Nov 04 Watch Discussing the Tragedy of AIDS in South Africa Jeffrey Brown talks about the tragedy of AIDS in South Africa with author Edwin Cameron. Continue watching
Nov 01 Rehnquist Absent from Bench, Undergoes Cancer Treatment By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice William Rehnquist missed the Supreme Court's first day Monday at the advice of his doctors who are treating his thyroid cancer with radiation and chemotherapy. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Pandemic Flu Plan Announced President Bush unveiled a flu response plan for the United States amid concerns that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu that has infected birds and on rare instances humans in Asia and Europe, will become a worldwide pandemic. A… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Assessing the Bird Flu Crisis The death of a man in Thailand raised the avian flu death toll to 61, causing health officials across the world to look more closely at plans to prevent a pandemic. Following a background report, experts discuss the bird flu… Continue watching
Sep 19 Hurricane Victims Added to Flu Vaccine Priority List By PBS News Hour Federal health officials are adding Hurricane Katrina evacuees living in close quarters to the list of high-priority groups scheduled to receive the flu vaccine first, in a tiering method created following flu vaccine shortages last year. Continue reading
Aug 31 FDA Official Steps Down Over Morning-after Pill Decision By PBS News Hour A top Food and Drug Administration official resigned Wednesday in protest of the agency's recent decision to delay a ruling on whether to allow over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraception pill. Continue reading
Aug 22 Scientists Announce Potential Stem Cell Breakthrough By PBS News Hour Harvard researchers announced Monday that they have found a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells, which could lead to the creation of stem cells without having to destroy human embryos. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch The Vioxx Verdict Experts discuss the verdict of a Texas jury that found pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. liable in the death of a man who took the painkiller Vioxx. Continue watching
Aug 19 Merck Found Liable in Death of Texas Man in First Vioxx Trial By PBS News Hour A jury in Texas found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable in the death of a man who took the painkiller Vioxx, awarding his widow $253.4 million. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch Unequal Medical Treatment The New England Journal of Medicine published three studies Thursday that show a prevalence of racial disparities in medical treatment. Two health experts discuss the findings. Continue watching