Health Sep 22 Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases after COVID causes setbacks Alongside the United Nations General Assembly this week, a push for the fight against infectious diseases. Most countries signed on, but the U.K. is a holdout. As special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports, with governments’ budgets tightening, there is concern…
Health Mar 26 Can new medications shift the battle against drug-resistant TB? Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis kills nearly half its victims, even when treated with second-line drugs. Patients can beat it, but the road isn’t easy.
Science Apr 07 Column: Can scientists predict a bad Lyme disease season? Good science aims to discern patterns that are less obvious, and one fascinating idea about Lyme disease is poised to be put to the test.
Nation Mar 08 Scientists say the government’s only pot farm has moldy samples — and no federal testing standards Researchers say they want better quality, more options in the growing field of clinical marijuana research.
Science Dec 01 Treatment with hallucinogenic mushroom drug shows promise for patients with deep anxiety It was mid-morning when Carol Vincent, the owner of a small marketing firm in Victoria, British Columbia, sat down and swallowed a capsule full of pure, synthesized psilocybin. Many people are familiar with the “natural” version, found in so-called magic…
Science Dec 01 Using Ecstasy to treat PTSD: ‘I felt like my soul snapped back into place’ On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration gave an important boost to a therapy that uses MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat PTSD, clearing the way for one or more large-scale research studies. Since 2004, more than 100 patients…
Health Jun 25 Are we closer to a rapid test for Ebola? In the early stages of infection it’s easy to mistake Ebola for other diseases, and sorting out which patients carry the virus is a delicate and dangerous task. Now, there’s new evidence that a simple test could make that job…
Science Jun 10 How close is the Ebola vaccine? Is the world prepared to fight the next Ebola outbreak? NewsHour provides an update on Ebola vaccine testing in West Africa.