Dec 23 Watch 5:55 Ebola vaccine results are encouraging — but preliminary By PBS NewsHour On Thursday, results from the World Health Organization's two-year trial studying the Ebola virus were published. They indicate that the vaccine is effective -- but it still needs to be approved by regulatory agencies. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Dr. Anthony… Continue watching
Dec 19 Do female doctors lead to healthier patients? By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Female doctors may on average be better than their male counterparts at treating patients in the hospital, according to a new study published today. Continue reading
Nov 17 Loneliness harms aging health. This new campaign aims to curb isolation By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News A new national campaign rolling out on Wednesday aims to raise awareness of a hidden but devastating complication of aging: loneliness. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 5:57 What Miami-Dade County is doing about Zika By PBS NewsHour With 12 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County, officials are asking residents to take part in mosquito-prevention efforts, including draining standing water and wearing insect repellent. Gwen Ifill speaks with Alina Hudak, Deputy Mayor of Miami-Dade County,… Continue watching
Jun 22 In Appalachia, cancer rates are stubbornly high. One woman’s quest to find out why By Bob Tedeschi, STAT In the poorest communities spanning Appalachia, cancer is often a death sentence. But one woman has launched a number of initiatives to try to help. Continue reading
Feb 29 Rocky home lives could hinder kindergartener success, study finds By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News Very young children who endure neglect, abuse and dysfunctional home lives go on to struggle as kindergartners, leaving them at risk for more difficult years as adolescents and adults, a new study finds. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:10 Why these anti-smoking TV ads are working By PBS NewsHour Five years ago, the Centers for Disease Control launched the first federal education campaign against smoking. Today the government says it has helped 400,000 smokers quit for good. In a series of TV ads called "Tips From Former Smokers," Americans… Continue watching
Jan 05 Study finds gap in Medicaid’s efforts to help people stop smoking By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News The 2010 federal health law has a provision that was supposed to make it easier for people on Medicaid to quit smoking. But in a number of states, it’s not, so far, having widespread success. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:04 Why the Greek crisis is a matter of life and death for some By PBS NewsHour Greece traditionally has had a low suicide rate, but over five years of austerity, the country has seen an increase in the number of people taking their own lives. And if the crisis gets worse, the number of suicides and… Continue watching
Apr 19 HIV-stricken Indiana county sees uptick in new cases By Daniel Costa-Roberts A southeastern Indiana county at the epicenter of a drug-related HIV crisis has seen a significant uptick in new cases of the virus since it began a temporary needle exchange program more than two weeks ago. Continue reading