New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 4m 38s
A U.S. woman has a strain of E. coli that is resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
A 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been found carrying a strain of E. coli that is resistant to last-resort antibiotics, which researchers say marks the first appearance of a drug-proof bacteria on U.S. soil. Scientists in Pennsylvania are working with the Centers for Disease Control to find a way to fight the superbug. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Beth Bell of the CDC for more.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...
New ‘superbug’ becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 4m 38s
A 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been found carrying a strain of E. coli that is resistant to last-resort antibiotics, which researchers say marks the first appearance of a drug-proof bacteria on U.S. soil. Scientists in Pennsylvania are working with the Centers for Disease Control to find a way to fight the superbug. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Beth Bell of the CDC for more.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
D.C.’s music scene goes ‘Live at 9:30’
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 5m 39s | D.C.’s 9:30 Club has been widely acclaimed as one of the best music venues in the country. (5m 39s)
Ecuador looks to rebuild after devastating earthquake
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 8m 54s | It’s been just over a month since a deadly earthquake devastated Ecuador’s Pacific coast. (8m 54s)
Funnyman Tim Heidecker wants you to stop stealing content
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 2m 12s | Tim Heidecker gives his Brief But Spectacular take on why people should pay for things. (2m 12s)
Trump, Obama trade barbs as GOP billionaire nails nomination
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 3m 42s | Obama tells the international media that world leaders are afraid of a “President Trump.” (3m 42s)
U.S. innovators dogged by money-grubbing ‘patent trolls’
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 8m 28s | The U.S. economy is driven by innovation, but unwelcome “patent trolls” are in the way. (8m 28s)
World leaders wary of a Donald Trump presidency
Clip: 5/26/2016 | 10m 5s | How is the international community reacting to the New York billionaire, Donald Trump? (10m 5s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
- News and Public Affairs
Amanpour and Company features conversations with leaders and decision makers.
Support for PBS provided by:
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...