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Amber Vinson

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    November 7, 2014

    Presby Nurse Amber Vinson's Engagement Ring Was Incinerated

    Amber Vinson, the second nurse from Thomas Eric Duncan's treatment team to contract the Ebola virus, had her engagement ring incinerated along with many of her other belongings. In an interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Vinson revealed her struggles to figure out how she got the disease despite followi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2014

    Bentley Is an Extremely Cute Dog, But Tomorrow's Press Conference Is Insane

    As of Tuesday, Amber Vinson and Nina Pham, the two Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurses to get Ebola after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, are Ebola-free. It's remarkable, inspiring news. Seeing the two speak at their post-release press conference was, in a way, like seeing someone back from the d ... More >>

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    October 28, 2014

    Nurse Amber Vinson Is Headed Home, Free from Ebola

    Amber Vinson, the second Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to contract Ebola during treatment of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, is being released from Emory University Hospital near Atlanta. "I'm so grateful to be well," she said. "While this is a d ... More >>

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    October 24, 2014

    Nina Pham Is Going Home

    Nina Pham is Ebola free. The National Institutes of Health announced Friday morning that Pham, the first of Thomas Eric Duncan's treatment team to be diagnosed with Ebola, has successfully fought off the disease and will able to return to Dallas later Friday. "She has no virus in her, she feels wel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2014

    Ebola in Dallas: October 23

    Counting down the days (15) until our fair city is, officially, Ebola-free. Here's what's happening: The condition of the patients Late yesterday afternoon, Amber Vinson's family announced that she was Ebola-free, meaning that the there was no detectable viral load in her blood. She remains at Emor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2014

    News that Richardson Will Get an Ebola Center Doesn't Spark Panic in the Streets

    On Monday, Governor Rick Perry announced that UT Southwestern Medical Center, Methodist Health System and Parkland Hospital System would be partnering to open a dedicated Ebola treatment center at the Methodist Campus for Continuing Care in Richardson. With Wednesday's opening, we spoke to residents ... More >>

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    October 22, 2014

    Ebola in Dallas: October 22

    As hysteria fades, people's lives are still being affected. Here's what's happening: The conditions of the patients Late Tuesday afternoon, Nina Pham was upgraded from fair to good condition by her treatment team at the National Institutes of Health. Amber Vinson is still stable at Emory University ... More >>

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    October 21, 2014

    Ebola in Dallas: October 21

    With 17 days until the last person in direct contact with one of Dallas' three Ebola patients finishes monitoring, here's the latest: The condition of the patients: Amber Vinson's mother, Debra Berry, discussed her daughter's condition on Good Morning America early Tuesday. Mom says Vinson remains ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2014

    We Did Good on Ebola. It's the Spin that Got Us.

    Hoping it's not bad luck to say this so soon, knocking on wood, rubbing my figurative rabbit's foot (my wife won't let me carry a real one), but I think this city and maybe even the nation deserve praise for overwhelming equanimity in the face of the first American Ebola cases. What the response so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2014

    Presby's Nurses Announce Support for the Hospital But Secrecy Remains

    On Monday afternoon, dozens of nurses, doctors and other healthcare employees convened at the front entrance of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to discuss the recent controversy about how the hospital handled the Ebola outbreak. Despite definitive comments in support of the hospital, Presby's nur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2014

    Ebola in Dallas: Your Post-Weekend Update

    Here's a roundup of the (mostly good) Ebola news from over the weekend: The condition of the patients: Amber Vinson is still being treated at Emory University hospital in Atlanta. Se remains in stable condition. Over the weekend, her family issued a statement asking for privacy and disputing claims ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2014

    Local Attorneys Gearing Up For Ebola Lawsuits

    The rhetoric from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurses in the last several days has been vehement. Nurses are anonymously alleging that the hospital did not take proper steps to prevent contamination and infection, which ultimately led to nurses Amber Vinson and Nina Pham contracting Ebola from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2014

    Your Friday Afternoon Ebola Digest

    Heading into a much needed weekend, here's the latest Ebola news of note: The condition of the patients. Nina Pham is now being treated at a National Institutes of Health facility in Maryland. She is listed as being in fair condition. While she was listed in good condition at Presbyterian, doctors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2014

    Dallas May Soon Declare Ebola Disaster But THERE'S STILL NO REASON TO PANIC!!

    On Thursday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Mayor Mike Rawlings, and members of city health authorities convened for an emergency commissioners court meeting to officially declare disaster in Dallas. But after a private debate, and a significantly tamer public discussion, the court agreed that wh ... More >>

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