Nov 18 Watch President Kennedy's Health Secrets Physician Jeffrey Kelman discusses the extensive health ailments President John F. Kennedy suffered during his lifetime. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Preparing for Bioterror Susan Dentzer reports on government plans to respond to a smallpox attack and the controversial possible side effects of smallpox vaccination. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Paul Offit Dr. Paul Offit, the chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, examines the potential effects of the smallpox vaccine. Dr. Paul Offit explains why he was the only person on a committee advising the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Julie Gerberding Dr. Julie Gerberding, the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the risks and benefits of the smallpox vaccine. Continue watching
Nov 12 First At-Home Defibrillator Approved The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first defibrillator designed specifically for at-home use. Continue reading
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 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 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