May 25 Watch 8:05 Some MAHA backers grow frustrated with Trump's health policies By Ali Rogin, Layla Quran When he left the presidential race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. galvanized his supporters to vote for Donald Trump. Trump promised to let Kennedy “go wild” on health care policy. But as fans of Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement have… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 4:48 Trump administration moves to roll back limits on forever chemicals in drinking water By Geoff Bennett, William Brangham, Azhar Merchant The Trump administration is moving to roll back limits on some PFAS, the toxic “forever chemicals” found in the drinking water of millions of Americans. The Biden-era rule set the first national drinking-water limits for several PFAS compounds. But industry… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 7:05 Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about latest outbreak in Central Africa By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Health officials are racing to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak of Ebola in Africa. At least 116 suspected deaths and more than 300 other cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. The CDC says… Continue watching
May 18 The condition known as PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and treatment By Laura Ungar, Associated Press A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. Continue reading
May 15 What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, the 17th since the disease first emerged in the country in 1976. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 7:02 Bellevue Literary Review celebrates 25 years of stories on illness and recovery By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber Three doctors, two poets and a fiction writer walk into a windowless hospital conference room. Not the start of a joke, but of a prestigious journal, “Bellevue Literary Review”, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports… Continue watching
May 12 Marty Makary resigns as Trump's FDA chief By Matthew Perrone, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press At the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff's confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 8:00 What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and the Americans facing quarantine By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow The ship at the epicenter of the hantavirus outbreak has been evacuated, and 16 Americans have now been transported to a specialized quarantine unit in Nebraska. Two are at a similar unit in Atlanta. The virus has claimed the lives… Continue watching
May 07 Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality By Molly Quell, Gerald Imray, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 6:30 The mental health toll and lifelong consequences of gun violence in America By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Gun violence continues to impact communities across the country daily. Many don't make the news, but create lifelong consequences for victims, their families and even entire neighborhoods. The normalization of shootings has created a persistent public health crisis. William Brangham… Continue watching