Mar 29 Watch Autism’s Prevalence Grows: ‘This Is a Big Problem’ The rate of autism diagnosis in American children continues to climb, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest research into the group of disorders with CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden and… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Are Children Conceived After Father’s Death Entitled to Survivor’s Benefits? Are Children Conceived After Father's Death Entitled to Survivor's Benefits?… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch India Close to Eradicating Polio, But Challenges Still Remain India Close to Being Polio-free, But Challenges Still Remain… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch What’s Causing a Shortage of Pediatric Cancer Drugs? While more than 250 drugs were declared in short supply in the U.S. this past year, the latest worries centered on one called Methotrexate, considered essential for children battling leukemia. Ray Suarez discusses the problem and latest developments with Dr. Continue watching
Jan 31 After the Earthquake, an Idea Jolted into Reality By Larisa Epatko A Haitian-born social worker in the United States had an idea to help Haiti in the much-needed field of child advocacy. Then the earthquake struck. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch In Smaller Voices, ‘I Have a Dream’ Echoes Again Over National Mall For the past seven years on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, children from a Washington, D.C., elementary school have climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim "I have a dream," just as Dr. King did 48 years ago. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Kids and Cancer: Why Pediatric Cancer Cure Rates Have Improved So Much Four decades ago, President Nixon signed a law that would change the way cancer research was funded in an effort to develop better treatments and cure more patients. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explores the positive developments pediatric cancer research… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch New Study Gauges Teachers Impact on Students’ Lifetime Earnings Replacing a bad teacher with an average or a good one has measurable economic benefits such as boosting a student's lifetime earnings by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a new study done in part by Harvard University economist… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Editor: Sandusky ‘Probably Did Himself More Harm Than Good’ in Costas Interview In a startling move Monday, Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State defensive coordinator accused of sexually abusing children, defended himself in a telephone interview with Bob Costas on NBC. Margret Warner discusses the scandal's continuing fallout with David Newhouse, editor… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Why a Lesson in Money Plus Math Equals Financial Stability Former FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair has a message: don't buy an inflatable moose head. Continue watching