Feb 20 One ‘superbug’ victim is fighting for his life By Anna Sillers One of the seven patients infected with the UCLA “superbug” is in grave danger, according to his lawyer. Continue reading
Feb 20 Lethal superbug breakout at UCLA highlights hospital safety shortcomings By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government has been trying for years to get doctors and hospitals to shrink their use of antibiotics, since their proliferation has helped create these new resistant bacteria strains. The CDC has encouraged hospitals to create antibiotic stewardship programs,… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 7:07 News Wrap: Two deaths linked to ‘superbug’ infection in Los Angeles By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, two patients at a UCLA hospital have died from a “superbug” outbreak that has infected at least seven people; 170 others may have been exposed. Also, an arctic blast swept through the South, reaching Florida’s… Continue watching
Feb 09 How a simple ‘hello’ became the first message sent via the Internet By Mike McDowall, OZY No fanfare. No cleverly contrived quote for the history books. And yet, at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1969, three months after Neil Armstrong’s famous step, came another giant leap for mankind. Just months after the first manned moon… Continue reading
Jan 18 Long-lost audio of Martin Luther King Jr. speech found in UCLA storage room By Carey Reed An audio recording of a speech given by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, long thought to be lost in time, was made available to the masses this week online. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch New Scan May Enable Better Diagnosis, Treatment for Athletes’ Brain Damage Jeffrey Brown talks with Dr. Gary Small of UCLA about how new procedures may enable doctors to identify serious head injuries in athletes and others, and the grave importance of protecting our brains from physical trauma. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch College Tuition Hike in California Sparks Protests Students in California got a firsthand lesson Thursday in the cost of their state's budget crisis, as University of California leaders approved a 32 percent tuition hike for undergraduates to make up for lost financing. Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies at Age 50 Pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday evening after arriving at a Los Angeles hospital in a deep coma. Jim Lehrer talks to USA Today music critic Steve Jones about the singer's career. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch L.A. Mayor Represents Growing Latino Political Clout Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has become a representative voice to the Latino population, while working to improve the city's education and transportation systems. The NewsHour reports on his leadership, challenges and critics. Continue watching