Feb 05 Watch 5:51 Brazil grapples with Zika health emergency as Carnival begins By PBS News Hour The Centers for Disease Control have released new guidelines for combating Zika virus, including a recommendation that men refrain from unprotected sex with women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Judy Woodruff talks with science correspondent Miles O’Brien,… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 5:44 The hidden psychology behind sports teams, coaches and their fans By PBS News Hour With the nation tuning in for Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, many sports fans have football on the brain, especially Sports Illustrated editor Jon Wertheim. He recently co-wrote the book “This is Your Brain on Sports,” a look at the… Continue watching
Feb 05 No stage of pregnancy safe for unprotected sex with Zika-exposed male, CDC says By Nsikan Akpan The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release new guidelines on what pregnant women should do to protect themselves for sexually transmitted Zika virus. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 7:39 Amid death's throes, young doctor examines life for meaning By PBS News Hour By age 36, neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi had earned five degrees across various fields and was at the end of a residency at Stanford. Then he was diagnosed with lung cancer, a disease that killed him 22 months later. Facing death,… Continue watching
Feb 04 12.7 million signed up for Obama health care law, beating expectations By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Still facing political jeopardy, President Barack Obama's health care law beat expectations by earning solid sign-ups this year, according to figures released Thursday by the administration. Continue reading
Feb 04 New link between Zika virus and microcephaly is found in Brazil By Katie Worth, FRONTLINE Researchers say they've found some of the clearest evidence yet of a direct connection between Zika virus and microcephaly, a condition afflicting fetuses and newborns in Brazil. Continue reading
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