Mar 09 Watch 7:04 Why clear, consistent communication is so important during a public health crisis Amid the growing U.S. coronavirus outbreak, some experts have criticized the way President Trump, his team and top public health officials are communicating information to the public. For example, Trump made inaccurate statements Friday about the availability of virus tests. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 5:29 Italy’s coronavirus outbreak sparks ‘a lot of panic’ The coronavirus has now spread to 107 countries and there are close to 108,000 cases worldwide. Italy is one of the hotspots, where more than 230 people have died from the virus. In response, Italy's government this weekend issued a… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 8:23 Why Washington health officials fear novel coronavirus may have been quietly spreading The novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is now blamed for six deaths, all in Washington state. Health officials worry the illness may have been spreading undetected near Seattle for weeks, possibly resulting in many undiagnosed cases. Can hospitals in… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 8:43 How U.S. health officials are responding to threat of novel coronavirus With nearly 20,000 people in China infected by novel coronavirus, the country has essentially quarantined a population of 50 million. Countries including the United States have evacuated their citizens from China and restricted inbound travelers from there. Sec. of Health… Continue watching
Jan 30 WATCH: WHO says novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency By Laura Santhanam The decision comes the same day the U.S. reported its first human-to-human case of novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 29 As HIV epidemic rages in Indiana, lessons to be learned from Vancouver By William Brangham Indiana Governor Mike Pence this week declared a public health emergency because of 79 H.I.V. cases among injection drug-users in the southern part of the state. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Persistence is key to wiping out polio outbreaks in fragile nations By PBS News Hour Signaling a new public health emergency, the World Health Organization warns that if polio is not completely eradicated it could become endemic again. Worldwide, 74 cases of the crippling disease have been confirmed this year, with Syria, Cameroon and Pakistan… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch More Than 40 States See Widespread Flu Infection Last year, cases of influenza were at extremely low levels, but the virus has returned with a vengeance. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Julie Morita of the Chicago Health Department and Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University about the current… Continue watching