Feb 11 Watch 5:40 How novel coronavirus outbreak has disrupted life across China China continues to struggle with novel coronavirus and is only now starting to allow scientists and public health officials from outside to assist in its efforts. While the majority of infections and fatalities are centered in Hubei province, the illness… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 6:27 India's effort to clean up sacred but polluted Ganga River By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The Ganga River, known as the Ganges under British rule, is one of the most revered waterways in the world -- and also among the most polluted. Stretching from the Himalayan foothills to the Bay of Bengal, it provides water… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 3:16 How a competitive swimmer is helping perfect a new amputation procedure By Cristina Quinn Bionic limbs, long the stuff of science fiction fantasy, are becoming reality. An extremely rare vascular disease caused New Hampshire’s Morgan Stickney, a pre-med student and elite swimmer, to have both legs amputated. But she underwent an experimental amputation surgery… Continue watching
Feb 11 How a dream cruise ended with a novel coronavirus quarantine By Laura Santhanam The Diamond Princess is quarantined until Feb. 19. Continue reading
Feb 11 What New Hampshire voters want to hear about opioids from 2020 Democrats By Amanda Latimore, The Conversation America’s opioid crisis has hit New Hampshire hard, creating an epidemic of overdoses and addiction-related health issues in the early primary state. Continue reading
Feb 10 China's daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Though more offices and stores in China have reopened after the extended Lunar New Year break, many people appear to be staying home. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Turkish, Syrian forces clash again in Idlib province In our news wrap Monday, Turkish and Syrian forces clashed in northwestern Syria for the second time in two weeks. As Turkish trucks rumbled into Idlib province, officials in Ankara warned Syria’s Assad regime to pull back. Also, U.S. Senate… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 5:30 Can China's information about the novel coronavirus be trusted? China is struggling to contain an outbreak of novel coronavirus that has now spread in small numbers to at least 25 other countries or territories. Both the official death toll and the number of confirmed cases have doubled in recent… Continue watching
Feb 10 China reports 97 deaths from novel coronavirus in a single day By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The mainland death toll rose by 97 to 908 in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday and 3,062 new cases were reported. Continue reading
Feb 09 Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantine By Erika Kinetz, Associated Press For weeks after the first reports of a mysterious new virus in Wuhan, millions of people poured out of the central Chinese city, cramming onto buses, trains and planes as the first wave of China’s great Lunar New Year migration… Continue reading