Full Episode
Monday, Jun 27
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • NewsHour Shop
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

Make a gift to PBS NewsHour
and your donation will be doubled!

Support Intelligent, In-Depth, Trustworthy Journalism.

GIVE NOW
PBS NewsHour

Get news alerts from PBS NewsHour

Turn on desktop notifications?

clinical trials

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • Live

Health Dec 02

The essential COVID-19 vaccine FAQ

By Laura Santhanam

Health Nov 20

Why I decided to be a coronavirus vaccine test subject

The 50-50 chance of getting either the real thing or a placebo was one of the reasons I applied -- I wanted the real deal.

By John Yang

Health Aug 14

Russia is cutting corners on COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. Here’s why they matter

As Russia fast tracks a coronavirus vaccine, scientists worry about skipped safety checks – and the potential fallout for trust in vaccines if something ends up going wrong.

By Abram L. Wagner, The Conversation

Science Jun 15

Watch 7:40
Meet people volunteering to be exposed to COVID-19 for vaccine research

As the world anxiously awaits development of a vaccine for COVID-19, new and controversial research measures are being considered for the first time. These include the possibility of deliberately exposing volunteers to the disease to see if they are infected.

By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre

Episode Nov 24

Watch 22:20
November 24, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, November 24, U.K. and Spain reach a deal on the eve of the Brexit Summit, and technology that aims to take humans out of the beginning stages of clinical trials. Later, how museums are chronicling…

By PBS NewsHour

Nov 24

Watch 4:35
Defense Department funds tech to test organ tissue in lieu of humans

By PBS NewsHour

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with funding from the Department of Defense, want to speed up the clinical trial process with a device that could enable researchers to test new drugs on organ tissue grown in a lab…

Continue watching

Oct 28

Why having surgery later in the day might be better for your health

By Max Blau, STAT

The time of day of your surgery could have long-term impacts on your health.

Continue reading

Dec 06

Watch 9:16
Major health bill would fund medical research, hasten FDA approvals

By PBS NewsHour

In Congress, lawmakers are close to passing a major bill that would increase funding for the FDA, the NIH and the effort to fight opioid abuse. The measure would also introduce more flexible standards for drug approvals, reducing the need…

Continue watching

Apr 11

Watch
No image
Hospitals Dispute Failure to Disclose Clinical Study Risks for Premature Infants

Hospitals Dispute Failure to Disclose Clinical Study Risks for Premature Infants…

Continue watching

Support Provided By: Learn more

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Monday, Jun 27

Additional Support Provided By:

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Mutual of America: Your Retirement Company
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the NewsHour
PBS NewsHour

© 1996 - 2022 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Subscribe
  • NewsHour West
  • Jobs
  • Privacy

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Subscribe to ‘Here's the Deal,’ our politics newsletter

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour.

Support for NewsHour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Mutual of America: Your Retirement Company