May 28 Army chief: Human error likely not cause of anthrax mistake By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Army's top general says human error probably was not a factor in the inadvertent shipping of live anthrax to research laboratories. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Indonesian government cracks down on AirAsia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the search for wreckage from AirAsia flight 8501 expanded to make up for more than a week of strong currents in the Java Sea. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Transport Ministry suspended the airline’s license for flying from… Continue watching
Dec 24 CDC scientist possibly exposed to Ebola virus By News Desk Several scientists may have been exposed to the Ebola virus at a Centers for Disease Control lab in Atlanta, the Washington Post reported. The Washington Post report said that as many as 12 scientists were potentially exposed when a… Continue reading
Sep 30 U.S. troops arrive in West Africa to join fight against Ebola By Adelyn Baxter U.S. troops arrived in Liberia Monday to begin building a field hospital in the central part of the country following a pledge to send 3,000 soldiers to assist in the ongoing fight against Ebola in West Africa, Reuters reported. Continue reading
Sep 30 CDC’s Frieden confirms first U.S. case of Ebola is in Dallas By Ellen Rolfes The first ever case of Ebola in the U.S. has been diagnosed in Dallas. Continue reading
Sep 18 White House orders government plan to combat antibiotic resistance By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Signaling the seriousness of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the government to create a national plan to fight them by early 2015. Continue reading
Aug 07 Ebola crisis may surpass all past outbreaks combined, CDC director says By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the outbreak is unprecedented in part because it's in a region of Africa that never has dealt with Ebola before. He says the outbreak's two main drivers… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:06 CDC plans to send ‘surge’ of staff to Africa as two Ebola-infected Americans return for treatment By PBS News Hour Two American aid workers infected with Ebola in Liberia will be sent back for care at Emory University hospital in Atlanta -- the first time any Ebola patient has been transferred to the U.S. for treatment. Hari Sreenivasan talks to… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch CDC under scrutiny for safety lapses By PBS News Hour Safety and security problems put the head of the Centers for Disease Control under the microscope at a House hearing. Lawmakers questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden over concerns such as workers being exposed to live strains of anthrax and avian flu… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Why we’re all paying the cost of excessive drinking By PBS News Hour Excessive alcohol consumption accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age Americans each year, making it the fourth leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. And it's not just alcoholic drinkers at risk; partying, bingeing and daily drinking… Continue watching