Health May 15 Watch U.S. Launches National Strategy to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease U.S. Launches National Strategy to Combat Alzheimer's Disease…
Health Oct 07 Watch Panel’s Pitch to Nix Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Draws Strong Reaction The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said Friday that prostate specific antigen tests, known as PSAs, that are done to detect prostate cancer could be doing more harm than good. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest controversial recommendation from the influential…
Economy Nov 17 Watch In Maine, Service Time Swapped to Help Stretch Dollars in Recession Special correspondent David Brancaccio traveled across America to find people who are creating new jobs and opportunities in their communities to stay afloat during the recession for a PBS documentary called "Fixing the Future." In this excerpt, he reports how…
Economy Jul 10 By Saving on Cheap Goods and Services, Do We Pay More in the End? Question: During a recent story about the demise of the auto industry, there was clip of a Model T Ford driving through the Ford Museum. The narration made the point that one of the things that made Henry Ford successful…
May 12 Watch Sebelius Assesses Prospects for Medicare’s Money Problems, Health Care Reform Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius explains how the Obama administration is approaching its plans to reform the health care system and address Medicare's mounting funding woes. Continue watching
Apr 30 Why Is the Gold Standard a Bad Idea? Question: Why is the gold standard such a bad idea? I know it is a discredited system, but having never studied economics, I don’t understand why. Right now, is our money just some arbitrary amount issued by the Federal Reserve?… Continue reading