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
Aug 10 Watch Lung Cancer Lung cancer remains the leading cancer killer in the world; 163,000 Americans will likely die from it this year alone. After a brief background report, experts discuss current information about and treatments for lung cancer. Continue watching
Jun 30 U.S. Pledges $1.2 Billion to Fight Malaria in Africa By PBS News Hour President Bush announced Thursday that the United States is doubling aid to Africa and pledged more than $1.2 billion to fight malaria in the continent. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Pharmacists Protest Prescribing Contraceptives on Grounds of Morality Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on why some pharmacies are refusing to fill birth control and morning-after pill prescriptions on moral grounds. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch FDA Unanimously Approves a New Controversial Heart Drug for African-Americans The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday unanimously approved BiDiL, a new prescription drug made by Nitromed, which will be marketed for the treatment of heart failure in African-Americans. Two health experts address the concerns surrounding the new… Continue watching