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
Apr 12 8 things you didn't know about Truvada By Daniel Costa-Roberts Truvada can be used for what is called "PrEP," short for "pre-exposure prophylaxis," the controversial practice of using antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV infection. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 9:02 How San Francisco plans to 'get to zero' new infections of HIV By PBS News Hour An ambitious new plan in San Francisco aims to completely end the transmission of HIV, which infects about 50,000 people every year nationwide. In a city where huge strides have already been made in battling the epidemic, public health officials,… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 5:40 Ebola efforts shift from keeping up with new cases to eliminating the epidemic By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 3:25 Google Maps for bacteria? How NYC subway swab could change public health By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press DENVER — As vaccine skeptics fight laws that would force more parents to inoculate their kids, they are finding unexpected allies in conservative Republicans. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:49 Progress in curbing childhood obesity, but major racial gaps persist By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Vaccine debate tests first-time presidential hopefuls By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For a pair of first-time presidential hopefuls, the sudden injection of the childhood vaccine debate into the 2016 campaign is a lesson in how unexpected issues can become stumbling blocks. Long-held positions can look different under the glare… Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 5:06 Opting out of vaccination is 'recipe for outbreak' By PBS News Hour Parents who don’t vaccinate their children due to concerns about side effects can put others at risk -- even those who have been vaccinated. Gwen Ifill talks to Patsy Stinchfield of the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota about the… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 4:03 Tracing the origins of the anti-vaccine movement By PBS News Hour A measles outbreak has reached 14 states and infected more than 100 people. The disease had been considered eradicated in the U.S., but parents’ skepticism about the safety and usefulness of vaccines in recent years has made room for measles… Continue watching