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Congo doctor Mukwege wins EU human rights prize 10/22/2014 07:20am • STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- European lawmakers have awarded their top human rights prize to Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege who campaigns against sexual violence targeting women in war.At Tuesday's plenary session, the legislature made the unanimous decision to pick Mukwege for the Sakharov Priz One American released from North Korea, two remain 10/22/2014 07:20am • LARA JAKES AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- American detainee Jeffrey Fowle has been released from North Korea, nearly six months after he was taken into custody on charges of leaving a Bible in a nightclub, the State Department said Tuesday. Two other Americans who have been tried and Ebola patient released from Atlanta hospital 10/22/2014 06:50am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- An Ebola patient who's been treated in Atlanta since early September has been released, hospital officials said Monday.The man was released Sunday from Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, after he was determined to be free of the virus and no threat to Get the Facts About Borrowing Specialized Health Care Student Loans 10/22/2014 12:00am • Recently, the Student Loan Ranger caught up with a friend who was in his fifth year of medical residency. As often happens when you bring together a medical school student and someone who works in student loans, the conversation turned to debt. The student couldn't believe how much he owed -- and h Look at Health Care Trends, Growth to Research Online Nursing Programs 10/22/2014 12:00am • Kimbi Marenakos already had 20 years of experience in the counseling profession when she decided to become a nurse practitioner, a career change that would allow her to pursue her dream of working in a health clinic for the homeless. She fast-tracked her bachelor's in nursing degree by taking an ac The Many Faces of Depression 10/22/2014 12:00am • To say Rachel Hargrave has experienced "depression" is a bit simplistic. Thirteen years ago, Hargrave -- now a 32-year-old mother and psychology student who lives in Sabina, Ohio -- gave birth to her daughter. A month later, she recalls, "I felt like I hit rock bottom. I couldn't get off the couch. Living With Breast Cancer -- as a Man 10/22/2014 12:00am • Last December, Christopher Gallo felt a weird lump under his nipple, about the size of a peanut. He put it out of his mind and went on with his life. By March, it hadn't gone away, and he and his wife became concerned. "I went to my doctor, and he immediately sent me to undergo more tests," says In Louisiana, both sides claim defense of Medicare 10/21/2014 11:31pm • BILL BARROW Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- An old political standby -- the future of Medicare -- is emerging as the go-to issue in Louisiana's bitter Senate race as the candidates woo seniors who typically wield strong influence in midterm elections.The challenge for voters is to figure o CDC to revise Ebola protocol, Pentagon preps team 10/21/2014 06:45pm • MIKE STOBBE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear "with no skin showing," a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the U.S., if Containing Ebola requires detective work, medical expertise 10/21/2014 06:15pm • WASHINGTON -- Doctors and nurses are on the front lines of the war on Ebola. But an equally important role in the battle is played by men and women who combine detective work with medical science. They are the public-health detectives who track down the contacts of Ebola patients and arrange for Journalist feels fortunate to recover from Ebola 10/21/2014 01:38pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- An American video journalist with Ebola says he feels lucky to be recovering from the deadly virus, but it's humbling to think about how many people have died from the disease in West Africa.Ashoka Mukpo (ah-SHOH'-kuh MUK'-poh) made several comments about Ebola on Twitter Monday. EU seeks $1.27 billion in Ebola aid for W. Africa 10/21/2014 01:38pm • RAF CASERT Associated Press LUXEMBOURG (AP) -- The European Union committed itself Monday to step up efforts toward getting 1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in aid to fight Ebola in West Africa and rejected the idea of halting direct flights coming from the region.The EU foreign ministers set off a w Nigeria declared Ebola-free; 'spectacular success' 10/21/2014 12:24pm • MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Water laced with salt and sugar, and gallons of the nasty-tasting stuff.Doctors who survived Ebola in Nigeria credited heavy doses of fluids with saving their lives as the World Health Organization declared the country Ebola-free Monday, a rare v If you hurt yourself, go to the doctor 10/21/2014 11:36am • Clinton Yates, commentator CDC releases revised Ebola gear guidelines 10/21/2014 04:34am • MIKE STOBBE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Federal health officials on Monday issued new guidelines to promote head-to-toe protection for health workers treating Ebola patients.Officials have been scrambling to come up with new advice for protective gear since two Dallas nurses became infected whi