Week of May 30, 2007

ABC's Good Morning America

Video: TB Patient's Wife Defends Decision to Travel
Diane Sawyer
June 1, 2007
"In an exclusive interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker said he never thought others were at risk for catching his deadly disease." (Related story) (Running time: 8:43)

Video: TB Patient Answers Questions
Diane Sawyer
June 1, 2007
"Andrew Speaker discusses the decision that ignited international outrage." (Running time: 11:24)

Video: New Strain of TB Airborne
Diane Sawyer
May 30, 2007
Dr. Julie Gerberding explains the possible implications of the recent TB case to Diane Sawyer. (Running time: 4:42)

CNN

Video: Landmine-Detecting Plant
David Common
May 29, 2007
"CBC's David Common reports that scientists in Copenhagen are testing a new plant that reacts to landmines." (Running time: 2:29)

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Video: Health Care Becomes Key Political Issue
Susan Dentzer
May 29, 2007
"A health policy professor and the NewsHour's health correspondent Susan Dentzer outline health care issues in the 2008 campaign." (Running time: 13:42)

NBC Nightly News

Video: TB Carrier May Have Exposed Passengers
Tom Costello
May 29, 2007
"NBC's Tom Costello reports that the Centers for Disease Control is urging passengers aboard two recent transatlantic flights to have themselves checked for drug-resistant tuberculosis, after possibly being exposed by an active carrier." (Running time: 2:43)

Video: State of Change in Health Care
Rehema Ellis
May 29, 2007
"Last year Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to require residents to buy health insurance. NBC's Rehema Ellis on how it's working." (Running time: 2:16)

Video: Undocumented Immigrants Strain Health Care System
Robert Bazell
May 27, 2007
"NBC's Robert Bazell reports on the $6 billion strain undocumented immigrants are putting on the U.S. health care system." (Running time: 2:38)

BBC News

Video: Alcohol Health Warning Plan
May 28, 2007
"Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008 under an agreement between ministers and the drinks industry." (Running time: 1:59)

Week of May 23, 2007

NBC Nightly News

Video: Chinese Angered Over Family Planning-Law Fines
Marke Mullen
May 22, 2007
"In China, thousands of villagers have clashed with police after authorities imposed penalties on families who've broken the country's controversial family planning laws. NBC's Marke Mullen reports from Beijing." (Running time: 2:02)

Video: Government Cracks Down on Seatbelt Use
Tom Costello
May 20, 2007
"The U.S. government is announcing a coordinated police effort from coast to coast to crack down on drivers and occupants who aren't buckled up. NBC's Tom Costello reports." (Running time: 1:50)

CBS Evening News

Video: FDA Issues Alert On Avandia
Wyatt Andrews
May 22, 2007
"Avandia, a drug for treating type 2 diabetes, is under the microscope due to a study by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic. Wyatt Andrews reports." (Running time: 2:11)

Video: End of the Period?
Michelle Miller
May 22, 2007
"Doctors studying the new pill Lybrel, which curtails menstruation, say it is no riskier than the traditional pill. But some medical researchers would like to see more studies. Michelle Miller reports." (Running time: 2:07)

ABC World News

Video: 'Modern Day Slavery' -- Lucrative Trade Thriving
Pierre Thomas, Jack Date, and Theresa Cook
May 21, 2007
"Government estimates say about 15,000 to 18,000 people enter the United States annually to work in deplorable conditions for little or no pay. These men, women and children are ensnared in global human trafficking -- a lucrative and thriving underground trade involving an estimated 800,000 people worldwide every year." (Link to video on right of page; Running time: 3:58)

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Video: Study Raises Concerns About Risks of Diabetes Drug
Susan Dentzer
May 21, 2007
"A study released Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the diabetes drug Avandia significantly increases heart attack risk." (Running time: 6:15)

CBS News: 60 Minutes

Video: Dumping on Skid Row
Anderson Cooper
May 20, 2007
"CNN's Anderson Cooper investigates 'hospital dumping,' the practice of leaving homeless patients to fend for themselves on L.A.'s Skid Row." (Running time: 12:14)

National Public Radio

Audio: Brazil Presses AIDS Drug Makers to Cut Prices
Brenda Wilson
May 21, 2007
"Brazil's president issues a license allowing the country to purchase a generic version of an AIDS drug, despite a U.S. company's patent. Thailand has taken similar steps. Both countries say they're simply taking advantage of the legal options available to them. The drug companies say their intellectual property rights are being violated." (Running time: 4:34)

