2001 DECEMBER
Dec. 20, 2001

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Senate Majority Leader Daschle discusses the Republican backed economic stimulus bill that passed the House but failed to pass the the Senate.

  

Dec. 20, 2001

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert
Speaker of the House Hastert discusses the Republican backed economic stimulus bill that passed the House but failed to pass the Senate.

  

Dec. 19, 2001

Red Cross Woes
Ray Suarez reports on the Red Cross and its troubles since the September 11 attacks.

  

Dec. 19, 2001

Dr. Anthony Fauci
The director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discusses the decision to offer the controversial anthrax vaccine to some of those exposed to inhaled anthrax.

  

Dec. 11, 2001

Social Security Reform
A debate with experts on President Bush's Commission recommending younger workers invest a portion of their contributions in the stock market.

  

Dec. 11, 2001

Background: Social Security Reform
Susan Dentzer reports on President Bush's Commission recommending younger workers invest a portion of their contributions in the stock market.

  

Dec. 4, 2001

The Anthrax Vaccine
Officials are taking another look at the controversial anthrax vaccine, Betty Ann Bowser reports.

  

Dec. 3, 2001

Stark Statistics on AIDS/HIV from the U.N.
Two days after World AIDS day, Gwen Ifill and health experts assess the 2001 U.N. statistics on AIDS/HIV cases and provide explanations for the growing numbers.

  

NOVEMBER
Nov. 29, 2001

Preventing Smallpox
Susan Dentzer reports on the administration's plans to prevent an smallpox outbreak should it be used as a form of bioterrorism.

  

Nov. 26, 2001

Human Cloning
Experts debate the latest developments in the controversial practice of cloning human cells.

  

Nov. 21, 2001

Anthrax Threat: Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, Director of the CDC
An interview with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control, after an elderly Connecticut woman died from inhalation anthrax.

  

Nov. 20, 2001

Battling Bioterrorism
As fears of bioterrorism continue, one famous scientist, Dr. D.A. Henderson, has been named to lead the new Office of Public Health Preparedness.

  

Nov. 20, 2001

Dr. D.A. Henderson
Several decades ago, Dr. Donald A. Henderson was instrumental in working towards the eradication of the deadly virus smallpox. On November 1st, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson named Henderson director of the new Office of Public Health Preparedness. Excerpts from his conversation with Susan Dentzer follow.

Nov. 19, 2001

Assisted Suicide
Lee Hochberg reports on Attorney General Ashcroft's challenge to an Oregon law allowing physician-assisted suicide.

  

Nov. 8, 2001

Coping with Stress in the Post-Sept. 11 World
Health correspondent Susan Dentzer explores the ways people are coping with post-traumatic stress and the paths to recovery in the post-Sept. 11 world.

  

Nov. 1, 2001

First Response to Anthrax Threats
Susan Dentzer reports on the medical response to anthrax threats at the local level.

  

Nov. 1, 2001

Dr. Georges Benjamin
Dr. Georges Benjamin is the secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the current president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

Nov. 1, 2001

Dr. Venkat Mani
Dr. Venkat Mani is the chief of Infectious Disease at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Maryland. He treated postal worker Joseph Curseen before he died from inhalation anthrax. Excerpts from his conversation with Susan Dentzer follow.

Nov. 1, 2001

Dr. Tara O'Toole
Dr. Tara O'Toole is a physician and bioterrorism expert at Johns Hopkins University. Excerpts from her conversation with Susan Dentzer follow.

Nov. 1, 2001

Mayor Anthony Williams of Washington, D.C.
Mayor Anthony Williams of Washington, D.C. discusses the city's response to terrorism and anthrax health threats.

  

OCTOBER
Oct. 31, 2001

Newsmaker: Dr. Anthony Fauci
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health discusses the medical community's response to the anthrax threat.

  

Oct. 30, 2001

Anthrax Threat
Health officials focus on two people with anthrax who do not routinely work with the mail. Gwen Ifill and Susan Dentzer track the latest anthrax developments.

  

Oct. 26, 2001

Anthrax Update
Margaret Warner and health correspondent Susan Dentzer discuss the latest developments in the anthrax story.

  

Oct. 25, 2001

Anthrax Threat
The chief postal inspector discusses the safety of mail in the United States, and anthrax investigations at post office's in Washington, D.C. and Trenton, New Jersey.

