Apr 18 Watch Autism Now: Exploring the 'Phenomenal' Increase in U.S. Prevalence In the second report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil investigates why the number of children with autism is increasing in the U.S. He meets children at different points on the autism spectrum and gets several views on the… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Autism Now: MacNeil, Lehrer Discuss 'National Emergency' Explored in Series NewsHour founder and former anchor Robert MacNeil's six-part series on the puzzling prevalence of autism in the U.S. starts to air Monday on the PBS NewsHour. MacNeil speaks with Jim Lehrer about what's explored in the series and describes how… Continue watching
Apr 15 Autism Now Series: A Viewer's Guide Updated on April 22 with video of sixth and final segment in the series. The PBS NewsHour is launching a special series of reports, both on-air and online, about a puzzling disorder that touches many lives across the U.S.:… Continue reading
Apr 15 Meeting 'Autism's First Child' Editor's Note: As part of the upcoming Autism Now series, we asked series producer Caren Zucker to re-introduce us to the story of Donald -- the first person ever diagnosed with autism -- which she wrote about with her… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch China Struggles With Health Care Reform Amid Growing Demand Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from China on the country's efforts to improve health care for its population, the world's largest. Continue watching
Apr 14 Top Five Global Health Headlines: Foreign Aid Cuts, Preventing Stillbirths, Japan Raises Alert By Talea Miller Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images. Spending Plan Cuts Foreign Aid, Boosts Child Health The hotly-debated FY2011 spending plan agreed to by the White House and congressional leaders this week includes cuts to the State… Continue reading
Apr 14 Colorado's Paradox: Healthy Adults, Unhealthy Children Colorado advertises itself as a healthy state, attracting mountain climbers, skiers, and outdoorsy types. But new data finds that just because Colorado is lean, that doesn't mean its entire population is healthy. The Colorado Health Foundation's 2010… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch In China, Factory Workers Allege Poisoning From iPhone Production In China, Workers Detail Health Effects of Producing i-Phones… Continue watching
Apr 13 Autism Diagnoses Bring Slew of Costs for Families By Maureen Hoch As part of the PBS NewsHour's Autism Now series, which begins airing on April 18, we explore some of the basics of autism, including the costs of treatment and therapy. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Obama Administration Introduces Plan to Reduce Preventable Medical Errors The Obama administration announced a new patient-safety program Tuesday on the heels of medical journal Health Affairs publishing a study showing that one in three people admitted to hospitals suffers a medical error or accident. Margaret Warner talks with Heath… Continue watching