May 20 Watch Kennedy May Face Lengthy Treatment for Brain Tumor Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said Tuesday. Malignant gliomas, like Kennedy's, are the most common type of adult brain cancers, inflicting some 9,000 Americans a year. A medical expert discusses treatment for brain… Continue watching
May 20 Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor By Admin, PBS News Hour Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said Tuesday, a challenging health diagnosis for the iconic American political figure and the last surviving of the four famed Kennedy brothers. Continue reading
May 06 Little-known Drug Draws New Scientific, Legislative Attention By PBS News Hour Most of what the public knows about the hallucinogenic drug salvia divinorum comes in disturbing snippets from a growing collection of online videos. Continue reading
May 01 Watch New Policy Urges Soldiers to Seek Mental Health Care In a bid to encourage veterans to get needed counseling, the Pentagon said Thursday that most military and civilian employees will no longer be required to disclose mental health treatment when applying for government jobs. Experts examine the impact of… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Mass. Health Care Plan Praised, But Struggles With Cost Massachusetts' universal coverage plan has helped thousands of the state's residents gain health care -- but critics remain wary of the high costs of the program, both expected and unexpected. Susan Dentzer reports on how the Bay State is faring… Continue watching
Apr 25 Social Status is Hard-Wired into the Brain, Study Shows By PBS News Hour Our world is defined by social hierarchies: parent and child, teacher and student, employee and boss. From the playground to the office, our place in the pecking order helps us decide how to behave. Continue reading
Apr 25 Medicare’s trust fund to run out by 2019? Then what? Question/Comment: Typically the Paul Solman features on the NewsHour are always among the show's most trenchant and perceptive. That is why I have been hoping that you could do a feature explaining the present financial situation of the Medicare Program. Continue reading
Apr 22 FDA Links Heparin Deaths to Contaminated Chinese Supply By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration announced new evidence this week that links a contaminated blood thinner from China to 81 deaths in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 18 Wal-Mart, Nalgene Pull BPA Items After Report Sparks Concerns By PBS News Hour Retail giant Wal-Mart and water bottle maker Nalgene are taking steps to phase out the use of the plasticizer Bisphenol A, only days after a major report linked the omnipresent chemical to a range of possible hormonal and other health… Continue reading
Apr 16 Researchers Track Global Flu Travel Patterns By PBS News Hour If you live in North America, the flu strain that laid you low last winter likely originated in East or Southeast Asia six to nine months before you caught it, according to a new study of the worldwide circulation of… Continue reading