Ebola Outbreak in Nigeria Appears to Be Over

Every known case in the country has now died or recovered, and the cure rate was unusually high for an African outbreak.

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Digital Medical Records Become Common, but Sharing Remains Challenging

Doctors and hospital executives are expressing frustration that high expense and technical difficulties inhibit a major goal of the Affordable Care Act — disseminating medical information electronically.

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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Possible Ebola Patient Isolated

A Texas hospital said on Monday it has admitted a patient into “strict isolation” to be evaluated for possible infection with Ebola.

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California Law on Sexual Consent Pleases Many but Leaves Some Doubters

Under the state law colleges must require “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity,” which can be verbal or communicated through actions.

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The Odds, Continually Updated

In Bayesian statistics, new data is used to shape assumptions, the opposite of the frequentist (classical) approach.

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Barrier Islands Feeling the Effects of Climate Change

A new report from the National Research Council found that the effect of climate change is especially harsh on the United States barrier islands, which are also pressured by rapid development.

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Books: ‘Among Chimpanzees’ Documents the Many Threats to a Species’ Survival

A sobering new book argues that wild chimps are being assaulted from all sides: hunted for meat, killed for raiding farmers’ fields, trafficked as exotic pets and threatened by diseases like Ebola.

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