Jul 29 Q&A: New Flu Vaccine Recommendations for Children The Center for Disease Control released recommendations last week that seasonal flu vaccines be given to all children and adolescents between 6 months and 18 years. Continue reading
Jul 29 Pregnant Women, Children Top H1N1 Vaccination Priority List The Centers for Disease Control's advisory committee on immunization met Wednesday in an emergency session to set priorities for who should receive the H1N1 influenza vaccine now in development. Continue reading
Jul 24 Fake and Substandard Drugs Threaten Malaria Treatment in Cambodia By PBS News Hour TASANH, Cambodia | A stream of poor-quality and counterfeit malaria drugs coming into Cambodia is contributing to growing resistance to treatment for the disease near the Thai-Cambodian border. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. Government to Fund H1N1 Vaccinations By PBS News Hour The U.S. government plans to fund a vaccination program against the new H1N1 swine flu this fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch In Russia, Unhealthy Habits Make Funerals Outpace Births In her latest report from Russia, Margaret Warner takes a look at the health and well-being of the Russian people, including the low life expectancy for adult males. Continue watching
Jun 11 WHO Declares Global Swine Flu Pandemic By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization on Thursday declared a swine flu pandemic, marking the first worldwide flu epidemic in 41 years. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch WHO Likely to Declare Swine Flu Pandemic The World Health Organization is expected to declare H1N1 flu a pandemic as the number of cases continues to grow worldwide. Ray Suarez speaks to WHO Director Margaret Chan in Geneva. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Health Officials Race to Create H1N1 Flu Vaccine At the World Health Organization's annual meeting this week, a main topic was the ongoing effort to develop a vaccine against the H1N1 swine flu virus. Betty Ann Bowser reports on efforts to create a new vaccine and concerns over… Continue watching
May 18 WHO Officials Focus on Vaccine as H1N1 Spreads By PBS News Hour The H1N1 flu virus will likely continue to spread quickly between people across the globe, the World Health Organization's leader said Monday. Continue reading
May 13 South Africa’s President Zuma Replaces Popular Health Minister By PBS News Hour New South African President Jacob Zuma replaced Barbara Hogan as health minister this week, in a move that disappointed many in the HIV/AIDS advocacy and medical community. Continue reading