... producer Sheraz Sadiq bring us a story of a single mother struggling to use her benefits to get treatment for herself and her son with autism. APRIL DEMBOSKY: On a Sunday afternoon, Natalie Dunnege and her boyfriend, Russell Lifson, head to the park with Natalie's 13-year-old son ...
Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics across the country that market stem cell treatments for a dizzying array of ailments from autism to paralysis to erectile dysfunction. But the move comes at an awkward time — because research on stem cell ...
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake reacts to a scathing review of her city’s police force. Also: Two views on what makes a person fit for the presidency, creating a place in the world for people with autism, appalling conditions in refugee camps off the Australian ...
... Brain Power: What do you see on screen? MATTHEW KRIEGER, 8 Years Old: Mom. APRIL BROWN: Eight-year-old Matthew Krieger has been diagnosed with autism. LAURA KRIEGER, Matthew's mother: A lot of the trouble he gets into with other kids is, he thinks he's funny and doesn ...
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republican Sen. Susan Collins steps up to say she will not vote for Donald Trump. Also: Turkey and Russia meet amid strained relations with the U.S., giving adults with autism the tools to build a life, an assistant principal lives a day in the life ...
... feeling that she'll be abandoning her family responsibilities when she goes away to college. She helps take care of her older sister, who has autism. She makes sure her baby sister is dressed and her younger brother gets off to school. Who will do those things when she goes ...
... the drinks, honey? DUARTE GERALDINO: Omar and Damaris Said are foster parents, licensed by Florida to care for special-needs children. OMAR SAID: They have autism, bipolar, intellectual disability. DAMARIS SAID: Some of them have all three. A lot of times, the children who have these behaviors are in institutions ...
President Obama reached a rare agreement with Congress on a new law to regulate toxic household chemicals. The legislation, signed Wednesday, will give the EPA the authority to vet and ban tens of thousands of substances potentially harmful to humans, including chemicals in detergents, cleaners and furniture. Gwen Ifill learns more from political director Lisa...
Could you come up with $2,000 in 30 days if you had to? As many as 40 percent of American families can’t, despite the improving economy. Among them is Neal Gabler, who is frequently broke despite his successful career as a writer. As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and the PBS NewsHour, Judy...
Even a small number of unvaccinated people can undermine the immunity of the larger population, which is leading public health officials and vaccine advocates to push for changes.
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