Feb 17 As Brazil grapples with Zika, vaccine rumors stir among mothers By Katie Worth, FRONTLINE In northern Brazil, mothers debate whether vaccines triggered the microcephaly outbreak versus the suspected cause: mosquito-borne Zika virus. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 3:29 Chef Daniel Boulud on the decadent, lasting impression of dessert By PBS News Hour Dessert -- it’s one of the sweetest things in life. Chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud explains why we should never go without. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Will shoppers on food stamps pick up fresher foods? By PBS News Hour The U.S. government wants to steer the 46 million Americans who receive food stamps toward healthier food choices. The USDA plans to require retailers that accept those benefits to stock more fresh foods. But would healthier options change behavior? Gwen… Continue watching
Feb 16 Should all young children be screened for autism? Task force is inconclusive By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News An influential task force says there’s “insufficient evidence” to argue definitely that the benefits of screening all young children for autism outweigh the harms. Continue reading
Feb 16 Why it's so hard to zap the Zika mosquito, and what we can do By Larisa Epatko The little black Aedes aegypti mosquito with its white-striped legs and body seems harmless enough, but it can spread the Zika virus, which is tentatively linked to birth defects in babies. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:50 Baltimore hospitals work to repair frayed trust in black communities By PBS News Hour In a city renowned for medical schools and research, there's a striking contrast in the dismal health and life expectancy in some Baltimore neighborhoods. There's a deep distrust of the medical system among many African-American residents, dating back to the… Continue watching
Feb 15 Quest for blood pressure cuff highlights inequality By Rachel Bluth and Capital News Service The doctor told Sharlene Adams to get a blood pressure cuff, so Adams set out to buy one. For Adams, who lives in West Baltimore, that meant four bus rides, a stop for a doctor's signature, two visits to a… Continue reading
Feb 15 Viagra Rx would require wives' consent in proposed Kentucky bill By Joshua Barajas A Kentucky legislator has introduced a bill that would require men to get signed permission from their spouses and visit a doctor twice before they could receive drugs for erectile dysfunction. Continue reading
Feb 15 A tale of two Baltimores plays out in devastating medical care disparities By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Baltimore residents have little more confidence in the medical system intended to heal them than in the criminal justice system intended to protect them. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 4:32 California natural gas leak temporarily plugged after four months By PBS News Hour For the first time in four months, natural gas has stopped leaking from a well in Southern California. The leak released methane and other compounds, causing several thousand residents to evacuate their homes. NPR's Kelly McEvers joins Megan Thompson to… Continue watching