Ebola in the Media and Manhattan College’s Preparation

The first Ebola case in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, died on Oct. 8. What followed were three more cases, one of which reached New York City: Nina Pham, a Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurse who treated Duncan; Amber Joy Vinson, another nurse who worked at the same hospital as Pham, but didn’t treat Duncan; and Dr. Craig Allen Spencer, who was working in … Continue reading Ebola in the Media and Manhattan College’s Preparation

Disaster Planning 101

BY: MADELEINE SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER You would be surprised at what things you are actually responsible for. There are the obvious ones like choosing to make an important life decision based on a message from a fortune cookie but there are more complicated things as well. As explained in the lecture on Tuesday, April 22 entitled “In A Moment of Crisis: The Ethics of Disaster … Continue reading Disaster Planning 101