May 28 Watch Coping with SARS Dr. David Heymann of the World Health Organization provides an update on the SARS epidemic as new cases appear in Toronto, Canada and Russia. Continue watching
May 27 Watch Targeting AIDS President Bush signed a bill approving a five-year plan and $15 billion to fight AIDS worldwide. Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on the epidemic's toll in Haiti, one of the countries that will benefit from… Continue watching
May 21 SARS Travel Advisory Expanded to Include All of Taiwan The World Health Organization extended its travel advisory for the city of Taipei to include all of Taiwan on Wednesday, as the island reported 35 new SARS cases and its officials warned the outbreak had not peaked in the country's… Continue reading
May 21 Watch Mad Cow Disease Alert from Canada Ray Suarez reports on the mad cow disease alert in Canada. Continue watching
May 20 U.S. Bans Canadian Beef Imports Due to Case of Mad Cow The United States has temporarily banned all imports of beef from Canada after Canadian officials announced that a cow in Alberta was diagnosed with mad cow disease, the first known case there since 1997. Continue reading
May 20 Watch Pricing Drugs Ray Suarez discusses the states' efforts to make prescription drug coverage more affordable with Marjorie Powell of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; and Kevin Concannon, director of the Iowa Department of Human Services. Continue watching
May 19 High Court Allows State Discount Drug Program By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Maine-run program that would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to lower prescription drug prices for the poor and uninsured, but warned that the program may not stand up to future legal scrutiny. Continue reading
May 19 Watch Campus Anxiety: The Threat of SARS Earlier this month, Berkeley turned away nearly 600 Asian students from its summer session. Spencer Michels reports on the university's measures against the threat of SARS. Continue watching
May 16 Senate Passes $15 Billion AIDS Bill The U.S. Senate passed a $15 billion White House-backed bill on Friday aimed at slowing the AIDS pandemic ravaging the developing world in what one senator called "the greatest humanitarian crisis in the 21st century."… Continue reading
May 16 Taiwan Health Minister Resigns Over Mishandling of SARS Taiwan's health chief resigned Friday over the worsening SARS crisis that has infected 274 people. The government moved quickly to fill the post, naming a noted, U.S.-educated epidemiologist. Continue reading