Elizabeth Whitman

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Elizabeth Whitman is a reporter covering the business of healthcare. She previously spent two years reporting from Amman, Jordan and has written for Al Jazeera, The Nation, and The Atlantic, among other outlets. She speaks Arabic and some Mandarin.

US Ebola Patient Update: Health Care Worker In 'Serious' Condition, NIH Says

The patient is being treated at a specialty unit of the National Institutes of Health.

South Africa Penis Transplant: Surgeons Complete First-Ever Successful Procedure

The operation drew on surgical techniques similar to those used in some facial transplants.

ISIS Recruitment: Syrian Spy Helped British Girls Join Islamic State In Syria, Worked For Country In US-Led Coalition

It's not clear which member of the U.S.-led coalition the spy worked for. The Turks aren't saying.

Who Is Stefan Lanka? Court Orders German Measles Denier To Pay 100,000 Euros

Measles is "a psychosomatic illness," German biologist Stefan Lanka claims, in spite of the facts contrary to his opinion.

Ebola Update: US Health Care Worker With Virus Arrives At NIH From Sierra Leone

The patient was the second to be flown home from Sierra Leone this week after contracting Ebola.

Iceland Drops European Union Bid 2 Years After Suspending Application

The governing parties, considered Eurosceptical, had long considered dropping the EU bid.

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Suspends Cuomo's Mass Email Deletion Policy

After wavering earlier in the week, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman suspended Gov. Andrew Cuomo's policy and ordered a new one.

ISIS Battle For Tikrit: Iraqi Troops, Shiite Militias Clash With Islamic State In Effort To Retake Key Iraqi City

A city north of Baghdad is key to the Iraq military's broader strategy to retake the further-north city of Mosul.

Loneliness, Social Isolation Can Shorten Life Span: Conditions Are Similar To Obesity, Smoking, Study Finds

A new study adds to growing evidence that we are increasingly lonely -- and it's not good for us.

Vaccine Controversy 2015: Oregon, Washington Immunization Exemption Bans Fail

Oregon and Washington have some of the highest nonmedical vaccination-exemption rates in the country.

UK Ebola Nurse Update: 4 Came Into Contact With Infected Worker; Medic And 2 Others Evacuated

So far, the other health care workers have not exhibited symptoms of the virus.

UN Syria Exhibition: Graphic Torture Images On Display In New York

The photographs were smuggled out of Syria by a forensic photographer known as "Caesar."

Measles Outbreak Canada 2015: Quebec Cases Spike To 119 After Infected Student Attended School

The school had 114 students and 51 staff who were not vaccinated against measles.

Lil Wayne Miami Home Shooting: Police Respond To 4 Possibly Shot

The rapper was reportedly not home during the supposed incident.

SAE Oklahoma Video: Chapters, Leadership Say Fraternity Is Not Racist, Call Oklahoma Isolated Incident

Recent attempts at damage control can't conceal the fraternity's problematic history.

Generic Biologics? After FDA Approves First Biosimilar Drug, Education, Clearer Policies Needed, Experts Say

Government policies might not be robust enough for emerging medicines to be integrated into treatment plans, experts say.

Israeli Election Polls 2015: Netanyahu's Likud Behind Herzog's Zionist Union, Less Than Week Before Vote

The boost given Benjamin Netanyahu's party by his speech before the U.S. Congress last week appears to have been short-lived.

Utah Firing Squad Execution Bill: Governor's Stance Unclear

Lethal injection is preferable, the governor said, but legally obtaining drugs has become difficult for Utah.

Sweden Ends Saudi Arabia Military Deal Following Dispute Over Human Rights

Defense companies in the world's 12th-largest arms-exporting nation had made hundreds of millions of dollars from the accord.

McDonald's Menu Changes 2015: Kale Could Become Key Ingredient For Lagging Fast Food Chain

The leafy green could soon play a role in the struggling fast-food chain's menu offerings.

Selma 'Bloody Sunday' Anniversary: Ku Klux Klan Fliers Distributed To Homes In Alabama

"The Klan is still out there and we are watching."

Boko Haram's Islamic State Allegiance A Possible Turning Point As Niger And Chad Launch Airstrikes

The Nigerian militant organization declared its allegiance to the Islamic State group on Saturday.

Libby Lane, First Female Bishop In Church Of England, Holds First Service

Lane's first sermon came a little more than month after her ordination, which some opposed.

International Women's Day 2015: Demanding Equality In Marches, In Delhi, New York And Beyond

The world has made strides in gender equality but it still has much further to go, activists say.

UK Sexual Consent Education: Lessons For 11-Year-Olds And Up Will Keep Youth 'Healthy And Safe'

The plans were announced in the wake of revelations about the sexual exploitation of children in different parts of the U.K.

Hillary Clinton Email Address: 'Step Up,' Dianne Feinstein Says Of Former Colleague; Colin Powell Also Used Private Account

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he used personal email because the government communications system was antiquated.