In an effort to raise money to provide aid for those suffering from the deadly ebola virus, Band Aid 30 rounded up some of the UK’s hottest artists to record a charity song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” From Bono and Ed Sheeran to Seal and Rita Ora, every artist that matters in the […]
So, this happened. A woman in California has been charged with 21 felony counts of insurance fraud and workers’ compensation fraud after she used injury photos from the internet to claim she was severely burned from McDonalds coffee. The woman claimed that she had a cup of coffee with an unsecured lid that led to a spill […]
Google is facing a class action lawsuit for exploiting contract workers. The plaintiff has stated the the tech company has misclassified employees as independent contractors, alleging that they the company has refused to pay them overtime wages. This is the second lawsuit a tech company has faced for abusing the independent contractors employment model… this week. […]
A Maryland surgeon diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus after treating patients in Sierra Leone will return to the U.S. Saturday to begin treatment. Dr. Martin Salia will be treated at the Nebraska Medical Center, Sierra Leone’s chief medical officer, Dr. Brima Kargbo, told The Associated Press. Salia is reportedly paying for his own evacuation. Salia is […]
The family of the Liberian man who died of Ebola in a Dallas hospital last month will receive a settlement from Texas Health Presbyterian that will help take care of his parents and four children. The terms of the settlement for Thomas Eric Duncan’s family was not disclosed, but a lawyer for the family said it would […]
The last patient diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. is now virus-free, New York City health officials announced Monday. Dr. Craig Spencer, who was diagnosed with the virus after treating Ebola patients in Guinea, will be released from Bellevue Hospital on Tuesday. Mayor Bill de Blasio told a reporter following an event Monday that he […]
Kaci Hickox, the nurse who fought quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine after returning from a trip in West Africa, has made the decision to move. According to the Huffington Post, she will be leaving Maine: Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend, Ted Wilbur, plan to leave Maine after Nov. 10, or the expiration of […]
Amber Vinson, the second nurse in the US to contract Ebola, is speaking out about her time while she had the virus. Vinson told CNN reporter Don Lemon: “It is very draining. And even now, walking a short distance, I get short of breath. When I was going through my very rough days, you have […]
The Ebola epidemic is withering away in the USA – at least that’s what we’re hoping. The doctor who contracted the deadly virus while in West Africa is now in stable condition and health officials in Oregon have also confirmed a woman there, who showed Ebola-like symptoms, probably does not have the virus. Dr. […]
Not Backing Down: Nurse Ignores Maine’s Ebola Quarantine, Goes On Bike Ride With Boyfriend (DETAILS)
The nurse who threatened to take legal action against New Jersey officials for placing her in quarantine following a trip to West Africa to treat Ebola patients is fighting for her freedom once again, this time with the state of Maine. Kaci Hickox, who was released from a quarantine tent outside of a New Jersey […]
A week after her family announced that the Ebola virus could no longer be detected in her body, authorities are confirming that Texas nurse Amber Vinson is virus-free. An Emory University Hospital spokeswoman said the Dallas nurse, who was diagnosed with the deadly virus after treating Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, will be released Tuesday. […]
Two brothers who recently immigrated to the U.S. from Senegal were attacked and called “Ebola” by a group of students in the Bronx, NYC. The boys, who have been in the U.S. for about a month, were attacked Friday afternoon at the I.S. 318 school in Tremont, sustaining severe injuries, according to the African Advocacy Council. […]
