Aug 22 To Vaccinate or Not? Whooping Cough Outbreak Stirs Debate EmbedVideo(4204, 514, 320); SEATTLE | On a clear day in South Seattle, it's not much of a strain to look across Puget Sound and see Vashon Island. Just a 25-minute ferry ride and a few twisting roads separate… Continue reading
Aug 22 Whooping Cough Can Kill: One Mother's Story of Loss EmbedVideo(4205, 482, 304); Editor's Note: NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser recently traveled to Washington state to report on the whooping cough epidemic currently gripping many parts of the U.S. While there, she spoke with Chelsey Charles about… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch As Whooping Cough Rebounds in U.S., Infants at Greatest Risk Chelsey Charles lost her baby to whooping cough. This is her story. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch To Vaccinate or Not? Two Mothers 'Debate' Two mothers share why they decided to have their children vaccinated for pertussis or not. Continue watching
Aug 21 Whooping Cough Outbreak: Top 10 Things You Should Know By Bridget Desimone Boy Scouts in Everett, Wash., advertise a whooping cough vaccination clinic during a community gathering in early August. Photo by Jason Kane. OLYMPIA, Wash. | Whooping cough. Those are among the last words Jennifer Crocker expected to be on her… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World… Continue watching
Aug 17 Primer: How Paul Ryan's Plan Would Change Medicaid By mcarey Republican vice presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks at a campaign event at Walsh University on Thursday in North Canton, Ohio. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's choice of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as his running… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Texas Employs Aerial Spraying to Combat West Nile Virus Emergency Texas Employs Aerial Spraying to Combat West Nile Virus Emergency… Continue watching
Aug 16 Dallas Mayor Declares State of Emergency After West Nile Outbreak (Getty Images) Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has authorized an aerial spraying to combat a West Nile Virus outbreak, after declaring a state of emergency Wednesday. According to The Associated Press, there have been 10 deaths linked to the virus… Continue reading
Aug 16 Primer: How Paul Ryan Proposes To Change Medicare Rep. Paul Ryan greets supporters during a campaign rally at Waukesha County Expo Center in Wisconsin on Sunday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages. Editor's Note: Rep. Paul Ryan's ideas for reforming Medicare and Medicaid have received fresh scrutiny this week… Continue reading