Feb 05 Watch Considering the ethics and economics of CVS stores ending tobacco sales By PBS News Hour CVS, the nation’s second-largest drug store chain, has announced that it will stop selling tobacco products because they pose a conflict with the health mission of the business. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Dr. Ronald Depinho of the M.D. Anderson… Continue watching
Feb 05 CVS pharmacies to stop selling tobacco products by October By Zachary Treu CVS/pharmacy stores across the country will cease the sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products by Oct. 1, parent company CVS Caremark announced this morning with the headline "This is the right thing to do." "Ending the sale of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Schools reprioritize playtime to boost concentration and teach social skills By PBS News Hour, April Brown Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch FDA designs new smoking prevention ad strategy to target teens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 FDA launches anti-tobacco campaign focused on youth By Bridget Bowman The Food and Drug Administration launched an anti-tobacco campaign Tuesday that targets youth and seeks to prevent young people from smoking. The FDA is hoping to educate this age group, between ages 12 and 17, on the harmful effects of… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:59 High school football players discuss the pressure to stay in the game, despite concussions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch In a state without Medicaid expansion, uninsured South Carolinians mind the gap By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Health care enrollment troubles continue for thousands of Americans By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Why it takes more than a grocery store to eliminate a 'food desert' By Sarah Corapi In his new study published in the journal Health Affairs, Steven Cummins, a professor of population health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, examines how adding a supermarket to a food desert can change — or not… Continue reading
Feb 03 Common cold during pregnancy may lead to risk of childhood asthma, study says By Sarah Sheffer Mothers-to-be can add one more thing to their list of worries. Scientists now say that exposure to the common cold during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of asthma or allergies in children. Continue reading