Dec 24 Watch As Global Temperatures Rise, So Too Do Health Risks While there may be debate over what's causing global climate change, there are far fewer questions about the effect of a warming planet on human health, reports Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Cancer Society Warns Against Premature Screenings The American Cancer Society warned Wednesday that premature screening could lead to overtreating or overlooking cancer. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Health Workers in Tanzania Battle ‘Neglected Diseases’ Senior correspondent Ray Suarez reports from Tanzania on a community drug distribution system being used to prevent river blindness, one of the conditions considered a "neglected tropical disease" because of its low profile in comparison to HIV, TB or malaria. Continue watching
Apr 09 Disease Trackers Examine Search Engine Data for Clues By Admin, PBS News Hour Examining Web users' search terms could help public health officials identify emerging epidemics days, if not weeks, faster than more traditional forms of disease surveillance. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch New Concerns Stir on Darfur’s Humanitarian Situation Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir expelled many of the country's aid workers after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes. John Holmes of the United Nations gives an update on the humanitarian situation… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Students, Scientists Build Biological ‘Machines’ Student participants in the 2008 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition crafted biological "machines," or living organisms, using original combinations of DNA and other organic material to help tackle environmental and health problems. Tom Bearden reports. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Author Takes a New Look at America’s Old History By tracing the paths of European settlers in the 16th century, Tony Horwitz tells the history of America's colonization of the new world during an oft-forgotten century. Ray Suarez discusses Horwitz's new book, "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the… Continue watching
Jul 23 The Health Care Debate: Eliminate the for-profit middle man and all is solved? By Business Desk Question/Comment: When the NewsHour does segments on health care, I would love for you or any of the staff to ask the health care administrators, economists and especially the politicians why people support a health care system that requires… Continue reading
May 27 Watch After Quake, China Faces Daunting Reconstruction Challenges Following the cessation of rescue and recovery efforts, quake-struck Sichuan province begins the arduous task of rebuilding. Margaret Warner reports from China on the quake's aftermath and Beijing's preparations for the Olympics. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Death Toll Rises in Myanmar as Aid Groups Face Obstacles A senior U.S diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Nargis could reach 100,000, as disease outbreaks remain a threat and some aid groups face difficulty gaining access to the country. A United Nations official… Continue watching