PBS News Hour - Health

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  • The latest medical news, analysis and reporting. (Updated periodically) PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    2024 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Episodes
  • Scientists search for ways to battle deadly fungus devastating North America's bats

    Scientists search for ways to battle deadly fungus devastating North America's bats
    Oct 27 2024
    The association between bats and Halloween dates back thousands of years, based on the superstition that the flying mammals are omens of death. But for nearly two decades, North American bats have been facing a deadly threat themselves: a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome. Ali Rogin speaks with New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Why more doctors are treating children and adolescents with weight loss drugs

    Why more doctors are treating children and adolescents with weight loss drugs
    Oct 26 2024
    Physicians are increasingly using weight loss drugs to treat obesity, diabetes and other chronic conditions in young patients. In the last three years, the number of people between the ages of 12 and 25 using drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic has surged nearly 600 percent. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Melanie Cree, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 mins
  • Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex

    Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex
    Oct 20 2024
    For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the past two decades. John Yang speaks with clinical psychologist and behavioral scientist Alison Athey for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins

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