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
Jan 09 Farm-Raised Salmon Higher in Cancer-causing Pollutants, Study Shows A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that farm-raised salmon contain significantly more cancer-causing pollutants than those caught in the wild. Continue reading
Jan 08 CDC Says Current Flu Season May Have Peaked By PBS News Hour The current flu season appears to have peaked after getting off to an unusually early and harsh start, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 08 FDA Maintains Ban on Silicone Breast Implants By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration Thursday said it needed more evidence demonstrating the safety of silicone breast implants before it would reverse a 1992 ban on routine sales of the devices. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Family Planning Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the politics and practice of family planning in the southern African nation of Zambia. Continue watching
Jan 06 DNA Tests Show U.S. Cow with Mad Cow Disease Came from Canada DNA testing verified "with a high degree of certainty" that the first cow in the United States diagnosed with mad cow disease was imported from Canada, the U.S. Agriculture Department reported Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Khudair Abbas After the war in Iraq ended, the task of overseeing the rebuilding of Iraq's long-neglected health care system fell to Dr. Khodeir Abbas, the country's interim health minister. Susan Dentzer talked to Abbas about his efforts and the current state… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Health Care in Iraq After the war in Iraq ended, the task of overseeing the rebuilding of Iraq's long-neglected health care system fell to Dr. Khodeir Abbas, the country's interim health minister. Susan Dentzer talked to Abbas about his efforts and the current state… Continue watching
Dec 30 U.S. Unveils Rules to Protect Food Supply From Mad Cow Disease The Department of Agriculture announced new beef regulations including banning meat from cattle that are unable to walk from the human food supply - a rule that would have prevented the slaughter of the U.S. cow later diagnosed with mad… Continue reading