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
Apr 27 Watch U.S., Mexico Move Quickly To Control Swine Flu Outbreak As the swine flu death toll rose in Mexico on Monday and dozens more cases were reported in the United States, officials moved swiftly to contain the outbreak. Continue watching
Apr 26 U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency over Swine Flu Outbreak By PBS News Hour American officials moved Sunday to implement a broad series of measures aimed at combating an outbreak of swine flu that has sickened 20 in the U.S. and killed more than 80 in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch Health Workers Renew Fight Against Polio in Nigeria Polio continues to be a major medical problem in Nigeria where suspicions about vaccines and other issues have revived the crippling disease. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Nigeria on efforts to curb the polio problem. Continue watching
Apr 09 Disease Trackers Examine Search Engine Data for Clues By Admin, PBS News Hour Examining Web users' search terms could help public health officials identify emerging epidemics days, if not weeks, faster than more traditional forms of disease surveillance. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Other News: Wall Street Loses Some Gains In the day's other news, Wall Street lost some of its gains from the previous day's trading and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a tentative finding stating that global warming is a threat to public health. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Bid to Print Nutrition Facts on Menus Raises Debate Lee Hochberg reports on the debate in some cities and states over laws that would require restaurants to display nutritional information on their menus. Lawmakers hope the policy would benefit diners with certain health conditions, while restaurant owners are concerned… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Extended Interview: Researcher Discusses Health of 9/11 First Responders Philip Landrigan, chairman of the Community and Preventive Medicine Department at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, discusses the department's recent report on the health of 9/11 first responders. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch National Campaign Aims to Curb Hospital Mistakes, Save Lives Nationwide, up to 98,000 deaths annually can be attributed to errors in U.S. hospitals, including misprescribed medication and hospital-acquired infections. The 100,000 Lives campaign wants to save money and lives by bringing together health care groups and hospitals. Continue watching