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March 18, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Why You Should Watch Movies About Pandemics, During Pandemics
Sometimes fiction is stranger—and more revealing—than truth.
October 18, 2016
Mike Ives
When Outbreaks Go Viral
In the age of social media, fears and rumors about outbreaks and epidemics can quickly spread out of control.
October 26, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Heroic, Tragic Story of the Doctor Who Saved Nigeria From Ebola
October 24, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Here's What Should Scare You About Ebola
October 15, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
You Shouldn't Worry About the New Ebola Case—But the CDC Should
October 13, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
A Senator Tweeted My Ebola Story. Then Things Got Ugly.
October 10, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
A GOP Senator Objects to Emergency Ebola Funding Because It 'Focuses on Africa'
October 1, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Biggest Question About Texas' Mysterious Ebola Case
Why didn't a hospital recognize Ebola the first time?
October 1, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Airport Screening Would Not Have Stopped Ebola at the U.S. Border
Asymptomatic patients make the virus tough to detect
August 14, 2014
Laurie Garrett
Heartless but Effective: I've Seen 'Cordon Sanitaire' Work Against Ebola
August 11, 2014
Howard Markel
How Scary Is This Ebola Outbreak?
An expert on epidemics answers your questions
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