  

Oct. 24, 2001

Background: The Anthrax Threat
A report on the official reaction to the threat of anthrax in the nation's mail system.

  

Oct. 24, 2001

The Anthrax Threat: Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, Director of the CDC
Jim Lehrer talks with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  

Oct. 23, 2001

The Anthrax Threat
U.S. Postal Service representatives and a health expert discuss the developments in the postal service anthrax cases threatening workers in Washington D.C. and New Jersey.

  

Oct. 23, 2001

Latest Anthrax Developments
Kwame Holman reports on developments in the anthrax story and the Congressional debate on the anti-terrorism bill.

  

Oct. 22, 2001

Latest Developments: Anthrax
Kwame Holman has the latest on the anthrax story, after two Washington, D.C. postal workers died from anthrax-like symptoms.

  

Oct. 18, 2001

The Fear Factor: The Anthrax Threat
Three regional reporters discuss public reaction to the anthrax threat.

  

Oct. 17, 2001

Concerned Capitol
Margaret Warner talks to Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) about the anthrax scare on Capitol Hill, and its implications for the war against terrorism.

  

Oct. 17, 2001

Tracking Anthrax
Gwen Ifill discusses the investigation into the anthrax mailings with Dr. Richard Spertzel, a retired army colonel and former head of the biological weapons inspection team for the UN Special Commission on Iraq.

  

Oct. 17, 2001

Tracking Anthrax
Ray Suarez examines the medical implications of anthrax with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

  

Oct. 17, 2001

Tracking Anthrax
Susan Dentzer reports on health issues surrounding the anthrax threats.

  

Oct. 16, 2001

Anthrax Health Risks
Ray Suarez examines the medical implications of anthrax with Neal Cohen, New York City health commissioner.

  

Oct. 16, 2001

Seeking the Anthrax Source
The FBI and health officials search for the source of the anthrax-laced letters sent to the Capitol and NBC.

  

Oct. 16, 2001

Anthrax Update
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest developments in the anthrax cases.

  

Oct. 15, 2001

Anthrax Threat
Susan Dentzer provides an update on the anthrax outbreaks, then Gwen Ifill discusses the public health threat with Senator Bill Frist(R-TN) and U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher.

  

Oct. 12, 2001

Anthrax Cases
To examine the anthrax cases in Florida and New York, Margaret Warner talks to Dr. Philip Brachman, Emory professor and former member of the CDC's Anthrax Investigation Program.

  

Oct. 11, 2001

Anthrax Threat
Susan Dentzer looks at the Florida anthrax cases, now termed a criminal case.

  

Oct. 11, 2001

A Slow Recovery
Survivors work towards recovery from severe burns, one month after the terrorist attacks.

  

Oct. 9, 2001

Anthrax Threat
Gwen Ifill reports on the cases of anthrax in Florida and then examines its implications for the future of public health with three experts.

  

Oct. 1, 2001

Biological Terrorism
Two experts who served as U.N. arms inspectors in Iraq examine the threat of biological terrorism.

  

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 21, 2001

Identifying Victims
More than 6,500 people are believed to have been killed in last week's two terrorist attacks. Experts believe it is crucial to identify as many of the victims' bodies as possible.

  

Sept. 21, 2001

Extended Interview: Madeline Lew Moy
Madeline Lew Moy's husband, Teddington (Ted) Moy, 48, was killed in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Excerpts of of her interview with Susan Dentzer follows.

Sept. 21, 2001

Extended Interview: Colonel Brion Carleton Smith, M.D.
Colonel Brion Carleton Smith, M.D., is the director of the Department of Defense DNA Registry and the Chief Deputy Medical Examiner for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Excerpts of of his interview with Susan Dentzer follows.

Sept. 21, 2001

Extended Interview: Dr. Charles J. Stahl, M.D.
Dr. Charles J. Stahl, M.D. is the former Chief Armed Forces Medical Examiner. Excerpts of of his interview with Susan Dentzer follows.

Sept. 15, 2001

One Hospital's Story
Ray Suarez reports on one hospital's efforts to treat hundreds on the front line of Tuesday's attacks in New York.

