Jan 11 Watch After Haiti Quake, Using Science to Build Sturdier Buildings As Haiti recovers from the devastating earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince one year ago, researchers are examining how the country can lessen the damage from another disaster using building science. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. Continue watching
Dec 27 Shortage of Cholera Vaccine an Obstacle in Haiti Response By Talea Miller Health experts are calling for the creation of a cholera vaccine stockpile so the vaccine can be deployed in future cholera outbreaks, like the one still spreading in Haiti. Continue reading
May 31 World No Tobacco Day Focuses on Rising Number of Female Smokers By Lea Winerman Women in the developing world could be the next growth market for tobacco companies, the World Health Organization warns on World No Tobacco Day. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trial Shows First HIV Protection from Vaccines Promising results released Thursday from an HIV vaccine trial in Thailand show for the first time that a vaccine may prevent HIV infection. Continue reading
Sep 17 Progress Towards a Malaria-Free Tanzania In this reporter's notebook, senior correspondent Ray Suarez writes about the steps Tanzania has taken to reduce malaria infection, and the promise of new malaria vaccine trials. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Tanzanian Doctor Shortage Spurs Training Innovation In the first installment of a three-part series on health care challenges in the east African nation of Tanzania, Ray Suarez reports on how health officials there have had to come up with new training efforts in order to meet… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch One-shot Solution Explored for H1N1 Vaccine Margaret Warner speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease about a new H1N1 flu vaccine. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch U.S. Preparing for Resurgence of H1N1 Flu Amid predictions of a new H1N1 swine flu outbreak, health officials warn that children going back to school are especially at risk. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Anne Schuchat, the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Schools Shutter as Public Health Officials Work to Contain Flu Virus More cases of swine flu were reported in the U.S. and abroad and officials took new steps to contain the spread of the illness. Health experts assess the latest news and explain what the public needs to know. Continue watching
Apr 27 Q&A: Understanding Swine Flu By PBS News Hour Key facts on swine flu and what is being done to better understand and combat the virus. Continue reading