Sep 13 Watch Buffalo Bills Football Player Receives New Spinal Treatment An experimental treatment was used on Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett to prevent paralysis from a spinal injury. A spinal cord injury specialist discusses the treatment and its possibilities. Continue watching
Sep 04 Scientists Map Entire DNA Sequence of One Person By PBS News Hour Scientists announced Tuesday that they had taken genome mapping to the next level by sequencing the entire DNA of an individual -- geneticist Craig Venter. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch Number of Uninsured Hits New High, Census Shows The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that 47 million Americans had no health insurance in 2006, an increase of more than 2 million from the previous year. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer discusses the growing problem. Continue watching
Aug 21 Bush Administration Moves to Rein In Children's Health Insurance Expansion By Admin, PBS News Hour The White House issued new guidelines for a low-income children's health insurance program that would essentially check states' efforts to broaden coverage to those at higher income levels. Continue reading
Aug 03 Senate, House Vote to Expand Children's Health Program By PBS News Hour The Senate Thursday approved legislation to expand a federal children's health insurance program for low-income families by $35 billion over five years, following House passage of an even larger increase of $50 billion. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Author Recalls Polio-Stricken Childhood at FDR's Haven Susan Richards Shreve discusses her memoir "Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven." The author was one of the last generation of Americans to suffer from polio. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Chief Justice's Seizure Raises Questions About Causes Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who was released from the hospital on Tuesday, is among 25 million Americans who have suffered from seizures. A neurologist describes the triggers and treatments of such conditions. Continue watching
Jul 31 Chief Justice Released from Hospital After Seizure By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice John Roberts was released from a hospital in Maine Tuesday morning, a day after he was admitted for suffering an unexplained seizure. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Congress Eyes Expanding Children's Health Insurance Lawmakers and President Bush have been at odds over funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which is set to expire this year. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and GOP Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty debate the matter. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Obesity Spreads Through Friends, Family, Study Finds People whose friends and family members gain weight are more likely to become obese themselves, according to a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer discusses the findings. Continue watching