Nov 11 Watch Bracing for Bioterror Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on how a simulated plague outbreak helped health care providers and officials prepare for a bioterrorism threat. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Georges Benjamin Dr. Georges Benjamin is the secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the immediate past president of the Association for State and Territorial Health Officials. Below is the transcript his interview with the NewsHour. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Extended Inteview: Dr. Michael Richardson Dr. Michael Richardson is the senior deputy director for medical affairs at the Washington, D.C. Department of Health. Below is the transcript of his interview with the NewsHour. Continue watching
Nov 08 FDA Approves New Rapid HIV Test An HIV test that provides results in as little as 20 minutes has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Continue reading
Oct 31 Heart Failure Death Risk Declining, Study Says An American's risk of dying from heart failure has fallen by about one-third since the 1950s, according to a study published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch AIDS in Thailand Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on Thailand's unique solutions in its battle with AIDS. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Prescription Drug Debate Susan Dentzer discusses new changes proposed by President Bush on generic drug availability and drug company patents, in an effort to help control the costs of prescription drugs. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Health Care Cuts Jeffrey Kaye of KCET/Los Angeles reports on cutbacks in the largest public health system in the nation. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Women’s Health Debate Susan Dentzer reports on the controversy over hormone replacement therapy for women. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Getting Ready: Smallpox The U.S. government takes steps to prepare for a mass vaccination in the event of a smallpox outbreak. Continue watching