  

Sept. 5, 2001

Stem Cell Divide
Republican senators Bill Frist of Tennessee and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania take opposing sides on the science and benefits of federally funded stem cell research.

  

Sept. 3, 2001

Extended Interview: Bruce Downey
Bruce Downey is chairman and CEO of Barr Laboratories, a major producer of generic drugs.

Sept. 3, 2001

Extended Interview: Peter D. Kramer
Peter Kramer is a clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University.

Sept. 3, 2001

Extended Interview: Sidney Taurel
Sidney Taurel is the chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly & Company, the makers of the antidepressant Prozac.

AUGUST
Aug. 24, 2001

Understanding Autism
Elizabeth Brackett reports on a developmental disorder afflicting about half a million Americans.

  

Aug. 16, 2001

Favoring Boys in India
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on India's census, which reveals a steadily declining ratio of girls to boys.

  

Aug. 10, 2001

Ethics and Science
A panel of ethicists and members of the scientific and medical communities react to the president's decision to fund some stem cell research.

  

Aug. 10, 2001

Political Reaction to President Bush's Stem Cell Decision
Kwame Holman reviews political reactions to President Bush's stem cell decision.

  

Aug. 10, 2001

Stem Cell Science
Susan Dentzer explains the president's decision and the science behind it.

  

Aug. 10, 2001

Sec. Tommy Thompson
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson discusses the president's decision to fund some stem cell research.

  

Aug. 9, 2001

Bush Embryonic Stem Cell Decision
President Bush announces funding for limited embryonic stem cell research.

  

Aug. 9, 2001

Stem Cells
Susan Dentzer provides some background on President Bush's long-awaited decision on stem cell research.

  

Aug. 8, 2001

Preventing Diabetes
A new study finds diet and exercise can dramatically cut the risk of getting diabetes.

  

Aug. 7, 2001

Double Trouble
A Washington scientific conference finds researchers debating the duplication of genetic material to produce human clones.

  

Aug. 3, 2001

Heat Wave
Elizabeth Brackett reports on high temperatures in the middle of the country that have caused around 50 deaths this summer.

Aug. 2, 2001

Killer Heat
After a Kwame Holman background report on the heat stroke death of a football player, Terence Smith interviews NFL veteran Bob Golic; and Dr. Art Kellerman, chairman of Emergency Medicine at Emory University's School of Medicine.

  

Aug. 2, 2001

Patients' Rights
Susan Dentzer provides an update on the Patients' Bill of Rights debate in the House.

  

Aug. 2, 2001

House Speaker Dennis Hastert
House Speaker Dennis Hastert discusses the Patients' Bill of Rights and the Energy Bill.

  

Aug. 1, 2001

Artificial Heart
A month after his surgery, the first man to receive a new kind of artificial heart is still going strong.

  

JULY
July 30, 2001

Ecstasy Explosion
The new recreational drug of choice among teens has produced a 50 percent increase in emergency room visits.

  

July 24, 2001

Rethinking Social Security
Experts discuss a presidential commission's draft report that warns of financial trouble for Social Security by 2016.

  

July 20, 2001

Research Halt
A federal oversight agency suspended almost all of Johns Hopkins federally financed medical research involving human subjects.

  

July 18, 2001

Newsmaker: Vice President Cheney
Vice President Dick Cheney examines the state of U.S. energy consumption and conservation, stem cell research, campaign finance reform and his health.

  

July 12, 2001

Background: Medicare Coverage
After this background report by Susan Dentzer, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson discusses discount prescription drugs for Medicare recipients.

  

July 12, 2001

Sec. Tommy Thompson
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson discusses discount prescription drugs for Medicare recipients.

  

July 10, 2001

Background: Stem Cells
A background report by Susan Dentzer about the use of stem cells in scientific research.

  

July 10, 2001

Stem Cell Research: Political Science
Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the Republican party struggle to reach consensus about the use of stem cells in scientific research.

  

July 4, 2001

Promising Pump
Doctors from the University of Louisville implanted the world's first self-contained artificial heart Monday. Doctors Laman Gray and Robert Dowling join Margaret Warner to discuss the surgery and its aftermath.

  

July 2, 2001

Patients' Care
The Senate adopted new patients' rights legislation late Friday night. Four policy experts assess whether the proposal will improve health care in America.

