Feb 03 Powder Found in Senate Office Building Tests Positive for Ricin A white powder discovered in a mail room in the Dirksen Senate office building has tested positive for the deadly toxin ricin, U.S. Capitol police said Monday night. Continue reading
Jan 30 Cost of Medicare Changes Climbs From $400 Billion to $530 Billion The Bush administration announced Thursday that the new Medicare changes passed by Congress two months ago would cost at least $530 billion over ten years -- one-third more than the original Congressional Budget Office estimate. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Mad Cow The price of American beef plummeted at home and abroad after a slaughtered Washington state Holstein cow was found infected with mad cow disease in December. Tom Bearden reviews the reforms the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented to ensure meat… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Bird Flu Outbreak As China reported its first case of the rapidly spreading bird flu Tuesday, Dr. Julie Gerberding, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the implications of the outbreak on world health. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Salmon Scare Salmon is the most popular fish in the interior of the United States, but many American consumers have become concerned over whether the fish is still safe to eat. Lee Hochberg reports on whether there is any truth to these… Continue watching
Jan 20 President Touts Health Care Proposals in State of the Union As part of a State of the Union address, President Bush outlined several proposals he said would control health care costs and decrease the number of uninsured Americans. Continue reading
Jan 15 Early Study Shows Flu Shot May Offer Little Protection By PBS News Hour The flu vaccine that has been in high demand during this year's flu season may have offered little, if any, protection again the virus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention preliminary study released Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Extended Interview: Alfonso Batres Dr. Alfonso Batres, a clinical psychologist and the chief officer for readjustment counseling services at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses how the department's support services aim to help those who have served in combat. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch No Forgetting: Veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Despite aggressive Pentagon effects to make mental health professionals available to soldiers stationed in Iraq, soldiers returning from the war continue to report high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder. Susan Dentzer reports on what the military has learned about dealing… Continue watching
Jan 13 Volume of Procedures May Not Indicate Hospital Expertise By PBS News Hour Hospitals that frequently perform certain procedures are not necessarily more likely to save patients' lives, according to two new studies that looked at death rates for premature infants and heart surgery patients. Continue reading