Week of May 16, 2007

CNN

'Honor Killings' Continue Despite Law
Phil Black
May 17, 2007
"A girl's very public stoning shows 'honor killings' are continuing despite laws against them." (Running time: 2:31)

Video: Bullied Korean Kids Get Help
Sohn Jie-Ae
May 15, 2007
"Alarmed at the rising rate of school violence, the Seoul government is providing bodyguards for bullied kids." (Running time: 2:09)

Video: Bono on Africa
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
May 15, 2007
"CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Bono about the upcoming G-8 summit, and fighting poverty and disease in Africa." (Running time: 5:38)

Video: First Lady on Smoking
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
May 15, 2007
"CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with First Lady Laura Bush about how she quit smoking." (Running time: 2:21)

NBC Nightly News

 

Series: "Your Health, Taking Control"

 

Video: Is Traveling Abroad for Cheap Surgery Extreme?
Dawn Fratangelo
May 15, 2007
"The cost of surgical procedures abroad is far less expensive, and some patients and insurers are opting to travel to take advantage of the lower costs. NBC's Dawn Fratangelo reports." (First in the series, "Your Health, Taking Control") (Running time: 2:43)

 

Video: Medical Claims Assistants Find Plenty of Work
John Yang
May 16, 2007
"Even the simplest medical conditions can generate a mountain of paperwork. It's an issue that's led to a growing field of experts to help sort through it all. NBC's John Yang reports." (Second in the series, "Your Health, Taking Control") (Running time: 2:39)

Video: Your Own Personalized Diet?
Robert Bazell
May 15, 2007
"A new test that shows how quickly people secrete insulin could be used to create personalized diets. NBC's Robert Bazell reports." (Running time: 1:53)

Video: Medical Breakthroughs -- What Will They Look Like?
Nancy Snyderman
May 14, 2007
"What will medical care look like in the future? NBC's Nancy Snyderman takes a look." (Running time: 2:52)

CBS Evening News

Video: Illegal Internet Drug Sales
Wyatt Andrews
May 16, 2007
"In alarming testimony before the Senate, experts described the illegal selling of prescription drugs on the Internet as the next American epidemic. Wyatt Andrews has the story." (Running time: 2:12)

Video: School Feeding in Sudan
Allen Pizzey
May 13, 2007
"Almost all of the children at the Kuku School in the Sudanese city of Juba are from families displaced by war. They also get a free meal every day. Allen Pizzey reports." (Running time: 1:53)

Video: Russia's Answer For A Declining Population
Elizabeth Palmer
May 12, 2007
"Another Russian baby safely delivered into the world is a joyful event for everyone, even Russia’s government, which believes more of these babies are the answer to the country's acute population crisis. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports." (Running time: 2:10)

Week of May 9, 2007

CNN

Video: Iraq's Deadly Water
Hugh Riminton
May 11, 2007
"CNN's Hugh Riminton reports on how Iraq's poor water supplies contribute to the infant mortality rate." (Running time: 2:53)

NBC Nightly News

Video: Whole Town Gets Behind Obesity Experiment
Nancy Snyderman
May 10, 2007
"NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports on an experiment to curb childhood obesity in a small, Massachusetts town -- an experiment the whole community took part in." (Running time: 2:12)

Video: Doctor Creates Program To Combat Childhood Obesity
Rehema Ellis
May 9, 2007
"NBC's Rehema Ellis reports on one California doctor's efforts to get kids interested in exercise and taking care of themselves physically." (Running time: 2:49)

Video: The New Face of Military PTSD
Dawn Fratangelo
May 4, 2007
"NBC's Dawn Fratangelo reports on the increasing problem of sexual assault in the military and it's effect on the number of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder cases being reported." (Running time: 4:20)

CBS Evening News

Video: Baghdad's Orphaned Children
Mark Strassmann
May 8, 2007
"Nobody knows exactly how many orphans there are roaming the streets of Baghdad. They are forced to leave school and sell incense and gum on the streets as a way to survive." (Related story) (Running time: 2:09)

