Health Mar 21 Doctors perform 1st transplant of of genetically modified pig kidney to human patient By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Jun 29 Watch 7:32 Innovative clinic helps doctors avoid burnout and makes healthcare more affordable The U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, especially those in primary care fields like internal medicine, mental health and pediatrics. The shortfall is driven by population and demographic trends and burnout. Fred de Sam Lazaro found a doctor-patient model… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Richard Coolidge, Murrey Jacobson, Simeon Lancaster
Health Apr 08 What ‘recovered from coronavirus’ means Four questions answered about how some survive and what happens next. By Tom Duszynski, The Conversation
Health Mar 15 When a patient threatens to shoot, how does a doctor respond? A medical student recalls an experience with a racist patient, while two new studies outline how doctors react to difficult encounters. By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT
Health Aug 07 Why your zip code matters when it comes to diabetic amputations Ten years ago, while working as an attending physician, Dr. Carl Stevens noticed a disturbing pattern: the majority of his patients with diabetes who acquired infections requiring amputation were from low-income backgrounds, while his diabetic patients from wealthier communities rarely… By Anya van Wagtendonk
Nov 22 Watch The Priciest Part of Health Care and What to Do About It The Priciest Part of Health Care and What to Do About It… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Mont. Clinic Aims to Deliver Top-quality Care for Less The Billings Clinic sets out to provide top-quality health care at a low cost by integrating doctor visits, hospital care and surgery. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Community Health Care Centers Benefit From Stimulus Two billion dollars in federal stimulus funds have been set aside for nearly 1,200 community health care centers around the country that treat mostly poor and uninsured patients. Betty Ann Bowser reports on how the influx of money has affected… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Obama Touts Military Digital Health Record Plan as Model A new electronic medical records system for military personnel is meant to be a model for improving health care nationwide. Analysts discuss the program's cost and efficiency. Continue watching
Mar 05 Obama Holds Health Summit at White House By Admin, PBS News Hour Looking to kick start his campaign to reform health care, President Barack Obama called health care leaders, practitioners and business owners to the White House Thursday to debate ideas for overhauling the nation's system. Continue reading