Health Sep 29 FDA plans to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Nation Oct 26 Watch 5:39 For Hilary Swank, a ‘vulnerable’ role as the daughter of an Alzheimer’s patient The new film “What They Had” explores the painful journey of a family coping with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Its accomplished cast includes Blythe Danner as an ailing mother and Hilary Swank as the daughter who comes home to care for… By Jeffrey Brown
May 30 Watch A Window Into the Daily Struggles of Long-Term Care A Window Into the Daily Struggles of Long-Term Care…
Health May 20 Watch What DSM-5, Updated Mental Health ‘Bible,’ Means for Diagnosing Patients What DSM-5, Updated Mental Health 'Bible,' Means for Diagnosing Patients…
Oct 15 Watch Weekly Poem: Sharon Olds Reads ‘Diagnosis’ Sharon Olds reads her poem "Diagnosis,' which is from her new book "Stag's Leap."…
Aug 22 Overtreating Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa By Talea Miller In countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, health workers often treat patients for malaria even when a test indicates the parasite isn't present. The practice worries many health experts. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Autism Now: Exploring the ‘Phenomenal’ Increase in U.S. Prevalence In the second report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil investigates why the number of children with autism is increasing in the U.S. He meets children at different points on the autism spectrum and gets several views on the… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Psychiatrists Propose Revisions to Diagnosis Manual Health experts are taking a fresh look at how some mental illnesses are diagnosed. Planned revisions to the field of psychiatry's primary manual would be the first in a decade. Continue watching
Sep 15 Tanzania Moves to Build Laboratory Capacity By Talea Miller Shortages in laboratory supplies and trained technicians in Tanzania cause delays and gaps in diagnosis that can put patients' health at risk. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Study Shows First-ever Drop in U.S. Cancer Rates New cancer rates in the United States have declined for the first time and the cancer death rate among men and women has continued to drop, according to a report published Tuesday. A doctor discusses the promising new data with… Continue watching