Mar 21 Azerbaijan Reports Five Human Deaths From Bird Flu By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization confirmed seven human cases of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu in Azerbaijan. Five of the victims died, bringing the human death toll to 103 out of 184 recorded cases since late 2003. Continue reading
Mar 20 Administration Warns Bird Flu Expected in U.S. This Year By PBS News Hour Bush administration officials Monday said the likelihood of bird flu arriving on U.S. shores this year is "increasingly likely" but that its arrival does not increase the chances of a human pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 20 Supreme Court Rejects Cigarette Award Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to review a $50 million punitive damage award that lower courts in California enforced upon cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch India Works on Reversing Sterilizations Following Tsunami After the 2004 Asian tsunami wiped away a large segment of the Indian population, including many children, efforts began to help couples reverse sterilization procedures. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch New Orleans Health Care System Struggles to Rebuild Charity Hospital was the second-oldest continuously operating hospital in the United States until Katrina struck the Gulf Coast six months ago. Now, it operates from tents inside the New Orleans Convention Center. Susan Dentzer of the NewHour's Health unit reports… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch President Bush Proposes Health Savings Accounts In an effort to help people cope with higher costs and declining coverage, President Bush has proposed greatly expanding the use of health savings accounts with high deductibles. Following a background report on the president's proposal, two guests offer differing… Continue watching
Feb 13 China, Indonesia Report New Bird Flu Deaths By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization confirmed new human cases and deaths of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu in China and Indonesia following the discovery of the deadly virus among birds in Greece, Italy and Bulgaria over the weekend. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Maryland Bill Requires Health Care Changes for Wal-Mart A Maryland law, scheduled to go into effect in 2007, aims to force large employers, and specifically the Wal-Mart chain, to improve health benefits for employees. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Cancer Deaths Begin to Decline The American Cancer Society reported Thursday that death rates for the most common cancers have been falling steadily for 10 to 20 years. Jim Lehrer discusses the details of the report and what is causing the decline in cancer deaths… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 8:25 New Orleans Health Care Struggles After Hurricane Katrina By PBS News Hour Susan Dentzer of the Health Unit reports from New Orleans about the city's broken health care system after Hurricane Katrina and the effort to assist the thousands of residents who are poor, uninsured and chronically ill. Continue watching