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
Mar 16 Watch Whooping Cough Returns to California After Decades of Decline Joanne Faryon of KPBS in San Diego reports on the resurgence of whooping cough in California after decades of the disease's decline. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch ‘Minds on the Edge’ Explores Public Policy Hurdles of Mental Illness The "Minds on the Edge" seminar, hosted by Fred Friendly and airing on many public broadcasting stations, explores the public policy dilemmas facing some people with mental illness and the communities in which they live. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch How Will Steve Jobs’ Latest Hiatus Affect Apple, Tech World? Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced his third medical leave in the past decade, a year and a half after he returned following a liver transplant. Gwen Ifill talks with Troy Wolverton, who covers technology for the San Jose Mercury News,… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Mozambique Looks to Battle Illnesses to Boost Kids’ IQs, Economy In the final report of his series on health issues in Mozambique, Ray Suarez reports on the country's high levels of childhood mortality and the connections between kids' illnesses and intelligence levels. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch A Decade on, Human Genome Research Yet to Directly Affect Many Patients Ten years after the cracking of the human genetic code, Jeffrey Brown talks to a scientist about advancements and setbacks in using the research to pinpoint the causes of illnesses and craft individualized therapies. Continue watching
Sep 10 Study: H1N1 Replicates, Spreads Faster Than Seasonal Flu A new study released by University of Maryland researchers this month found that the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may have a biological advantage over other seasonal flu viruses this winter. Continue reading