Jun 25 Watch Widespread childhood malnutrition is a paradox in agriculturally rich Guatemala By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 25 Ohio Amish begin vaccinations amid largest measles outbreak in recent U.S. history By Sarah Jane Tribble, WCPN Amish living in Ohio reconsider vaccinations as measles spreads through the community. Continue reading
Jun 25 In a land of plenty, a reporter’s snapshots of malnutrition By Hari Sreenivasan When we asked Maria Pilar whether she would save some of the peas she was tirelessly weeding, she looked at us like we were nuts. Her answer was, “I’ve heard people eat these things. But no, not me.” And that… Continue reading
Jun 25 How Guatemala finally ‘woke up’ to its malnutrition crisis By Roger Thurow In a hip Guatemala City restaurant set within a high-fashion clothing store, baristas mix “Super Nutritious” drinks like the Sangre de Vampiro, a mixture of pineapple, celery, beets, lemon, orange juice and organic honey. “Rich in antioxidants,” boasts the menu. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch I is for infant: Reading aloud to young children benefits brain development By PBS News Hour A new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that reading daily to young children, starting in infancy, can help with language acquisition and literacy skills. But, the report says, many children are missing out. Jeffrey Brown takes a… Continue watching
Jun 23 Hospitals face punishment in Medicare crackdown By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News During a hernia operation, Dorothea Handron’s surgeon unknowingly pierced her bowel. It took five days for doctors to determine she had an infection. By the time they operated on her again, she was so weakened that she was placed in… Continue reading
Jun 22 Lawmakers concerned chocolate e-cigarettes may lure teens By Vic Pasquantonio As of January of this year, there were more than 460 e-cigarette brands available for purchase online, and around 7,700 flavors, including Swedish fish, roasted marshmallow and vanilla cupcake. Continue reading
Jun 21 Proposed laws on experimental drugs stir debate By Stephen Fee This May, Colorado's governor signed the nation's first "right to try" bill, which allows terminally ill patients to try unapproved — and potentially dangerous — drugs outside of clinical trials and without approval from federal regulators. Continue reading
Jun 21 Missouri measure would enact drug program for dying patients By Mike Sherry, The Hale Center for Journalism If you were dying and had exhausted all conventional treatment options, wouldn’t you want immediate access to a drug that might prove to be a miracle cure? That’s the promise of proposed legislation that could make Missouri the third state… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch ‘Right to try’ law gives terminal patients access to drugs not approved by FDA By PBS News Hour Continue watching