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Monitored Health Care Workers Hit Milestone
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Monitored Health Care Workers Hit Milestone

Dallas city leaders are celebrating another milestone Wednesday as health care workers who treated Thomas Eric Duncan are now two weeks into their monitoring period. Watch »

8 minutes ago
Find a Flu Shot in DFW

Find a Flu Shot in DFW

Check our list of locations to get your flu vaccine across North Texas. Read »

Apr 29, 2014
Journo Recovers; Ebola 'Czar' Gets to Work

Journo Recovers; Ebola 'Czar' Gets to Work

A TV news cameraman treated for Ebola was ready to go home Wednesday, the fifth patient transported from West Africa... Read »

4 hours ago
Mothers Continue to Deliver at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas

Mothers Continue to Deliver at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas

Despite the recent Ebola threat mothers are continuing to have their babies at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in... Watch »

4 hours ago
New Flu Shots, Mist Give Extra Protection

New Flu Shots, Mist Give Extra Protection

This year's flu vaccines are more effective than ever, protecting against all four strains of the virus,... Watch »

4 hours ago
Fliers Distributed Where Family Quarantined

Fliers Distributed Where Family Quarantined

The Dallas Police Department's Office of Community Affairs distributed fliers to neighbors of the... Watch »

Oct 21, 2014
PDF: City of Dallas' Flier on Ebola, Symptoms

PDF: City of Dallas' Flier on Ebola, Symptoms

On Tuesday, city leaders in Dallas distributed to the following flier to those who live around the... Read »

Oct 21, 2014
107 Remain on Watch for Ebola Symptoms

107 Remain on Watch for Ebola Symptoms

*Update: New numbers from the Dallas County Health Department say 107 people are monitoring for symptoms of... Watch »

Oct 21, 2014
UTSW to Staff Ebola Containment Facility (Raw Video)

UTSW to Staff Ebola Containment Facility (Raw Video)

Texas is creating two new biocontainment facilities for treating possible future Ebola patients, one in... Watch »

Oct 21, 2014
107 Remain on Watch for Ebola Symptoms

107 Remain on Watch for Ebola Symptoms

More and more people on the 21-day Ebola monitoring list are being given the “all clear," Dallas County health... Watch »

Oct 21, 2014
Ebola Treatment, Containment Facility to be Built in North Texas

Ebola Treatment, Containment Facility to be Built in North Texas

Gov. Rick Perry today announced the creation of a state-of-the-art Ebola treatment and infectious disease... Watch »

Oct 21, 2014
Your Ebola Questions: Is 21 Days Enough?

Your Ebola Questions: Is 21 Days Enough?

Dr. Seema Yasmin, public health expert for The Dallas Morning News, answers viewers' questions including is a 21-day... Watch »

Oct 21, 2014
Vinson's Mother Says Daughter is Doing Well

Vinson's Mother Says Daughter is Doing Well

The mother of a nurse infected with the Ebola virus says her daughter is doing well in her treatment at... Read »

Oct 21, 2014
Ebola Causing Spike in Demand for Hospital Gear

Ebola Causing Spike in Demand for Hospital Gear

Manufacturers and distributors of impermeable gowns and full-body suits meant to protect medical workers from Ebola... Read »

Oct 21, 2014
UTSW to Staff Ebola Treatment Facility in Richardson

UTSW to Staff Ebola Treatment Facility in Richardson

Texas is creating two new biocontainment facilities for treating possible future Ebola patients, one in... Watch »

6 hours ago
Presbyterian Nurses:

Presbyterian Nurses: "This Could Happen to Any Hospital"

Nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas spoke out for the first time Monday since their... Watch »

Oct 20, 2014
Nina Pham Remains in Fair Condition

Nina Pham Remains in Fair Condition

Officials with the National Institutes of Health say Dallas nurse and Ebola patient Nina Pham is still in... Read »

3 minutes ago
Ebola Response Team Will Train in San Antonio

Ebola Response Team Will Train in San Antonio

Specialized training for a new Ebola response team will take place in San Antonio, health officials say. Watch »

Oct 20, 2014
Hearing to Update State's Response to Ebola

Hearing to Update State's Response to Ebola

The state's House of Representatives Committee on County Affairs receives an update on Texas' response... Read »

Oct 20, 2014
4 Children Cleared for Ebola Back in School

4 Children Cleared for Ebola Back in School

Four of the five children just removed from the Ebola watch list headed back to their Dallas elementary... Watch »

Oct 20, 2014
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