May 12 Watch Sebelius Assesses Prospects for Medicare’s Money Problems, Health Care Reform Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius explains how the Obama administration is approaching its plans to reform the health care system and address Medicare's mounting funding woes. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Health Industry’s Pledge to Cut Costs Adds Urgency to Reform Bid President Barack Obama said Monday the health industry's new pledge to cut costs will aid his legislative goal of a broader health care overhaul. Health reporters size up the cost cutting promise and the road ahead for health reform. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Quinn Bradlee Talks About Life with Learning Disability Quinn Bradlee, son of retired Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and columnist Sally Quinn, discusses life with Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome, the topic of his memoir "A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures."… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Despite Mounting Cases, Officials Say Swine Flu Is Waning The number of cases of swine flu has grown to more than 1,000, spanning 20 countries, although there is some indication the spread of the virus is declining. Betty Ann Bowser provides an update on the situation. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Mexico City Weighs Next Steps in Fight Against Flu Outbreak Public health officials are expressing cautious optimism that the number of H1N1 flu cases may be leveling off. Ray Suarez reports from Mexico City on the center of the outbreak. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Health Workers Renew Fight Against Polio in Nigeria Polio continues to be a major medical problem in Nigeria where suspicions about vaccines and other issues have revived the crippling disease. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Nigeria on efforts to curb the polio problem. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch ‘Brown Fat’ Studies Provide New Medical Insights, Hope For Weight Loss New studies reveal that "brown fat," a type of fat scientists previously thought disappeared after infancy, can burn large amounts of calories if activated by cold temperatures. An author of one study explains the discovery and its possible medical applications. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Obama Touts Military Digital Health Record Plan as Model A new electronic medical records system for military personnel is meant to be a model for improving health care nationwide. Analysts discuss the program's cost and efficiency. 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 23 Watch South Africa Looks to Set New Course in HIV/AIDS Fight South Africa's new health minister is promoting testing, treatment and frank dialogue about HIV. But many challenges lie ahead in managing the epidemic, as Ray Suarez reports in the first of his three-part series of reports from South Africa. Continue watching