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PBS Doctor
Daily News Lesson November 29 2023

How Susan La Flesche Picotte became the 1st Native American to earn a medical degree

Learn about Susan La Flesche Picotte, a groundbreaking doctor
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Lesson Plan August 24 2023

Lesson plan: Why is health care out of reach for people released from prison?

Learn about the healthcare challenges people face after their release from incarceration
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Post August 01 2023

5 things for students to know about cancer
Learn about cancer's causes and treatments
PBS drug shortage
Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Prescription drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult for doctors and patients
The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing prescription drug shortage with more and more medication in short supply for longer stretches of time
Memphis overwhelmed by COVID-19 emergency calls, prompting wait times for ambulances
Daily News Lesson July 19 2023

Rural shortages lead to 'ambulance deserts' and delayed medical care
Learn about "ambulance deserts" and why some communities don't have access to emergency care
A photo illustration shows a stethoscope and blood-pressure machine as a French general practitioner works in a doctor's office in Bordeaux
Daily News Lesson April 11 2023

Top lesson: Millions face loss of Medicaid + News wrap 4/12/23 + Student Video
Learn about a rule that could cost millions access to health insurance
Janis Herrera gets her blood pressure measured on the first day of the new Pueblo del Rio Housing Projects Wellness Center, a free clinic that will serve 3,500 low income residents, in Los Angeles
Daily News Lesson December 19 2022

How racial biases in medical algorithms lead to inequities in care
Learn about a new report that tracks racial biases in hospital systems created by automated programs
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Daily News Lesson November 22 2022

‘Tridemic’ strains healthcare system ahead of the holidays
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from for November 23, 2022
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Daily Video July 22 2020

Brief But Spectacular: Why one doctor has started dispensing financial advice
Meet a doctor who sees financial advice as a key component of health advice to her patients.
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Daily Video May 24 2019

High school journalists report on sex education and public health
Learn how PBS' teen reporters are covering important health care issues like teen pregnancy in this STEM Student Reporting Labs "Health Innovators" series.
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