May 26 Watch 4:38 New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 MIT’s tiny portable drug-making lab can replace an entire factory By Martha Bebinger, WBUR This prototype machine produces 1,000 pills in 24 hours, faster than it can take to produce some batches in a factory. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 7:03 Scientists still track health fallout of nuclear bombing of Japan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:07 Long wait times for health care still dogging troubled Veterans Affairs department By PBS News Hour When Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald compared the exceptionally-long wait times veterans still endure to get health care to lines at Disneyland, a national firestorm erupted. House Speaker Paul Ryan said his words reflected a “culture of indifference” and McDonald… Continue watching
May 25 Could Medicare’s drug pricing plan give regulators too much power? By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News The aim, the government says, is to maintain quality while slowing spending in Medicare Part B by more closely tying payments to how well drugs work, using methods drugmakers, insurers and benefit managers are already trying in the private sector. Continue reading
May 25 Here’s why states want to make it tough to skip childhood vaccines By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline Even a small number of unvaccinated people can undermine the immunity of the larger population, which is leading public health officials and vaccine advocates to push for changes. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:47 Philadelphia mayor looks to fund pre-K with controversial soda tax — by the ounce By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 24 Watch 9:21 What’s behind biting political fight in Congress over Zika funding? By PBS News Hour In February, the White House issued a $1.9 billion plan for combating Zika virus in the U.S., including provisions for mosquito control, education and research into a vaccine. While GOP lawmakers opposed that plan, the Senate passed a bipartisan $1.1… Continue watching
May 23 What is mechanical tenderizing, and why is it hazardous to your steak? By Lydia Zuraw, Kaiser Health News A new label on some of the steaks in your grocery store highlights a production process you may have never heard of: mechanical tenderizing. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 10:03 How a research campus in North Carolina deals with ethical questions on biobanking By PBS News Hour Continue watching