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Researchers Search for New Weapons in Fight Against TB

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Last year, a young lawyer with drug-resistant tuberculosis travelled overseas despite the fact that he was on the U.S. no-fly list, sparking a media storm and bringing the lung disease back into national awareness.

New Mexico Residents Struggle to Navigate Health Care System in Crisis

In New Mexico, where a quarter of the residents do not have health insurance, rising poverty rates and a lack of medical facilities are straining the system and bringing health care to the forefront of this year's election.

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It seems to me that FDR may have saved the traditional banking system. What do you think?

By Business Desk

Question: First, it seems to me that FDR saved the traditional banking system. I’ve checked the account of the plan they came up with during the “bank holiday” in the second Schlesinger book and…

Study of Glowing Jellyfish Nets Nobel Prize for Trio

By PBS News Hour

One Japanese and two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein that has revolutionized the way researchers study disease and normal development in living organisms.

European Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Medicine

By PBS News Hour

Three European scientists will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, for identifying two deadly sexually transmitted viruses, the Nobel committee announced Monday.

China Detains 22 People Over Contaminated Milk

By PBS News Hour

The Chinese government has said it detained 22 people suspected of operating an underground network that added the industrial chemical melamine to milk. The contamination has sickened more than 50,000 children in China.

Congress Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation

By PBS News Hour

After slogging through Congress for nearly a decade, legislation on the fair treatment of mental health conditions reached a critical milestone this week when it cleared both houses of Congress.

China’s Food Quality Chief Quits Over Tainted Milk Supply Scandal

By PBS News Hour

The head of China's food quality watchdog agency quit Monday, as anger grew in China and in neighboring countries over a tainted milk supply scandal that has sickened more than 50,000 children.

FDA Hearings, New Research Reignite BPA Controversy

By PBS News Hour

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its position in a hearing this week that the chemical bisphenol A, used in many plastic household products, is safe in low levels.

Genetic Map of Cancer Reveals Unexpected Complexity

By PBS News Hour

Researchers have mapped the genetic blueprint of two of the deadliest forms of cancer, detailing the mutations that lead to tumors of the pancreas and brain.