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Hosted by Henry Winkler, who has had his own struggles with reading, Reading and the Brain explores how brain scientists are working to solve the puzzle of why some children struggle to read and others don't. Startling new research shows the answer may lie in how a child's brain is wired from birth. Episode 8 from Reading Rockets' Launching Young Readers series. Continue
To The Contrary
Women make up half the world's HIV infection, and adolescent girls are at particular risk. Experts at this week's International AIDS Conference experts call women an 'unfinished agenda' in the AIDS respose and urge action on education and treatment. See what our panelists think on this week's To The Contrary Extra. Continue
MediaShift
Has society become so dependent on technology that it has become lazy about memorizing the basics, like a best friend's phone number or where countries are located on a map? Continue
Bill Moyers
"Old-school socialist" Mike Davis gives his critique of the government's response to the economic crisis and how he thinks it compares to Roosevelt's New Deal. And, Marta Pelaez, president of Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., with perspective on the human face of the economic downturn and how it may be pushing some families over the edge. Continue
Bill Moyers
Obama adviser Chris Edley and Clinton superdelegate Maria Echaveste-Edley's wife-debate this question and related issues. Melody Petersen, author of Our Daily Meds, talks about the dangers of Big Pharma. A Bill Moyers essay on the Senate's "resolution of disapproval" against the FCC's recent vote . Continue
Next Avenue
Need a reason to finally get your hearing checked? Try this: A new study has found that people who experience significant hearing loss as they age may also be at higher risk of developing dementia. Continue
MediaShift
Some experts believe that personal gadgets are making us mentally ill and are worsening other problems such as narcissism, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. But there's help. Continue
Made in India
Follow the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together. Continue
NOVA
For some breast cancer patients, chemotherapy isn't always necessary. Continue
PBS Presents
Learn about communities in America that provide excellent health care at reasonable cost and sometimes cover nearly everyone in town. 2/16/2012 Continue
Next Avenue
The Xbox Kinect gaming system is just beginning to show its potential value as a tool for doctors and caregivers. Continue
To The Contrary
The shocking video of an Afghan woman's execution by the Taliban. Then, a first for women and the Olympics? And, Behind the Headlines: BPA. A plastic by-product that's everywhere and rasing health concerns. Continue
Next Avenue
Bionic implants are not new, but thanks to innovations they are turning up in the bodies of more Americans over 40. Continue
Bill Moyers
Advocate Donna Smith on how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans. Then, policy analysts and physicians Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen and David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program join Bill Moyers for a frank discussion about the political and logistical feasibility of a single-payer system amidst the troubled economy and a government dominated by lobbyists. Continue
Bill Moyers
Just over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform to Washington is it business as usual for Wall Street? Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) join Bill Moyers for a report card on the bailouts and to find out whether efforts of reform have been derailed. Bill Moyers remembers his friend, renowned physician and mountaineer Charlie Houston. Continue
Wired Science
The X Prize Foundation is attracting everyone from multimillion-dollar corporations to small-time inventors and creating a new world of revolution through competition. Continue
Science Bytes
We live in a world where our eyes and ears are bombarded with colors, shapes, textures and noises of all types. How exactly do our brains translate these sights and sounds into meaningful images and words? At the University of California, Berkeley, two groups of scientists are finding tantalizing new answers to this question by reconstructing what our brains see and hear. Continue
FRONTLINE
Determine whether vaccines are a great achievement or a scourge on health. 3/20/2012 Continue
Independent Lens
We seem to have arrived at a moment for a public conversation about unintended consequences, the definition of family, and the ethical questions surrounding a fertility-for-profit industry that is largely unregulated. To support that important conversation, we’re providing a list of resources for the children of donors, as well as for the parents or prospective parents of donor-conceived children. Continue
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