Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston announced plans to build an isolation unit for patients with highly contagious infectious diseases including Ebola, according to the Houston Business Journal. The ...

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles flies of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, off the coast of Washington, Jan. 26, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty ...

When it comes to deadly, contagious disease outbreaks like Ebola, the terms "quarantine" and "isolation" take on fresh relevance and urgency. Each has a distinct meaning in the public health context, ...

On the frontline of the fight against coronavirus are medics and clinical staff who receive recognition for good work. However, little is said about other frontline hospital staff who ensure that the ...

In the mid-1960s, Dr. James Holland built germ-free units, the so-called “Life Islands,” at the Roswell Park Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. Chemotherapy patients would reside for several weeks, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University will convert three floors of a building that houses classrooms and workspaces into an isolation space for students who test positive for COVID-19, ...