Feb 10 Watch 5:30 Can China’s information about the novel coronavirus be trusted? China is struggling to contain an outbreak of novel coronavirus that has now spread in small numbers to at least 25 other countries or territories. Both the official death toll and the number of confirmed cases have doubled in recent… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:30 Why ‘sustained transmission’ of novel coronavirus is what would concern U.S. officials This week has seen the rapid spread of novel coronavirus both within China and internationally to at least 14 other countries. On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared it a global public health emergency. As the U.S. records its first… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 4:34 How China is responding to ‘breakneck’ spread of novel coronavirus Chinese officials have now confirmed over 6,000 cases of novel coronavirus -- and the pathogen is nowhere near contained. On Thursday, the World Health Organization will determine whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency. Yanzhong Huang of the… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 5:31 Amid coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan residents confront fear, government distrust China's coronavirus outbreak continues, as concerns mount that the virus may be spreading faster than previously assessed. The Chinese city of Wuhan remains the epicenter of the outbreak, and its 11 million residents are currently living in a state of… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 4:59 What we know about China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak — and what we don’t Chinese officials are racing to respond to a highly contagious pneumonia-like virus that has now killed at least 17 people, infected hundreds more and spread to several other countries. In an effort to contain the illness, the city of Wuhan… Continue watching
Jan 29 Measles patients are mostly children. Here’s why By Jamie Leventhal Here’s a look into how the latest epidemic started, why children may face the worst of it, and how it's no surprise that the outbreak hit the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:38 Washington state’s measles outbreak coincides with low rates of immunization Washington state is experiencing an outbreak of measles, with 35 confirmed cases in a single county. The disease's flare-up is reinforcing concerns about insufficient immunization in some communities. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of… Continue watching
Jul 03 Want to spot an outbreak before your friends? Look at this map By News Desk PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien visits the headquarters of HealthMap, an organization that uses the Internet track outbreaks as they evolve. Continue reading
May 01 Students in rural Indiana are suddenly experts on HIV By Jason Kane AUSTIN, Ind. — Holli Reynolds didn’t entirely understand what HIV was when the news broke earlier this year that 11 people in her tiny town had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS. Neither did her classmates — a… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:32 ‘Completely avoidable’: Vaccination could have prevented Disneyland measles outbreak By PBS News Hour U.S. health officials say the recent measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in Southern California continues to ripple across the nation with approximately 100 cases reported so far. How great a risk does this pose and how can people protect… Continue watching