The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America could be a bigger threat to global health than the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Africa. That's according to several public health experts who spoke with the Guardian and Examiner newsp...
A young man on camera names the person whos challenged him to dump the contents of a bucket over his head. But in a twist on the ice bucket challenge, this man is soon drenched in frothy, soapy water part of a campaign to raise awareness about Ebola...
GENEVAResearchers said an experimental Ebola vaccine has shown to be highly effective at preventing the deadly disease. The World Health Organization said Friday that the vaccine has so far been 100 percent effective in trials conducted in Guinea. Th...
Rob: Hello I'm Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm joined today by Feifei. Hello Feifei. Feifei: Hello, Rob. Rob: Today we're talking about quite a controversial subject: the use of experimental drugs to treat disease. And, as always, you'll learn...
The World Health Organization has announced the establishment of a new fund to deal with future pandemics. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has taught them a valuable lesson. With the support of Member States,...
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Ebola virus can persist within the eyeballs for months after a patient recovers from the potentially deadly disease, researchers have found. A report released this week by the U.S. journal New England Journal of Medi...
A senior health official has said China will continue to send medical teams to help African countries fight Ebola and further develop cooperation within the healthcare sector. The announcement was made during the 5th international roundtable on China...