Video: Binge Drinking Pitfalls
Randall Pinkston
May 6, 2007
"At the age of 15, Rebecca Neff became a binge drinker. Two years later she is a recovering alcoholic. She talks to Randall Pinkston about the scary world she was immersed in." (Related story) (Running time: 3:25)

PBS's Frontline

Video: When Kids Get Life
Ofra Bikel
May 8, 2007
"The United States is one of the only countries in the world that allows children under 18 to be sentenced to life without parole. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International report that more than 2,000 inmates are currently serving life without parole in the United States for crimes committed when they were juveniles; in the rest of the world, there are only 12 juveniles serving the same sentence, according to figures reported to the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. In When Kids Get Life, FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel travels to Colorado to profile five individuals sentenced to life without parole as juveniles." (Full program available online)

National Public Radio

Audio: Program Encourages Kids to Bike, Walk to School
Kathleen Schalch
May 8, 2007
"Fewer than 15 percent of children walk or ride their bikes to school. Instead, they're getting a ride in their parents' car. A new government program encourages kids to use their own two legs to get to school." (Running time: 4:57)

Audio: Projects Aim To Boost Minorities in Medical Trials
Rachel Jones
May 7, 2007
"The federal government will announce two new projects designed to increase the numbers of minorities who participate in clinical trials. They were developed to help doctors better recognize the cultural and linguistic challenges facing minorities in such trials." (Running time: 3:15)

ABC World News

Video: Why More Iraqi Kids Are Dying
Terry McCarthy
May 8, 2007
"Iraqi infant mortality increases as doctors leave, women can't get to hospitals." (Related story) (Running time: 1:37)

Week of May 2, 2007

CNN

Video: Funding Clinical Trials
Sanjay Gupta
May 3, 2007
"Should patients in clinical trials pay for the drugs they receive?" (Running time: 4:18)

Video: China's Food Concerns
John Vause
May 2, 2007
"CNN's John Vause reports that as melamine is widely used in food, concern about Chinese food exports grows." (Running time: 1:54)

National Public Radio

Audio: Doctors Question Rise in Skin Cancer Biopsies
Patricia Neighmond
May 3, 2007
"Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is diagnosed at more than twice the rate it was just 20 years ago. But some doctors worry this isn't a signal of melanoma epidemic. Instead, it could be an epidemic of skin biopsies." (Running time: 8:54)

Audio: Volunteer Medical Testing Raises Ethical Concerns
May 2, 2007
"There is a growing subculture of human lab rats -- people who volunteer their bodies for testing in clinical trials. The perks -- flexible hours and relatively little responsibility -- are often offset by uncomfortable and potentially dangerous side effects. Josh McHugh, author of Drug Test Cowboys, talks about whether it's worth it." (Running time: 30:20)

Audio: CDC's Flu Games Simulate a Pandemic
Richard Knox
Apr. 27, 2007
"More than 300 CDC employees took part in what was supposed to be a 48-hour drill simulating how pandemic flu might spread and how the agency would respond. Officials hope that identifying mistakes in a drill will help with managing a real outbreak." (Running time: 3:30)

NBC Nightly News

Video: Who Cares for the Childless Elderly?
Nancy Snyderman
May 2, 2007
"Who do the elderly without children turn to as they grow older?" (Related story) (Running time: 2:37)

Video: Do Placebos Work?
Robert Bazell
Apr. 30, 2007
"Do you believe you and your body could be fooled by a fake medication? NBC Chief Science Correspondent Robert Bazell has a fascinating look at the placebo effect." (Running time: 2:21)

Video: Rise in Kids' Cavities
Dr. Nancy Snyderman
Apr. 30, 2007
"According to the largest government study of dental health in 25 years, cavities are on the rise in very young children. NBC Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman tells Brian Williams what this means." (Running time: 1:37)

CBS Evening News

Video: 'Cheese' Takes Toll on Texas Teens
Kelly Cobiella
May 1, 2007
"In North Texas, 'cheese' is the new classroom high. At least 18 teens have overdosed on the mixture of black tar heroin and a nighttime pain reliever over the last two years." (Related story) (Running time: 2:22)

Video: Complex Crisis In Darfur
Allen Pizzey
Apr. 29, 2007
"Allen Pizzey reports on the plight of refugees in Darfur. The situation has gone on for such a long time that camps for displaced people are starting to take on an air of permanence." (Related story) (Running time: 2:13)