Health

Artificial Heart

Robert Tools, the world's first recipient of a self-contained mechanical heart, died today after suffering multiple-organ system failure.

Preventing Smallpox

Susan Dentzer reports on the administration's plans to prevent an smallpox outbreak should it be used as a form of bioterrorism.

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Bush Administration Orders Smallpox Vaccine

By ordering 155 million doses of the smallpox vaccine today, the administration has increased the nation's stockpile to cover the entire population by the end of next year.

Elderly Woman Dies of Inhalation Anthrax in Connecticut

A 94-year-old woman from Oxford, Conn. died today of inhalation anthrax, becoming the fifth American to die from the most deadly form of the disease in recent months.

Anthrax Threat: Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, Director of the CDC

An interview with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control, after an elderly Connecticut woman died from inhalation anthrax.

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Dr. D.A. Henderson

Several decades ago, Dr. Donald A. Henderson was instrumental in working towards the eradication of the deadly virus smallpox. On November 1st, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson named Henderson director of the new Office of Public Health Preparedness.

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Battling Bioterrorism

As fears of bioterrorism continue, one famous scientist, Dr. D.A. Henderson, has been named to lead the new Office of Public Health Preparedness.

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Coping with Stress in the Post-Sept. 11 World

Health correspondent Susan Dentzer explores the ways people are coping with post-traumatic stress and the paths to recovery in the post-Sept. 11 world.

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Mayo Clinic Announces Faster Anthrax Test

Scientists announced today the development of a new test that may be able to identify anthrax bacteria in 30 minutes, compared to the current test which takes at least a day.