Feb 16 Falsified Bone Marrow Study By PBS News Hour Amidst the discovery of a falsified study about bone marrow transplants, a major insurer declares it will not cover the controversial breast cancer treatment. Continue reading
Dec 28 Clinton Proposes Regulation of Internet Drug Sales President Clinton today proposed requiring Internet sites to obtain federal approval for selling prescription drugs or face severe fines. Continue reading
Dec 08 Questions and Answers with Abbey Meyers By PBS News Hour Abbey Meyers, president of the National Organization for Rare Disorders, talks about the FDA and Jesse Gelsinger's lasting legacy. Continue reading
Dec 08 Questions and Answers with Dr. Kathy Zoon By PBS News Hour Dr. Kathy Zoon of the federal Food and Drug Administration oversees the roughly 200 gene therapy clinical trials now underway in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Xenical: A Dieter’s Dream? A new diet drug was recently approved by the Federal Drug Administration and analysts are expecting it to be a big success. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on Xenical. Continue watching
Jun 01 Q & A: Binge Lessons By PBS News Hour Joseph A. Califano, Jr. is President and Chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) which he founded in 1992. He is the former secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Continue reading
May 19 The Cold, Hard Search for a Cure for the Common Cold By PBS News Hour Researchers may be one step closer to finding a cure for the common cold. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine (JAMA) today showed an experimental drug cutting cold symptoms in half. Continue reading
Feb 25 The White House Plan By PBS News Hour President Clinton has declared that saving Social Security should be the priority when using the current budget surplus. The White House published the following description of their proposal. Continue reading
Jan 29 Parkinson’s Disease By PBS News Hour Betty Ann Bowser reports on Parkinson's disease and medical efforts to treat the disease that affects 1.5 million Americans. During her look at the disease, Bowser interviewed Parkinson's patient Dr. Peter Morabito about his service dog, Victor. Continue reading
Nov 02 Hi-Tech Healing By PBS News Hour The Internet has been much maligned as a purveyor of pornography and much hyped as the future of business, work, travel and leisure, but one organization is on the ground trying to use new technologies for something concrete: a healing… Continue reading