining infection-control efforts at the Dallas hospital where a nurse contracted Ebola while caring for America's first diagnosed victim of ...
Oct 14, 2014
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Ebola training focuses on astronaut-like gear
The serious-faced physicians practice pulling on bulky white suits and helmets that make them look more like astronauts than doctors preparing to fight a deadly enemy. These training sessions at U.S. hospitals on Ebola alert ...
Oct 8, 2014
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US health providers expand their Ebola precautions
Public hospitals in New York City are concerned enough about Ebola that they've secretly been sending actors with mock symptoms into emergency rooms to test how good the triage staff is at identifying and isolating possible ...
Oct 7, 2014
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From Ebola front line: Teaching how to stay safe
He's traveled to the sites of worrisome outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, MERS. But the Ebola outbreak that's spiraled out of control in West Africa presents new challenges for even a veteran infectious disease doctor—starting ...
Sep 11, 2014
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