Jul 12 Watch Botswana Battles AIDS with Testing Program Developing nations are closely monitoring efforts in Botswana, the first African country to both routinely offer confidential HIV testing and provide AIDS drugs to all who need them. Continue watching
Jul 08 Prostate Cancer Test May Identify Most Dangerous Tumors The PSA blood test now used to screen for prostate cancer may predict how aggressively the cancer will spread, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
Jul 01 Stress Disorders Plague U.S. Troops Returning From Iraq By PBS News Hour About one-sixth of troops returning from Iraq showed symptoms of mental health problems but many are not receiving treatment, according to a study published Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch The Uninsured One-third of Americans under age 65 did not have health insurance at some point during the past two years, according to a study released today by Families USA. Ray Suarez speaks with Susan Dentzer about the study's findings. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Arkansas Works to Fight Child Obesity The percentage of overweight American children has doubled in the past two decades. To combat this trend, Arkansas became the first state to launch a systematic plan to fight juvenile obesity. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Extended Interview with Dr. Joe Thompson Dr. Joe Thompson, director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, talks to Susan Dentzer about the state's efforts to fight childhood obesity. Continue watching
Jun 02 Paxil Maker Sued for Withholding Negative Studies of Drug New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed suit against GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday, alleging the British drug maker withheld unfavorable data on treating children with its antidepressant Paxil. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Christopher Drell Interview Christopher Drell, 24, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was 11 years old. He talked with Susan Dentzer about his struggles to overcome mental illness and treatments that eventually helped him lead a more normal life. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Interview with Dr. Larry Diller Assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco Dr. Larry Diller, who practices behavioral developmental pediatrics, discusses his concerns regarding children taking antidepressants. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Interview with Dr. Robert Temple Dr. Robert Temple, associate director for medical policy at the Food and Drug Administration, talks to Susan Dentzer about the challenges of assessing how to best treat depression in young people. Continue watching