Health Sep 13 U.S. vaping illness alarms Canada as country prepares to allow legal sales By Rob Gillies, Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Science Dec 17 How long do cold and flu viruses stay contagious on public surfaces? These pathogens don’t actually last for days or weeks outside the body, but you should still be proactive in protecting yourself from their spread. By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan
Health Jul 04 Watch 6:55 This advice could help parents of kids with serious illnesses As a psychologist and counselor specializing in the care of children with cancer, Joanna Breyer has advice for families facing stress for which they never prepared. Author of "When Your Child Is Sick," Breyer joins Judy Woodruff for a conversation.
Poetry Aug 01 A poet sees the light after the darkness of illness Judith Barrington writes about memory, childhood, love and mortality. “When anything impacts me emotionally or spiritually or intellectually, my immediate response is to put it into words, to capture it — which of course no one can do. The written… By Mary Jo Brooks
Health Apr 24 Two Listeria recalls raise questions about ice cream manufacturing Blue Bell Creameries of Texas and Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams of Ohio — extremely popular brands in their home states — took all their products off shelves this week. Blue Bell ice cream is linked to 10 illnesses in four… By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Jul 06 Watch Fungal disease ‘Valley Fever’ proves tricky to diagnose By PBS NewsHour KVIE reports on Valley Fever, a fungal disease that is is not always taken seriously in its early stages -- and can be easily misdiagnosed. 40 percent of people who come down with symptoms are able to keep the fungus… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Wanting, But Physically Unable, to Keep Working Bike shop owner Mike Kemp. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Reconstructing Black Death: Why Was Plague Microbe so Deadly? Researchers announced Wednesday that they've managed to reconstruct the genome of the Black Death, the illness that wiped out around half of Europe's population in just a few years in the mid-1300s. Ray Suarez discusses the developments with geneticist Hendrick… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana 'Clearing the Smoke': The Benefits, Limits of Medical Marijuana… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Europe’s Deadly E. Coli Outbreak a ‘Wake-Up Call’ Over Global Food Distribution Toxic Outbreak of E. Coli in Europe a 'Wake-Up Call' on Food Distribution… Continue watching