May 20 WHO Plan Targets Role of Marketing, Pricing in Alcohol Abuse By Talea Miller World health ministers agreed Thursday that alcohol advertising targeted to young people should be limited, and sponsorships regulated. The non-binding plan, approved by the World Health Organization's 193-member states, urges countries to take action to control alcohol marketing and… Continue reading
May 19 Watch Paramedics in the Line of Fire in Mexico's Drug War In the heart of the Mexican drug war in Juarez, emergency medical technicians face unique challenges as they respond to the bloodshed. Global Post reporter Ioan Grillo reports from Mexico. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Relief Organizations Help Haitians Fight Hunger In the second of two reports about the role of relief organizations in rebuilding Haiti, Dave Iverson of KQED San Francisco explores two Haitian-led aid groups that are helping to feed the hungry after the devastating earthquake. Continue watching
May 13 Watch Haiti's Non-Governmental Organizations Fill in for Shattered Government In the first of two reports from Haiti, Dave Iverson of KQED in San Francisco describes Haiti's struggle to rebuild after the earthquake and the crucial role of non-government organizations in the relief effort. Continue watching
May 11 First Lady Calls for Coordinated Effort to Reduce Childhood Obesity A federal task force called for marketers of sugary and other unhealthy foods to voluntarily limit their advertising to children on Tuesday. The recommendation is one of 70 in a wide-ranging new report on reducing childhood obesity that was commissioned… Continue reading
May 03 Q&A: Addressing Mental Health and Trauma in Haiti By Talea Miller Nearly four months after the earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, mental health workers are trying to help the survivors cope with their feelings of distress, loss and fear. Continue reading
Apr 30 WHO: Gonorrhea Could Become Untreatable By Talea Miller Gonorrhea may soon become untreatable, due in large part to the misuse of the antibiotics currently used against the sexually transmitted disease, the World Health Organization warned Thursday. Not only are the cheaper, first-line medications for gonorrhea becoming less… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Classic Poems Turn Lyrical on Natalie Merchant's New Album Singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant sets poetry to music in her newest studio album, looking at childhood through the works of poets such as E.E. Cummings, Robert Graves and even Mother Goose. Jeffrey Brown reports on the unusual melding of… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Debating the Ethics of Rationing End-of-Life Care NewsHour analyst Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, moderated a Miller Center of Public Affairs debate on the ethics of rationing end-of-life health care after the issue gained prominence in the health care reform discussions. Here's an excerpt:… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch In Haiti, a 'Degree of Vibrancy' Seen Amongst Quake Relief Efforts As the rainy season approaches, relief workers in Haiti continue to move displaced people from tent cities into more substantial housing. Judy Woodruff talks to KQED reporter Dave Iverson about the continuing relief efforts, 100 days after the disaster. Continue watching