• Amber Vinson, Second Dallas Nurse Stricken with Ebola Virus, Speaks Out Against CDC's Criticism: 'I'm Not Careless, I'm Not Reckless'

    Amber Vinson was the second nurse who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to become infected with the Ebola virus. She raised eyebrows for taking a flight from Dallas to Ohio, and then back again a few days later while supposedly having a low-grade fever. Vinson was finally declared Ebola-free and released from the hospital last week, and while she asked for her privacy, I think many expected to hear from her because the CDC momentarily let her be its fall girl.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had said Vinson should never have flown and that it would have been against its guidelines. But it neglected to mention how nervous the whole situation had actually made her because the nurses who cared for Duncan were never trained until the moment they had to suit up to actively care for him.Vinson told Matt Lauer in an interview this morning on "Today":"The first time that I put on the protective equipment, I was heading in to take care of the patient. We didn't have excessive training where we could don and doff, put on and take off the protective equipment, till we got a level of being comfortable with it. I didn't have that, and I think that's very important for hospitals across the nation, big and small. Once Nina came down with it, my contact at the health department called me and gave me a list of things to look out for, symptoms to look out for and numbers to call if I showed any symptoms. I never had a number to call the CDC directly. I would always call my contact at the health department. And then when I was in Ohio, and I was scheduled to leave, because I was so afraid of what could potentially happen, I did ask them, 'Is there anything that you guys can do to send for me? Do I need to leave earlier?' Because you know, I was worried."Lauer quickly reminded her of how the CDC allowed her to be painted as careless and foolish ,and it was obviously still a sore spot for Vinson, as she explained:"It made me feel terrible, because that's not me. I'm not careless. I'm not reckless. I'm an ICU nurse. I embrace protocol, guidelines and structure. Because in my day-to-day nursing, it is a matter of life and death. And I respect that fact. I would never go outside of guidelines or boundaries or something directly from the CDC telling me that I can't go, I can't fly."

  • Will Pippa Middleton Become the Newest 'Today Show' Correspondent?

    Apparently, Pippa Middleton made such an impression on NBC after sitting for an interview last summer that the network has been courting her for a job. Kate Middleton's younger sister taped an interview with Matt Lauer for "The Today Show" that aired in June and the ratings were spectacular. The numbers confirmed what the network had already known: Americans love royals, even if they are only a married-in extension of the monarchy. Kate's marriage to Prince William has caused enormous interest in Pippa and NBC is hopeful that they will be able to add her as a new correspondent to Today.According to a new report by Page Six, Pippa has been working on a test piece in Utah and, if all goes well, then it will sign her to do special reports on subjects like health and fitness.

  • Dallas Nurse Briana Aguirre Says Ebola Protocol Was Never Discussed Before Thomas Eric Duncan Was Admitted, Protective Suits Leave Skin Exposed

    Dallas Health Presbyterian Hospital nurse Briana Aguirre is sure rocking the CDC's attempts at keeping the general public calm over the ongoing Ebola virus situation. Aguirre sat for an interview with Today Show's Matt Lauer and divulged details on just how unprepared one of the U.S.'s most respected facilities is to treat what could easily turn into a pandemic if not quickly contained. Aguirre has spent time caring for the first infected nurse, Nina Pham and offered up details on how Dallas had never had any formal training before Thomas Eric Duncan walked through their front doors.

  • Smashing Pumpkins Tour: Billy Corgan and Co. Release Live Set With Some New, Some Classic Stuff

    Some people were pleasantly surpassed when they heard the new Smashing Pumpkins album "Oceania" last year. The sound was much more in tune with what fans of grunge-era Billy Corgan produced. But some fans would rather just hear the Smashing Pumpkins play the same ol' hits over and over again versus try to evolve. We're not saying wither side is necessarily wrong. We are saying however that the new concert album/movie "Oceania: Live in NYC" features a little bit of both.
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