Feb 24 Watch 7:33 The foster father who cares when terminally ill kids have no one By PBS News Hour Mohamed Bzeek has become somewhat of a local hero in Los Angeles, taking on a life mission that few others would consider: as a foster parent who cares solely for terminally ill children. Special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon meets Bzeek,… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 8:24 How the feeling of falling behind fuels deadly distress for white Americans By PBS News Hour Why have middle aged, white Americans experienced a stunning rise in premature deaths due to alcoholism, suicide and drug abuse? Economists who have documented the dramatic decrease in life expectancy say an obvious place to look is the loss of… Continue watching
Feb 23 How poet John Keats met his early end By Dr. Howard Markel Before he turned to writing, the famous poet was an indifferent student. So he left school to become an apothecary-surgeon's apprentice. Continue reading
Feb 23 Q&A: Scientists work to regenerate the cells lost after loud noises By Megan Thielking, STAT Humans are born with around 15,000 hair cells — think tiny, sound-sensing fibers — in each ear. Continue reading
Feb 23 'Post-election stress disorder' sweeps the nation By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Mental health professionals around the country report a stream of patients coming in with "post-election stress disorder" -- the unofficial name for anxiety and depression related to the blast of daily news on the new administration. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 6:56 Faced with outsized stresses, these Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath By PBS News Hour Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average in Baltimore. Educators say factors like these add significant stress to children, causing emotional and behavioral problems, so several public schools are working to reduce that stress with mindfulness… Continue watching
Feb 21 Almost 1.4 million children face 'imminent death': UN agency By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — The United Nations children's agency is warning that almost 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk of death" as famine threatens parts of South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Continue reading
Feb 21 Facing pressure, insurance plans loosen rules for covering addiction treatment By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News The change comes as addiction to opioids, which include heavy-duty painkillers and heroin, still sweeps the country. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 8:32 Fighting to breathe in the world's most polluted city By PBS News Hour Delhi now outranks Beijing as the world's most polluted city. Carbon dioxide, ozone and fine carbon particles get trapped over India's capital, mostly due to dirty fuels, causing long-term health consequences such as lung and heart disease. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Feb 20 Same-sex marriage laws linked to fewer youth suicide attempts, new study says By Corinne Segal The researchers found that suicide attempts by high school students decreased by 7 percent in states after they passed laws to legalize same-sex marriage. Continue reading