A Texas nurse who contracted deadly Ebola virus while treating a patient two years ago has finally settled a lawsuit against the hospital where she became infected, both parties confirmed.

In a newly released joint statement, Texas Health Resources, the parent company of the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, and Nina Pham said they resolved the pending lawsuit and wished the best for each other.

However, none of the two sides revealed the terms of the settlement of the pending lawsuit.

A lucky man escaped a run-in with a shark off the New South Wales north coast with only a few teeth marks on his body, local authorities announced.

The man, whose name was not revealed, was surfing Monday morning on a beach between Suffolk Park and Broken Head when a big shark attacked him. He was offered first aid at the scene, before being rushed to Byron Bay hospital by a friend at around 7.30 a.m.

A spokesperson for Surf Life Saving said that the man, who is believed to be in his late 30s, had three punctures in his thigh from the shark bite.

Wisconsin is apparently making better efforts than most of other states to prevent children's cavities, which causes difficulties in eating, speaking as well as affects ability to learn.

Managed by the Children's Health Alliance, the Seal-A-Smile of Wisconsin is a school-based program that has significantly increased the use of dental sealants for children who belong to low-income families.

As several states in the U.S. are preparing to vote on their respective marijuana legalization measures in this upcoming election, support for legal pot is said to be at its highest in as many as five decades.

A fresh poll conducted by Gallup found that 60 per cent of American voters said sale and use of marijuana should be made legal. The figure of support for legal pot is the highest in the last 47 years.

Marijuana advocates welcomed the poll’s results, saying pot legalization was gaining nationwide approval and the numbers fell right in line with their projections.