Jan 01 Watch 7:06 Will drug companies be held accountable for America’s opioid epidemic? The nation’s opioid crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2017 and received new funding this past October. But rampant addiction led to some 40,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. last year, and 2019 could see the culmination of… Continue watching
Jan 01 Forget the crash diet. These 6 New Year’s resolutions are better for your health By Julia Griffin These ideas can improve both your physical and emotional wellbeing in 2019. Continue reading
Dec 31 These issues will top state lawmakers’ to-do lists in 2019 By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Big-dollar decisions about health care and education will lead the agenda in many state capitols as lawmakers convene for their 2019 sessions with a closer balance between Republicans and Democrats. Continue reading
Dec 30 Year 1 a mixed bag for businesses in California’s pot market By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press At year's end, California's effort to transform its longstanding illegal and medicinal marijuana markets into a unified, multibillion-dollar industry remains a work in progress. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 16:22 Making NewsHour Weekend: Stories of injustice and accessibility In part three of our holiday series "Making NewsHour Weekend," producer and correspondent Megan Thompson and field producer Melanie Saltzman join Hari Sreenivasan to talk about some of their reporting in 2018, from prescription drug prices, to criminal justice and… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 7:17 How Trump’s EPA is changing the public health benefits around mercury The Trump administration is partially rolling back an Obama-era rule on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying the health benefits of restricting mercury, which causes birth defects, brain damage and learning disabilities, are outweighed by the regulation's cost. The… Continue watching
Dec 28 Art is a lifeline for this Appalachian community hit hard by opioids By Laura Santhanam This music workshop helps to keep two things alive -- the region’s arts and culture and residents' ability to recover from addiction. Continue reading
Dec 28 Trump administration targets Obama’s clean-up of mercury pollution By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The EPA proposal says the benefits to human health and the environment created by an Obama-era regulation -- credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants -- may not be worth the cost of the regulation. Continue reading
Dec 27 How the global market for legal marijuana exploded in 2018 By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana, and the U.S. East Coast got its first commercial pot shops. Continue reading
Dec 26 These surprising health stories shaped 2018 By Laura Santhanam Gun violence, prolonged mental trauma for children and the ongoing opioid crisis were just a few of the major health stories that captured national attention this year. Continue reading