Nov 07 Scientists Map Whole Genome of Cancer Patient By PBS News Hour Scientists have for the first time mapped the entire genome of a cancer patient, in the process finding eight new genetic mutations that led to the woman's leukemia. Continue reading
Oct 23 Researchers ID 26 Genes Associated With Lung Cancer By PBS News Hour Researchers have identified 26 genes associated with lung cancer -- a finding that could lead to new ways to identify and treat the world's most common cancer. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch New Mexico Residents Struggle to Navigate Health Care System in Crisis In New Mexico, where a quarter of the residents do not have health insurance, rising poverty rates and a lack of medical facilities are straining the system and bringing health care to the forefront of this year's election. Continue watching
Jul 18 Biotech Companies, Investors Look to Adult Stem Cell Research By Admin, PBS News Hour In June, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that it was investing $3 million in a small San Diego-based biotech startup called EyeCyte, which will work to develop adult stem cell-based treatments for eye diseases. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch Doctors Seek to Improve End-of-life Care for Cancer Patients Recent studies have indicated that barely a third of patients report having substantive conversations with their oncologists about end-of-life care, a statistic some physicians are looking to change. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Jun 25 Transparent Fish Give Cancer Research a Boost By PBS News Hour Richard White is an oncologist at Children's Hospital Boston and instructor at Harvard Medical School -- but lately, he's also gained fame as an animal breeder. Continue reading
Jun 13 Low Levels of Vitamin D Tied to Numerous Health Ailments, Studies Find By PBS News Hour Men with low vitamin D levels are more likely to suffer heart attacks than men with healthy levels of the vitamin, according to a study released this week. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch Katrina Victims Still Struggle With Housing Problems The Centers for Disease Control found high levels of formaldehyde in trailers issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to house Hurricane Katrina victims. In the first of a series of reports, Betty Ann Bowser examines the housing problems along… Continue watching
Nov 28 Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Black Women, Experts Find By PBS News Hour The calculator that doctors have used for nearly 20 years to predict women's risk of breast cancer underestimates the risk for black women, according to a reassessment of the tool published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Breakthrough Set to Radically Change Stem Cell Debate Scientists reported Tuesday that they had succeeded in making human skin cells mimic embroynic stem cells, potentially bypassing the ethical debate over embryonic stem cell use. A cell biologist discusses the research behind the advance. Continue watching