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President Barack Obama's nominee, Dr. Vivek Murthy, 37, was nominated in 2013 and has yet to be confirmed by Congress.

The current Ebola outbreak has seen survival rates vary widely from one place to the next and depends greatly on the type of care patients receive.

The flares eject clouds of electrons, ions and atoms through the sun's corona into space.

A study related to the drug was reportedly submitted for publication well before Thomas Eric Duncan was first diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S.

Seven people who tested positive for Enterovirus D-68 have died so far in the U.S. The CDC is investigating links between the virus and paralysis.

Ebola false alarms have become increasingly common in the U.S., where fear and hysteria over the virus are rampant.

Panic over Ebola spreading in the U.S. has led to some excessive precautions.

While not as spectacular as the Perseids, the Orionid meteor shower can put on quite a show for stargazers.

Marijuana-infused edibles would have to have a clear marking or color so children do not accidentally consume them.

Nurses, health workers and even first-year medical students now represent the globe's first line of defense against Ebola.

Nurse Amber Vinson contracted Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

Thomas Duncan’s fiancée, Louise Troh, will be released from Ebola quarantine on Monday and plans to write a book about her experience.

Here are some tips on how to protect yourself for the upcoming flu season.

The new study is also expected to make a significant contribution to an ongoing debate about placoderms’ place in evolutionary history.

The comet could provide clues to the solar system's earliest days more than 4 billion years ago, according to NASA.

The latest move by the CDC comes after two health care workers in Dallas contracted the virus while treating an infected patient.

Teresa Romero, 44 had treated two patients, who died of Ebola.

21-day Ebola incubation period ending for friends who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan before he was hospitalized.

Comet Siding Spring will pass just 87,000 miles from Mars Sunday.

Sen. Ted Cruz says the U.S. immediately should stop issuing visas for Liberia.

NASA's fleet of orbiters and rovers will be monitoring the close approach of Siding Spring.

Canada began human clinical trials of VSV-EBOV last week.

In September, a panel of regulators had declared the Sendai nuclear power plant, located near Mount Sakurajima, as safe.

The airline said that employees on board the same flight between Dallas And Cleveland as Amber Joy Vinson are on 21 days leave.

While the purpose of these flights is still unknown, the mysterious nature of the X-37B missions has led to many conspiracy theories.

Power outages resulted from howling winds and torrential rains from the strongest storm to hit the Atlantic islands in a decade.

Tracking Ebola-related errors made by the likes of the CDC and the World Health Organization is almost as difficult as tracking the virus itself.

The U.S. government issued a "task order" to three labs for manufacturing Ebola treatment drugs, including ZMapp.

Public health experts agree Syracuse University's decision to rescind the Washington Post's Michel du Cille's invitation to a workshop this weekend was uncalled for.