Oct 11 Watch Soldier Discusses How He Copes with His Reconstructed Face U.S. soldier Jeffrey Mittman, who was seriously wounded in the face while serving in Iraq, discusses how he is coping with his injury. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Doctor Discusses Complexity of Rebuilding Faces of Injured Soldiers Dr. Joe Rosen discusses the issues involved in rebuilding a complex organ such as the face, and efforts under way in the "Virtual Face" project. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Doctor Discusses the Tissue Engineered Duplicate Organs Dr. Anthony Atala of Wake Forest University discusses the use of tissue engineering in replacing faces of wounded U.S. soldiers. Continue watching
Oct 02 U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Gene Breakthrough By PBS News Hour Two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering a new way to turn off the effects of specific genes, a process that has opened new pathways in medical treatment. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Wal-Mart Cuts Prices of Generic Drugs as Competitors Follow Suit Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, announced it will start selling nearly 300 generic prescription drugs at sharply reduced prices. One of its competitors, Target, responded that it will offer similar cuts. Analysts discuss the new drug plans. Continue watching
Sep 21 Wal-Mart to Test Discount Generic Drug Program By PBS News Hour Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it plans to begin selling nearly 300 generic prescription drugs for a sharply discounted rate of $4 for a month's supply. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch More Cases of Contaminated Spinach Reported Across Country Over one-hundred people in at least twenty-one states have become sick by eating spinach contaminated with E. coli bacteria according to the Food and Drug Administration, which advised consumers not to eat any fresh spinach until further notice. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Doctors Scramble to Handle War Veterans' Brain Injuries Medical experts are witnessing an increase in the number of brain injuries sustained by soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, prompting Veterans Affairs hospitals to set up special centers to handle the severe cases. Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Longevity Study Finds Wide Gaps Between Races, Classes A new study by Harvard University researchers has found large gaps in life expectancy among different racial, economic, and geographic groups across America. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer explains the findings. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Number of Americans without Health Insurance Hits Record High According to a new U.S. Census Bureau report, the number of uninsured people in America has increased by 1.3 million to 46.6 million, including 400,000 more children. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer discusses the story behind the alarming numbers. Continue watching