MEDICINE

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed about 2,400 people and is expected to infect thousands more.

With the latest pledge, Australia's total contribution to fight off the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history stands at more than $7 million.

Joan Rivers' doctor reportedly took a selfie during the comedian's throat procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy in Manhattan.

President Obama will send U.S. troops as part of the international response to combat Ebola in West Africa, he said in a televised statement.

Experts say President Barack Obama's plan to contain Ebola is months late.

"We know what needs to be done but we don't know why it's not being done. It's incomprehensible to us," an MSF doctor in the region said.

The Ebola virus is exacerbating the skilled health care worker shortage in West Africa as another doctor is diagnosed with the virus.

The discovery of coca plants in Mexico hints at a big shift in Mexican cocaine operations, but don’t count on major changes soon.

Ten years ago, 170,000 people in the Russian Federation had human immunodeficiency virus. The estimated number now is 1.2 million.

Dr. Lawrence Cohen has resigned following Joan Rivers' death on Sept. 4. She went into cardiac arrest at Yorkville Endoscopy last month.

The odds of Ebola becoming a global pandemic are slim, experts say -- but with an asterisk.

The chief of the World Health Organization said Friday that health officials are unable to cope with the rising number of patients.

The Ebola virus, which has a death rate of about 50 percent, has already killed more than 2,200 people in West Africa.

Rivers died last week at Mount Sinai Hospital after alleged complications from a throat procedure at a Manhattan clinic.

Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen will reportedly donate $9 million to help curb Ebola in West Africa.

Dr. Kent Brantly received a transfusion from a survivor he treated in Liberia. Doctors hope his blood donation will save Dr. Rick Sacra.

A fourth doctor from Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola and will be evacuated from the country for treatment abroad.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new prescription weight loss pill called Contrave for sale in the U.S.

The clinic where Joan Rivers was being treated a week prior to her death denied claims that an unplanned biopsy contributed to her demise.

The foundation will work with international groups and independent research firms to fund aid efforts and find treatments for the deadly virus.

A closer look into what medical responders did to try to revive Joan Rivers at Yorkville Endoscopy in New York Aug. 28.