Health Feb 09 Cash-strapped health care facilities work to stave off projected spike in heart disease By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber, Henry Brannan
Health Oct 27 Watch 3:18 A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life After having life-changing strokes, Kate Kennedy and Allen Oliver found themselves diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder marked by a patient’s inability to communicate clearly. They had to relearn how to write, read and speak, all alongside other aphasia patients at… By Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Health Apr 25 Scientists get one step closer to decoding thoughts into speech Using electrodes and computer algorithms, researchers have generated intelligible sentences from the thoughts of people without speech difficulties, sparking hope that similar technology could eventually provide a voice to people who can't speak. By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American
Health Jun 29 More millennials are having strokes. Here’s where A Scientific American analysis finds the rising trend of stroke among millennials differs based on where one lives. By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American
Health Sep 11 FDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics across the country that market stem cell treatments. By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT
Sep 15 Panel backs aspirin for heart health in only certain adults By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke -- and they might get some protection against colon cancer at the same time. Continue reading
May 16 Watch The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms Researchers have shown that patients paralyzed from the neck down can move robotic arms with their minds, according to a new report in the journal Nature that documents two cases involving brain-stem stroke victims. Margaret Warner discusses the hopes for… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Paralysed Woman Moves Robot With Her Mind robotics to help paralyzed with simple tasks… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch ‘Conquistadora’ Paints Epic Tale of Love, Adventure in Puerto Rico The new novel "Conquistadora" paints a picture of love and adventure as a young women travels from Spain to Puerto Rico where her husband has inherited a sugar plantation. Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Esmeralda Santiago about the epic story… Continue watching
Sep 10 South Korean Intelligence Reports Kim Jong Il Recovering from Surgery By Admin, PBS News Hour Hours after North Korea dismissed rumors questioning leader Kim Jong Il's health as a conspiracy Wednesday, South Korea's intelligence agency released new information claiming Kim is recovering from surgery. Continue reading