Two statistics had dominated Gina Danford's life. While close to 120,000 women under the age of 50 are diagnosed with cancer each year, Danford became one of them at age 19. But it wasn't until her third tumor, at age 30, that she joined a much more exclusive number.
Margaret Warner and guests discuss the first-ever Congress-mandated national Alzheimer's plan and its 2025 deadline to curb the number of Americans with Alzheimer's.
At San Francisco General Hospital, surgeons from developing countries are learning the latest techniques from top U.S. specialists. With just over 100 orthopedic surgeons serving the 80 million people of Kenya and Tanzania, it's admittedly a small step. But doctors there say it's a worthy one. Spencer Michels reports.
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Track how 12 different U.S. communities adapt to changing economic times.
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Judy Woodruff explores how young people are handling the economic downturn.
Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Wednesday's query: Why do economists maintain separate currency values by region or countries when everyone should be playing on a level/moral playing field?
On April 12, 2011, a 59-year-old woman with a sensor implanted in her brain picked up her cinnamon latte with a robotic arm, brought it to her lips and took a sip through a straw, using only her thoughts. It was the first movement Cathy Hutchinson had made in 15 years.
The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised $43.6 million in April, a sign of the president's continued fundraising advantage over Mitt Romney. The news was announced in a video emailed to supporters Wednesday.
When world leaders gather this weekend at the NATO and Group of Eight summits, they have two major items on the table -- wrapping up the Afghan war and handling Europe's financial crisis. So what are the signs that they will make any progress?
Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on economic news. Tuesday's query: Can Americans eat, travel, have a home and pay medical essentials on $10 per hour?
The latest CBS News/New York Times survey found that 36 percent of voters said the economy was getting better, compared with 24 percent who responded it was getting worse.
President Obama's pronouncement in favor of same-sex marriage has no legal effect on employers' decisions on whether to offer benefits to workers' domestic partners, but some advocates believe it could reinforce a decade-long trend toward coverage.
Part of its "Help Wanted" series, Need to Know reports on an innovative job-saving program in Rhode Island -- a so-called "work-share plan" that allow businesses thinking of firing workers to reduce their hours instead.
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Called "Next Avenue," a new PBS multimedia initiative -- aimed at people over 50 -- taps experts and trusted sources for information about health, finances, work, leisure and caregiving.
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In anticipation of an exciting election season, PBS launched an aggregate election news center on Super Tuesday. The page will host content from affiliate station sites as well as NewsHour, Frontline, Need to Know and Washington Week.
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May 15, 2012
President Obama clearly stated his support for same-sex marriage for the first time as president in a recent interview with ABC News. The statement placed Obama firmly on the side of gay rights advocates ahead of an election that's likely to spotlight social issues polarizing many Americans.
