Apr 07 Obama says climate change is harming Americans’ health By Josh Lederman, Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Global warming isn't just affecting the weather, it's harming Americans' health, President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he announced steps government and businesses will take to better understand and deal with the problem. Continue reading
Apr 06 Breast cancer overtreatment costs U.S. $4 billion a year By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A new report estimates that the U.S. spends $4 billion a year on unnecessary medical costs due to mammograms that generate false alarms, and on treatment of certain breast tumors unlikely to cause problems. Continue reading
Apr 05 Tax refunds for many take hit or get bump from health law By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press As the April 15 tax deadline nears, people who got help paying for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law are seeing the direct effect on their refunds - hundreds of dollars, for better or worse. Continue reading
Apr 02 Why is it so difficult to talk about end of life wishes? By Nora Daly As medical advances have lengthened our life spans and can improve quality of life as we get older, many people remain reluctant to have end of life conversations with their physicians and loved ones. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 8:34 Canadian court OKs doctor-assisted suicide, but who’s eligible? By PBS News Hour In March, Canada's Supreme Court ruled unanimously that all Canadians have a constitutional right to have doctors help them die. Special correspondent John Larson reports from British Columbia on how doctors, patients and politicians are grappling with how to set… Continue watching
Apr 01 Could a Medieval potion made of bile and garlic stop MRSA? By Jaywon Choe Scientists in the United Kingdom have found what they believe could be an unlikely treatment for the deadly and notoriously hard-to-kill MRSA superbug : a foul-smelling, Medieval concoction of garlic, wine and cow bile. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:40 Why Scott Simon shared his mother’s death with an unseen audience By PBS News Hour Scott Simon is known as the voice of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, but he also gained an audience when he used Twitter to document his mother’s final days. His 140-character observances of the life and death of his mother led… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:45 Does the U.S. need to change its mental health screening process for pilots? By PBS News Hour According to Lufthansa, the co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings flight into the French Alps had informed the company of severe depression in 2009. Judy Woodruff talks to Dr. Warren Silberman, a former FAA medical certification manager, and Dr. William Hurt… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 3:31 How brain stimulation helped Miles O’Brien land a helicopter By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Documentary chronicles the ‘resistance movement’ against cancer By PBS News Hour Continue watching