Apr 08 Disney tried to suppress nutrition study on its theme park meals By Sheila Kaplan, STAT Disney, fearing a scandal, tried to press a journal to withdraw research paper from a controversial scientist. Continue reading
Apr 08 Remembering Ryan White, the teen who fought against the stigma of AIDS By Dr. Howard Markel Today we celebrate one of the great heroes in the war against AIDS: a brave young man named Ryan White. He was only 18 when he died of the disease on April 8, 1990. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 53:29 PBS NewsHour full episode April 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Democratic candidates swap shots over qualifications. Also: The Obama administration takes steps to rein in big business, a Rust Belt town touts revitalization via refugees, questions emerge over U.S. involvement in Yemen’s civil war, Anita Hill… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 8:03 Dusty mining conditions trap Indian workers with deadly lung disease By PBS News Hour In India's Rajasthan desert, the work of mining sandstone can be lethal. Silicosis, a slow, irreversible loss of lung function, is easily preventable with masks, but workers wear little protection in the blazing heat. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 2:54 Padma Lakshmi on the surprising best part of being a model By PBS News Hour As a professional model and television host, Padma Lakshmi can travel the world and live the glamorous lifestyle most people only dream about. But one of the best benefits of her fame is the ability to fight for women, especially… Continue watching
Apr 07 Hospital software often doesn’t flag unsafe drug prescriptions, report finds By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Medical errors are estimated to be the third-highest cause of death in the country. Experts and patient safety advocates are trying to change that. But at least one of the tools that’s been considered a fix isn’t yet working as… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Pfizer, Allergan call off record merger By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Irish rival Allergan abandoned a merger agreement after the Obama administration imposed rules to block the company from saving millions of dollars in taxes. Also, former coal executive Don Blankenship was… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 53:22 PBS NewsHour full episode April 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, how will Sen. Bernie Sanders’s and Sen. Ted Cruz’s victories in Wisconsin affect the 2016 race going forward? Also: Why diabetes cases quadrupled worldwide over the last 40 years, scientists search for El Niño secrets, weighing… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 5:00 Why there’s been a dangerous diabetes spike around the globe By PBS News Hour According to a new study from the World Health Organization, diabetes cases have quadrupled over the last 40 years, mostly in poorer nations. Today, 8.5 percent of all adults worldwide suffer from the chronic disease, and 3.7 million deaths are… Continue watching
Apr 06 Rethinking the use of medication in opioid addiction treatment By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Drug treatment providers in California and elsewhere have relied for decades on abstinence and therapy to treat addicts. In recent years, they’ve turned to medication. Continue reading