Aug 26 The Anatomy of Coney Island Hospital's Hurricane Evacuation Ambulances wait on Friday to evacuate patients at Coney Island Hospital as Hurricane Irene headed northward; Spencer Platt/Getty Images Coney Island Hospital has been staring down the Atlantic Ocean for the past 137 years. On Friday, a retreat was… Continue reading
Aug 26 Global Health Week in Tweets Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. Follow us on Twitter at NewsHourGlobal. View "Weekly Twitter Round Up" on Storify… Continue reading
Aug 26 Cars of the Future May Keep Us Safe Behind the Wheel at Any Age On Thursday's NewsHour, we featured an excerpt of the film "Old People Driving" as part of our Economist Film Project series. The new documentary looks at the stories of two seniors, still driving as they approach their 100th… Continue reading
Aug 25 Obesity Rates Rising Worldwide, Half of U.S. Could Be Obese by 2030 By Talea Miller There are an estimated 502 million obese adults worldwide. Photo by Flickr user Malingering. The world is getting fatter, and packing on the pounds is not just for wealthy nations anymore. Obesity is sweeping into low and middle-income countries, reports… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch For Legendary Coach Summitt, Next Opponent Is Dementia Diagnosis Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Hari Sreenivasan talks to her son Tyler Summitt and The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins about how the coach is coping and staying focused on… Continue watching
Aug 25 'Long-term' Needs Grow in Horn of Africa as Drought Shows No Signs of Abating By Larisa Epatko Many in East Africa, still suffering from drought and hunger, are streaming into refugee camps as other countries try to close a $1.1 billion shortfall in needed funding for relief supplies. Continue reading
Aug 24 Healthy Eating: Good for Your Body, Bad for Your Bottom Line? Flickr User West Side Market. It looks as easy as dishing up dinner. According to new advice from the federal government, eating healthy simply means filling your plate with fresh broccoli and salmon, a generous spoonful of rice pilaf,… Continue reading
Aug 24 Starving Somalis Latest Victims of Broken Government A mother and child from Somalia at a refugee camp in Kenya. Photo by Kate Holt, CARE. The food crisis in Somalia gets worse by the day. Desperately hungry people are pouring out of their home provinces, crossing borders… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana 'Clearing the Smoke': The Benefits, Limits of Medical Marijuana… Continue watching
Aug 23 'Explosive' Growth in Foreign Drug Testing Raises Ethical Questions Photo by Flickr user Sharyn Morrow. Peek inside any American family's medicine cabinet and you're likely to find a drug that was tested in a foreign country. Pharmaceutical companies have been shifting research overseas for years and the number… Continue reading