  

JUNE
June 29, 2001

Patients' Bill of Rights
Following a report by Kwame Holman, Shields and Gigot discuss the Senate debate over a patients' bill of rights in addition to the president's foreign policy and the 2002 elections.

  

June 29, 2001

Targeting AIDS
Susan Dentzer reports on the continuing search for an AIDS vaccine.

  

June 29, 2001

Heart Trouble
Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo additional heart tests tomorrow after experiencing more irregular heart rhythms.

  

June 27, 2001

Targeting AIDS
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest efforts to create a vaccine against AIDS.

  

June 27, 2001

Patients' Rights
Most Republicans and Democrats this week remained divided over a patient's right to sue.

  

June 26, 2001

AIDS in India
AIDS is spreading through India at an alarming rate, fueled by a brisk sex trade and a tradition of public silence.

  

June 26, 2001

Background: Targeting AIDS
A background report on the U.N. special session on AIDS in New York.

  

June 26, 2001

Targeting AIDS
An international panel discusses AIDS and the U.N. special session on AIDS in New York.

  

June 19, 2001

Patients' Rights
Sens. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) discuss the growing patients' rights debate.

  

June 12, 2001

Drug Prices for Seniors Rising
The price of prescription drugs used most by seniors rose much faster than inflation last year, a new report shows.

June 8, 2001

Cancer Rates
A study shows some cancer rates and deaths decreased in the 1990s.

  

June 7, 2001

Genetic Testing
A look at the ethics behind testing for genetic diseases.

  

June 7, 2001

Mending Hearts
A report today in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that a heart broken in a medical sense might indeed mend.

  

MAY
May 30, 2001

AIDS at Twenty Years
Twenty years ago this week, the Centers for Disease Control first reported on a health problem that would come to be known as AIDS. Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on growing AIDS rates in minority populations.

  

May 24, 2001

Health on the Web
What is the quality of health information online?

  

May 21, 2001

What is mad cow disease?
Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a chronic degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system of cattle, destroying brain tissue and eventually causing dementia and death. There is no known cure.

May 21, 2001

AIDS in Africa: Global Help
A background report on AIDS in Africa.

May 21, 2001

Confronting AIDS
Elizabeth Farnsworth leads a discussion with AIDS and Africa experts about the international community's role in combating the epidemic.

  

May 17, 2001

Senegal's Success in AIDS Prevention
A look at Senegal and an effective AIDS prevention program. Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports.

  

May 16, 2001

Fighting Back Against HIV in Botswana
Nearly 36 percent of adults in Botswana are believed to have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on how Botswana's government is trying to tackle the crisis, in part three of a four-part series.

  

May 15, 2001

HIV and the Botswana Battle
Nearly 36 percent of adults in Botswana are believed to have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on efforts to combat the virus in part two of a four-part series.

  

May 15, 2001

Fighting Cholesterol
A federal panel recommends stricter standards for measuring high cholesterol.

  

May 14, 2001

Medical Marijuana
The Supreme Court unanimously rules against California's medical marijuana law.

  

May 14, 2001

Allergy Season
Three popular allergy drugs may soon be available over the counter.

  

May 14, 2001

Newsmaker: U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
In an interview taped Friday, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for a $7 to $10 billion international fund to fight AIDS.

  

May 11, 2001

Allergy Drugs
Susan Dentzer reports on the battle to make some prescription allergy medications available over the counter.

  

May 10, 2001

FDA Approves New Cancer Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a promising new oral medication in the fight against cancer.

May 1, 2001

Obese Children
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the alarming rise in childhood obesity.

APRIL
April 25, 2001

AIDS in Africa
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Malawi, where HIV/AIDS afflicts 10 percent of the population.

  

April 25, 2001

Gender Differences
A study finds that researchers pay far too little attention to gender differences.

  

April 19, 2001

Beating Depression with St. John's Wort?
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest findings about St. John's wort, the herbal remedy used to treat depression.

  

April 17, 2001

Organ & Tissue Donation
An in-depth look at the world of organ and tissue donation.

  

April 12, 2001

Stem Cells
Scientists may have found a way to use human fat as a source of stem cells.

  

MARCH
March 30, 2001

Disease Damage: Foot-and-Mouth
Simon Marks reports on how foot-and-mouth disease is affecting the economy and politics in Britain.

