Jan 05 Can protection from aging be found in a whale genome? By Justin Scuiletti The secret to giving humanity a longer life and protection from age-related illnesses could be hidden within the genome of the longest living mammal. Continue reading
Nov 23 U.S. looking past Ebola to prepare for next outbreak By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is brought under control, public health officials are girding for the next health disaster. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch How U.S. ‘aggressive support’ for Ebola patients saves lives By PBS News Hour In West Africa, Ebola has claimed the lives of 50 percent of people infected. In the U.S., the recovery rate is substantially better. Judy Woodruff learns more from Dr. Bruce Ribner of Emory University about the public health and infrastructure… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Understanding the U.S. guidelines on Ebola quarantine – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch CDC offers new guidelines for U.S. health workers returning from West Africa – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 7:32 Separating legitimate Ebola concerns from unnecessary fear By PBS News Hour As new cases have been diagnosed in the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control expands its investigation, national concern has skyrocketed. Gwen Ifill explores the psychology behind the public anxiety with Dr. Eden Wells of the University of Michigan… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Is the U.S. overly confident about Ebola control? By PBS News Hour Officials have been saying that the U.S. knows how to stop Ebola, but now another nurse has been infected. What's gone wrong? Judy Woodruff talks to Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign Relations. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Obama meets with top health, security aides on Ebola after second U.S. nurse infected By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Can science make low-sodium foods without sacrificing flavor? By PBS News Hour Americans eat twice as much salt as recommended, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the health risks associated with high sodium intake are widely known, many Americans won’t sacrifice taste to eat healthily. What causes these… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Should terminally ill patients be able to choose when they die? By PBS News Hour After being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard moved her family from California to Oregon to die on her own terms. Oregon law allows Maynard to take lethal prescription medication to end her life. Jeffrey Brown gets debate… Continue watching