Feb 03 Watch 9:38 Big data meets modern medicine in a life-saving equation By PBS News Hour There are so many ways to spend money on health care, but which offer the most bang for the buck? Dr. Chris Murray is trying to answer that question with an equation that measures the impact of different interventions. Countries… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 9:27 Three-parent DNA treatment for rare defect raises debate By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:26 Mosquito breeding grounds are front line in fight against Zika By PBS News Hour The Zika virus has been found in more than 25 countries and at least nine cases have been identified in Florida, prompting the governor to declare a health emergency in some areas. Mosquitoes are the main source, but officials say… Continue watching
Feb 03 Report: It’s ethical to create embryos from DNA of 3 people By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- It's ethical to test a provocative new fertility technique that would prevent mothers from passing on rare but devastating diseases by creating embryos from the DNA of three people -- dad, mom and an egg donor -- advisers… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: WHO issues call to action on Zika virus By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease linked to birth defects in the Americas, an international public health emergency. Also, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a police headquarters in… Continue watching
Feb 01 Study: Doctors’ texts can prod patients to take drugs, but questions linger By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but that’s hardly useful if a patient doesn’t remember to take it in the first place. Continue reading
Feb 01 WHO declares international emergency over Zika virus By Larisa Epatko The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus, and its possible link to an explosion of birth defects in Latin American countries, a public health emergency in need of a coordinated international response on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Price tag for Biden cancer ‘moonshot’ at $1 billion in Obama budget By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for cancer research in next year's budget, bringing the total price tag for Vice President Joe Biden's cancer initiative to $1 billion. Continue reading
Feb 01 Column: Home births, midwives, hospitals and the battle over being born By Wendy Thomas Russell A study released last month highlighting the risk associated with home births has reignited an increasingly polarizing debate among obstetricians, midwives and opinionated mothers everywhere. Continue reading
Jan 31 Is Clinton channeling her inner Sanders in Iowa? By Michael D. Regan and Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Making her closing argument to Iowa caucus-goers, Clinton now cloaks her detailed policy plans in Sanders' outraged rhetoric. Continue reading