Researchers warn not to stall Ebola vaccine developmentMarch 31, 2016 2:56 PMBy Lorna BensonResearchers in Minnesota and elsewhere say Ebola vaccine development appears to be stalling and urgent steps should be taken to see the process completed.
Have we learned the wrong lessons from the Ebola outbreak?January 19, 2016 2:02 PMBy Nahid Bhadelia By focusing on the end of the epidemic, writes infectious disease specialist Nahid Bhadelia, we miss the larger point.
New Ebola vaccine has '100 percent' effectiveness in early resultsAugust 1, 2015 8:16 AMResearchers say the VSV-EBOV vaccine is both effective and quick, with no new Ebola cases 6 days after vaccination.
Play3min 26secWhy Ebola won't go away in West AfricaJune 20, 2015 8:18 AMBy Jason Beaubien Over the past few months, case tallies have dipped toward zero, only to bounce back up. Health officials worry the outbreak could never end if people keep hiding cases and dead bodies.
University of Minnesota will be regional Ebola treatment centerJune 13, 2015 1:27 PMBy Peter CoxFederal funds will give Minnesota one of nine regional treatment centers for Ebola patients in the country.
Play52min 59secNYTimes reporter Helene Cooper on Ebola, LiberiaMay 12, 2015 2:43 PMNew York Times reporter Helene Cooper was in Minnesota this month for MPR's Broadcast Journalist Series.
Play3min 30secHealth workers lead Liberia to victory over EbolaMay 9, 2015 7:36 AMBy Jason Beaubien The World Health Organization says Liberia is finally Ebola-free.
American who contracted Ebola in Africa to be treated in U.S.March 12, 2015 5:01 PMBy The Associated PressThe patient was expected to arrive Friday at the NIH research hospital in Bethesda after being transported to the United States in isolation on a chartered plane.
Nurse treated for Ebola to sue Texas hospitalMarch 2, 2015 5:47 AMBy Doreen McCallister Nina Pham tells the Dallas Morning News that while she is Ebola-free, she suffers residual effects from contracting the disease from a patient she cared for last fall.
Play4min 19secAs Ebola wanes, MN sticks with expensive monitoring programFebruary 23, 2015 4:00 AMBy Lorna BensonMinnesota health officials have spent more than $2 million to monitor people arriving from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.