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CDC Admits TX Presby Followed Protocol

CDC Admits TX Presby Followed Protocol

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported that the CDC admitted during a phone conference with the press that Texas Presbyterian Hospital “did seem to be following CDC protocols” in their treatment of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan on Monday’s

CNN: Grimes Family Business Only Pays Minimum Wage

CNN: Grimes Family Business Only Pays Minimum Wage

Monday on CNN’s “The Lead With Jake Tapper,” the democrat candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky Alison Lundergan Grimes, who has been pushing for raising the minimum wage by saying, “I’m fighting for all Kentuckians, all working Americans across this

Richard Preston: Ebola Is 'Nature's Tsunami'

Richard Preston: Ebola Is 'Nature's Tsunami'

Richard Preston, author of the 1994 bestselling nonfiction book “The Hot Zone,” appeared on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” to discuss the nature of the Ebola virus and how it spreads. “Well, it’s a little bit alarming to see

Mark Begich Running Out of Gas in Alaska

Mark Begich Running Out of Gas in Alaska

Sen. Mark Begich’s campaign for re-election is running out of gas as Republican candidate Dan Sullivan continues to solidify his lead in the polls.  Alaskan voters will put up with a lot, but in 2014, it increasingly appears that membership in

Cruz: Doctors Opposing Travel Ban 'Working for Obama'

Cruz: Doctors Opposing Travel Ban 'Working for Obama'

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) said the doctors against a a travel ban from West African countries devastated by the Ebola outbreak are doing the bidding of the Obama administration. Cruz said, “The doctors

TX Task Force Director: Airport Ebola Screenings Not Enough

TX Task Force Director: Airport Ebola Screenings Not Enough

Friday afternoon on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” host Wolf Blitzer asked Dr. Brett Giroir, director of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, whether he thought airports should conduct health screenings on travelers from West African countries.

CNN Questions 'Ebola Czar' — Has Zero Medical Experience

CNN Questions 'Ebola Czar' — Has Zero Medical Experience

Friday afternoon on CNN’s “Newsroom,” anchor Brooke Baldwin questioned the Obama administration’s appointment of Ron Klain as the United States’ new “Ebola czar.” “Here’s the thing,” Baldwin said. “This ‘Ebola czar’ has zero medical experience. His name is Ron Klain,

Whistle-Blower Nurse: 'I Feel Lied To'

Whistle-Blower Nurse: 'I Feel Lied To'

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Texas Health Presbyterian nurse Briana Aguirre explained to host Anderson Cooper why she wouldn’t trust her hospital with her own Ebola treatment. Aguirre was joined by her attorney, Bob Kelly. Partial transcript

CNN: Ebola Outbreak 'Running Much Faster' than Response

CNN: Ebola Outbreak 'Running Much Faster' than Response

This story originally appeared on CNN. The current Ebola outbreak is “running much faster” than the international response to it, the co-discoverer of the virus said Thursday. “This is the first Ebola epidemic where entire nations are involved, where big

Nurses: 'We've Been Ignored' by White House, CDC

Nurses: 'We've Been Ignored' by White House, CDC

On Wednesday, the executive director of a national nurses union blasted the Obama administration for ignoring the concerns of nurses who have been saying for weeks that their hospitals are not prepared to treat patients with Ebola.  After a second