Sep 16 Watch As epidemic escalates, can U.S. aid for Ebola be deployed quickly enough? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Study finds half of U.S. adults at risk for health problems related to elevated blood sugar By PBS News Hour One out of three Americans over 20 is pre-diabetic and another 29 million already have diabetes. According to a recent report, the risk for some cancers is 15 percent higher for someone with higher-than-normal blood sugar. Gwen Ifill speaks with… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch What you need to know about the rare respiratory virus affecting kids By PBS News Hour A respiratory virus has infected hundreds of children in the U.S., sending them to emergency rooms across the country. The rare strain causes asthma-like symptoms and can exacerbate the disease. Jeffrey Brown learns more from Dr. Anne Schuchat of the… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch U.S. offers support to fragile, West African health systems to combat Ebola By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 08 WHO: ‘Many thousands of new cases’ of Ebola expected in Liberia By Larisa Epatko An assessment team from the World Health Organization said Monday that "many thousands of new cases are expected in Liberia over the coming three weeks."… Continue reading
Sep 06 Report: Most Americans with drug or alcohol addictions don’t get treatment By Carey Reed The survey, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, reported that of the 22.7 million people with substance use disorder in 2013, only 2.5 million received treatment at specialty facilities. Continue reading
Sep 03 In Ebola-stricken West Africa, many of the sick ‘have nowhere to go’ By Larisa Epatko Despite world health agencies’ best efforts to clamp down on ever-increasing Ebola outbreaks, people in West Africa who are in the center of the virus' path are finding it hard to get accurate information and proper medical care, United Nations… Continue reading
Sep 03 How one tick bite can lead to a life-threatening meat allergy By Ruth Tam One night in the summer of 2009, Jeremy Spittle emerged from a hot tub covered in hives that itched “four times more than poison ivy.” For months, his skin broke out like this every few days. The only thing that… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch Ebola’s spread hastens preparations for vaccine testing By PBS News Hour An Ebola vaccine may be ready for human testing as early as next week. Though the vaccine is in its first stage of testing with humans, it showed favorable results in an infected monkey. Gwen Ifill learns more from Dr. Continue watching