The devastating Ebola outbreak in West Africa has one slim silver lining: it's temporarily putting a stop to the female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, where the procedure is traditionally performed on most pre-pubescent girls. Bloomberg reports that many FGM practitioners are refusing to do the procedure, because… » 1/14/15 4:20pm 1/14/15 4:20pm

Yesterday, we reported that Akron Ohio's Coming Attractions bridal store — now known to many only as "the Ebola shop" — was closing due to the fact that no one wanted to buy dresses from a place where someone with Ebola (who has been cured) had been at one point in time. Now, the store might be saved! » 1/09/15 2:30pm 1/09/15 2:30pm

The cast of Mockingjay would like to take this slow news week to clear up some misconceptions about Ebola and remind everyone that the fight continues in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. » 12/30/14 2:30pm 12/30/14 2:30pm

While ebola hasn't been in the news as much in present weeks—prompting some to speculate that it's a government-created conspiracy meant to distract us from the real issues such as chemtrails—scientists have been busy at work behind the scenes figuring out exactly what caused the outbreak. Spoiler: It's probably bats. » 12/30/14 10:50am 12/30/14 10:50am

Remember Ebola? Yes, it's still a thing and yes it is still wreaking havoc and killing thousands of people in West Africa. » 12/13/14 3:20pm 12/13/14 3:20pm

The Ebola Fighters are TIME’s Person of the Year for 2014. http://t.co/0s4PQnYYeA #TIMEPOY pic.twitter.com/lnj4OLjMc1

— TIME.com (@TIME) December 10, 2014

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The wedding planning of Amber Vinson, the Dallas nurse who survived Ebola, continues to garner attention, none of it good and now, perhaps, she's looking even worse. » 11/25/14 3:17pm 11/25/14 3:17pm

Bono, One Direction, Bob Geldorf and other celebs have teamed up for a thirtieth anniversary remake of the Bandaid charity single, "Do They Know It's Christmas," on behalf of Ebola victims. Here is the video, which premiered last night on The X Factor. » 11/17/14 10:10am 11/17/14 10:10am

Face it, you knew more weird and stupid Ebola-themed merchandise was coming our way. Because people just can't stop themselves from finding obscene ways to cash in on tragedy. » 11/16/14 9:30pm 11/16/14 9:30pm

Nurse Amber Vinson, one of the Americans unfortunate enough to contract Ebola, is finally out of danger and healing fast. But now she has to restart her wedding planning. What more will the fates demand from this poor woman??? » 11/07/14 7:10pm 11/07/14 7:10pm

Kaci Hickox, the moxie-laden nurse who took the state of Maine to court over her mandatory (though unnecessary) quarantine—and won—has reached a settlement with the state. And honestly, it sounds a lot like what she's suggested all along. » 11/03/14 4:30pm 11/03/14 4:30pm

A judge in Maine has ruled that Kaci Hickox — the nurse who was detained against her will and against logic upon her return from treating Ebola patients in West Africa — does not have to follow any stinkin' quarantine. Science - 1. Chris Christie- 0. » 10/31/14 5:10pm 10/31/14 5:10pm

Everyone loves nurses, right? WRONG. Everyone loves nurses until they're like, "Wait, actually, I think for no scientific reason that you definitely have Ebola, so please sit alone for like three weeks with only your probably-not-Ebola-infected pet, an endless supply of ChexMix and your dwindling Netflix queue for… » 10/30/14 12:30pm 10/30/14 12:30pm

With all the shocking news that's come out about Mama June lately, it's kind of hard to be surprised by the latest nugget of information that's found itself out of the bleak and awful mess that is Mama June getting back together with her daughter's molester, but here it is anyway: This isn't June's first time at the… » 10/29/14 8:30pm 10/29/14 8:30pm

Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was placed in quarantine for three days upon returning from treating Ebola in Sierra Leone despite testing negative for Ebola, has been placed under a more relaxed quarantine in her Maine home. Still smelling traces of bullshit and paranoia, Hickox will not be following the updated… » 10/29/14 12:10pm 10/29/14 12:10pm

The Daily Show heads to Austin this week, for a string of Texas-themed jokes (Guns! The death penalty! Hats! Everything is so big!) and, last night, a chat with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis. But first, they tackled how Texas dealt with its recent brush with Ebola. » 10/28/14 10:10am 10/28/14 10:10am

Time for the latest dispatch in our ongoing series, "Let's Stop Embarrassing Ourselves With Our Ebola Response, World." It's only human to feel a little alarmed at scale of this terrible epidemic (though you should not panic). But no matter how badly you want to help, maybe don't throw a tone-deaf dance party… » 10/27/14 1:30pm 10/27/14 1:30pm

It was only a matter of time. We're a week out from Halloween, and between the Ray Rice costumes, the Adrian Peterson costume, and this sexy ebola containment suit, Halloween 2014 is shaping up to be the worst ever. » 10/26/14 3:45pm 10/26/14 3:45pm

A nurse who recently returned from Sierra Leone where she treated Ebola patients has lashed out after begin forced into mandatory quarantine after testing negative for Ebola. Too much to be better safe than sorry? » 10/26/14 12:20pm 10/26/14 12:20pm