  

March 29, 2001

Human Reproductive Cloning
A Congressional hearing explores the possibility of human reproductive cloning. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports.

  

March 28, 2001

Medical Marijuana
The U.S. Supreme Court tackles the medical marijuana debate. Ray Suarez talks about the case with NewsHour regular Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune.

  

March 26, 2001

Medical Mistakes
Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on a link between medical mistakes and airplane crashes.

  

March 15, 2001

Indian Pharmaceuticals
As Western drug companies move to make life-saving drugs more affordable for Third World countries, they now face competition from Indian drug companies.

  

March 14, 2001

Livestock Plague
Two experts look at the food-and-mouth disease outbreak in Europe.

  

March 14, 2001

Livestock Plague
A background report on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Europe.

  

March 12, 2001

The Cheney Factor
Three experts discuss Vice President Dick Cheney's growing governmental influence and how he could redefine the vice president's role.

  

March 7, 2001

Ergonomic Debate: Repetitive Stress Injury Regulations
Kwame Holman reports on the U.S. Senate's debate over repetitive stress injury regulations.

March 6, 2001

Heart Stents
Examining new research on and uses for stents -- spring-like devices that keep heart patients' narrowing arteries open. Susan Dentzer reports.

  

March 6, 2001

San Diego Shooting
San Diego's District Attorney and two mental health experts discuss the circumstances surrounding a high school shooting that left two students dead.

  

March 5, 2001

Cheney Hospitalized with Chest Pains
Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart disease, checked himself into a hospital today with chest pains. Jim Lehrer talks with Dr. David Pearle, director of the coronary care unit at Georgetown University Hospital.

  

March 5, 2001

Vice President Dick Cheney Hospitalized
Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart attacks, checked himself into a hospital Monday with chest pains. Jim Lehrer talks with Dr. David Pearle, director of the coronary care unit at Georgetown University Hospital.

  

FEBRUARY
Feb. 21, 2001

Background: Price of AIDS
A background report on the economic issues surrounding AIDS drugs.

  

Feb. 21, 2001

The Price of AIDS
A panel examines the economic issues surrounding AIDS drugs.

  

Feb. 19, 2001

Technology and Deaf Culture
Betty Ann Bowser looks at technology's effect on the deaf community.

  

Feb. 12, 2001

Sequencing Life: The Human Genome Map
Doctors Francis Collins and Craig Venter discuss the completion of the human genome map.

  

Feb. 8, 2001

Arguing with AIDS
Over the last several years, some of the more promising AIDS treatments have shown discouraging side effects and complications. Susan Dentzer reports on the limitations of anti-retroviral drugs and other news from an AIDS conference in Chicago.

  

Feb. 2, 2001

President Bush's Plan for Prescription Drug Coverage
President Bush sends a plan to Congress that would provide low-income seniors with prescription drug coverage.

  

Feb. 2, 2001

Covering the Pharmacy
An aging population and the explosion of new drugs puts a greater burden on pharmacies everywhere. Ted Robbins of KUAT, Tucson, reports.

  

JANUARY
Jan. 26, 2001

Mad Cow Disease
A look at mad cow disease and its possible spread beyond Western Europe.

  

Jan. 26, 2001

Food Scare
Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Murray Lumpkin of the Food and Drug Administration, Paul Brown of the National Institutes of Health, and consumer advocate Peter Lurie of Public Citizen about the safety of domestic beef.

  

Jan. 22, 2001

Order Reversals
Two members of Congress discuss President Bush's plan to reverse and suspend executive orders from the Clinton administration.

  

Jan. 18, 2001

Confirmation of Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson answered questions Thursday about his qualifications for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services.

  

Jan. 16, 2001

Exit Interview: Donna Shalala
The outgoing Secretary of Health and Human Services looks back at her tenure.

Jan. 11, 2001

Diets Evaluated
Ray Suarez talks with Dr. Eileen Kennedy, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about a new study of diet techniques.

  

Jan. 8, 2001

Chemotherapy and Hair Loss
Susan Dentzer examines a potential new treatment to reduce hair loss in chemotherapy patients.

  

Jan. 1, 2001

Cancer Treatment
A report on a new cancer treatment and a teenage girl who volunteered for it.