Sep 23 National Institute of Health will examine ‘effect of sex’ in preclinical testing By Ashira Morris Preclinical scientific research is done primarily on male subjects. This inequality obscures results and can be dangerous for women, who experience both illness and treatment differently than men. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch FDA plan to limit painkiller abuse may have impact for patients who need them FDA plan to limit painkiller abuse may impact patients who need them… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch In Preventing Violence, ‘Very Hard to Identify’ Individuals Who Need Help Most In Preventing Violence, 'Very Hard to Indentify' Individuals Who Need Help Most… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch UNAIDS Head: Deaths Falling, But Crisis Still Overwhelming UNAIDS Head: Death Rates Falling, Treatment IncreasingBut Global Crisis Still Overwhelming… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Drug Hoarders, Manufacturing Cuts Exacerbate Shortage of Key Medications Drug Shortages Force Tough Choices for Patients, Doctors… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch High Costs of HIV Medication Cause ‘Terrible Dilemma’ in Mozambique In Mozambique, where 1 in 8 adults is living with HIV, the number of patients on antiretroviral drugs has expanded thanks to international AIDS funding, but a debate is emerging over whether foreign donors can continue to fund an ever-expanding… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Study: Post-Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increases Cancer Risk A new study found that post-menopausal women who use hormone-replacement therapy are at a greater risk of getting aggressive cancers than those who don't. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the findings from the lead author of the study, Dr. Rowan… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Obama Places Health Care Expansion, Reform at Core of Budget Proposal President Obama's $3.5 trillion budget plan sets aside billions of dollars to overhaul the U.S. health care system and provide coverage to more Americans. Susan Dentzer of Health Affairs and NPR's Julie Rovner examine the plan's specifics and its potential… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Number of Newly Uninsured Americans Rises Along With Jobless Rate After more than 2 million American workers were laid off in the past three months, the numbers who have lost their health insurance and applied for Medicaid have also risen rapidly. Betty Ann Bowser speaks with Connecticut residents struggling to… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch On Frontline, a Personal Look at Parkinson’s Frontline correspondent Dave Iverson recently learned he has Parkinson's disease, like his father and brother before him. Iverson discusses his personal struggle and the latest medical research. Continue watching