Jan 29 Watch Concern Grows Over Deadly Outbreak of Salmonella Poisoning Federal investigators uncovered new details this week about conditions at a Georgia food factory that produced salmonella-tainted peanut products, which have killed eight and sickened hundreds more. Elizabeth Weise of USA Today updates the story. Continue watching
Jan 28 Tenuous Zimbabwe Government Deal Approved as Cholera Crisis Worsens By PBS News Hour In the midst of an escalating cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, a summit on a power-sharing deal decided Tuesday that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should be sworn in as prime minister by Feb. 11. Continue reading
Jan 26 Drug Giant Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth in $68 Billion Deal By PBS News Hour The world's largest drug maker, Pfizer Inc., announced Monday it is acquiring rival company Wyeth for about $68 billion, in the largest pharmaceutical sector takeover since 2000. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Salmonella-tainted Peanut Butter Raises Wider Health Concerns for FDA Health officials are examining a salmonella outbreak linked to tainted peanut butter that has sickened nearly 500 people across 43 states and caused more than 100 product recalls. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Jan 21 How Do You See Medicare and Social Security Being Changed to Accommodate Future Generations? By Business Desk Question/Comment: What is the future of Social Security and Medicare in the next 20-years and how do you see it being changed to accommodate future generations? Paul Solman: Medicare is a much bigger problem than Social Security. I think Medicare… Continue reading
Jan 16 Study: Simple Surgical Checklist Saves Lives By Admin, PBS News Hour A simple surgical checklist helped hospitals in eight countries reduce the number of surgical deaths by nearly 40 percent, according to a study released this week by the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
Jan 14 Cholera One Part of Zimbabwe’s Growing Health Concerns By Admin, PBS News Hour Political trouble in Zimbabwe has taken a toll on the population's health and aid groups warn that thousands more will die as the infrastructure and health care systems continue to deteriorate. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Daschle Pledges Bipartisan Health Care Reform Effort During a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle pledged to lead a bipartisan health care reform effort, based on evidence and not ideology. Experts discuss the challenges he will face if confirmed. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch As Costs Rise, Businesses Struggle to Provide Worker Health Insurance In the third and final in a series on health care challenges facing the new administration, Betty Ann Bowser reports on small businesses' struggle to keep up with the rising cost of insuring their employees. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch States Faces Shortages of Primary Care Doctors While universal healthcare legislation in Massachusetts means more people today are insured, the new demand for primary care doctors outstrips the supply. Educational loans, low wages and fights with insurance companies are turning growing numbers of students away from the… Continue watching