Jan 09 Watch Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai Seeds are big business in Hawaii, where large biotech companies develop genetically modified crops. Megan Thompson reports on a battle being waged on the island of Kauai by residents who say growing practices like pesticide use are hazardous to public… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai Seeds are big business in Hawaii, where large biotech companies develop genetically modified crops. Megan Thompson reports on a battle being waged on the island of Kauai by residents who say growing practices like pesticide use are hazardous to public… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Gun Violence Is Public Health Crisis in Chicago So far in the first two months of this year, gun deaths in Chicago have already outpaced last year's explosive rate. Elizabeth Brackett of PBS member station WTTW explores the escalating public health crisis in Chicago due to the high… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes? Calif. City Considering Idea Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes? Calif. City Considering Idea… Continue watching
May 05 Watch As First American Dies From Flu, Mexico's Economy Reels As word emerged Tuesday that the first American has died of the H1N1 flu, the virus appeared to be waning in Mexico. After the latest U.S. news, Ray Suarez reports from Mexico City. 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 28 Watch Swine Flu's Spread Prompts New Restrictions in Mexico As the cases of swine flu in the U.S. and abroad continue to mount, Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan, discusses efforts to contain the illness and defends how the Mexican government initially responded to the outbreak. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Authorities Probe Source of Flu Outbreak President Obama urged calm in the face of the widening swine flu outbreak, as dozens of cases of swine flu were reported in the United States. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control outlines the government's measures to… Continue watching