Health 426 Videos
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Shirley Lord
Air Date 02/16/1994Shirley Lord introduces her novel, "My Sister's Keeper," which mimics the cosmetic industry's obsession with aging. 12:34 -
Sherwin Nuland
Air Date 02/07/1994Dr. Sherwin Nuland, Professor of Surgery at Yale University, on his book, "How We Die." 16:40 -
Rep. Jim Cooper
Air Date 02/04/1994Rep. Jim Cooper reveals the differences between his new healthcare bill and the one being lobbied by President Clinton. 13:20 -
The Rise of Prozac
Air Date 02/01/1994Doctors Peter Kramer, David Rothman, and Donald Klein and journalist Sharon Begley on the huge rise in Prozac usage. 20:55 -
Louis Jones
Air Date 12/01/1993Louis Jones talks about Stand Up Harlem, a support group for people living with HIV/AIDS. 11:24 -
Laurie Garrett
Air Date 12/01/1993AIDS reporter for Newsday Laurie Garrett gives a medical update and looks at the way different news outlets cover AIDS. 13:29 -
Tony Kushner
Air Date 12/01/1993Playwright Tony Kushner addresses the way the AIDS epidemic has changed our communities. 12:26 -
Alice Walker
Air Date 11/08/1993Alice Walker explains her preoccupation with the practice of female genital mutilation, which is the subject of her new documentary, "Warrior Marks." 20:30 -
Walter Cronkite
Air Date 11/08/1993Walter Cronkite shares his documentary, "What's Ailing Medicine?," on the American health care system. 32:37 -
The Ethics of Human Cloning
Air Date 10/27/1993A panel of ethicists discuss the first cloning of a human embryo. 19:28 -
Boomer Esiason
Air Date 10/26/1993NY Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason tackles the upcoming season as well as the fight against cystic fibrosis. 15:45 -
Richard Berendzen
Air Date 09/15/1993Richard Berendzen shares his book, "Come Here: A Man Overcomes the Tragic Aftermath of Childhood Sexual Abuse." 20:22 -
Peter Kramer
Air Date 08/11/1993Psychiatrist Peter Kramer, author of the landmark "Listening to Prozac," delves into the pros and cons of antidepressants. 19:41 -
Larry Kramer
Air Date 08/10/1993Larry Kramer describes the AIDS summit and his frustration with the political bureaucracy that is impeding research. 20:57 -
Questions About Suicide
Air Date 07/22/1993Psychiatrists Ari Kiev and Edward Dunne discuss the causes and probabilities of suicide. 16:31 -
Dr. Edward Schneider
Air Date 07/16/1993Dr. Schneider on life expentancy and what a longer life would mean for our society. 14:48 -
Arnold Rampersad
Air Date 06/14/1993Arnold Rampersad of Princeton on the book "Days of Grace," which he wrote with the late tennis player Arthur Ashe. 14:39 -
HIV/AIDS Update
Air Date 05/21/1993AIDS research experts, activists, and reporters discuss the state of AIDS research and how the Clinton administration should respond to the crisis. 28:46 -
Long-term AIDS Survivors
Air Date 05/21/1993Long-term AIDS survivors, singer-songwriter Michael Callen, marathon runner Darcy Ike, and actor Tonya Hall share their stories and discuss the... 23:44 -
Mary Fisher
Air Date 05/04/1993Mary Fisher of the National Commission on AIDS describes her mission to communicate the urgency of the AIDS epidemic. 15:48 -
Joe Piscopo
Air Date 04/29/1993Joe Piscopo discusses surviving thyroid cancer and dedicating himself to fitness, and introduces his movie "Sidekicks." 11:19 -
Elizabeth Glaser
Air Date 04/15/1993Elizabeth Glaser, who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion, shares her message and promotes AIDS research. 13:54 -
HIV/AIDS Research
Air Date 04/05/1993AIDS activist Larry Kramer and AIDS researchers have a debate about a study that questions the efficacy of AZT. 24:22 -
'Medicine at the Crossroads'
Air Date 04/02/1993George Page, Stefan Moore, Dr. Victor Sidel and Dr. Pedro Greer examine their documentary "Medicine at the Crossroads." 20:09 -
Roger Mudd
Air Date 03/22/1993Journalist Roger Mudd, whose documentary "Choosing Death," will air on PBS, shares his thoughts on the controversial subject of euthanasia. 10:46 -
William Cahan
Air Date 03/05/1993Dr. William Cahan, who devoted his life to the fight against cancer, introduces "No Stranger to Tears: A Surgeon's Story." 12:05 -
Diabetes Awareness
Air Date 01/21/1993Mary Tyler Moore and author Robert Wood Johnson IV discuss their work raising awareness of diabetes. 16:29 -
The Year in Science '92
Air Date 12/30/1992Journalists Lawrence Altman and Paul Hoffman and Nobel Laureate David Baltimore on the most important discoveries of 1992. 26:08 -
Governor James Florio
Air Date 12/07/1992New Jersey governor James Florio, a Democrat, discusses the health care plan he has unveiled for his state. 20:04 -
Jonathan Mann
Air Date 11/30/1992Dr. Jonathan Mann explains that the AIDS epidemic is accelerating while global response is declining, and why. 12:22 -
HIV/AIDS Update
Air Date 11/30/1992AIDS activist Peter Staley, journalist Laurie Garrett, Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, and Dr. Jonathan Mann review the state of HIV/AIDS research. 21:39 -
Jeffrey Schmalz
Air Date 11/19/1992Jeffrey Schmalz on his interview with Magic Johnson and his own personal battle with HIV and AIDS. 17:55 -
Pamela Brier
Air Date 11/11/1992Pamela Brier, the C.E.O. of Bellevue Hospital, discusses running a hospital on the forefront of the national health care crisis. 11:19 -
Drug Addiction
Air Date 10/21/1992Former drug addicts explain how they became addicted and the importance of funding for treatment and prevention instead of incarceration. 27:15 -
The War on Drugs
Air Date 10/21/1992A panel of drug policy advisors discuss new tactics for the war on drugs, focusing on treatment and rehabilitation. 24:45 -
Civil Strife in Somalia
Air Date 10/06/1992Philip Johnston of CARE and CBS reporter Dr. Bob Arnot of CBS deplore the civil strife in Somalia, which contributes to the death of up to 3,000... 19:54 -
Steven Rosenberg
Air Date 09/22/1992Dr. Steven Rosenberg explains how "immunotherapy" works and which cancers are most treatable at the moment. 12:12 -
International AIDS Conference
Air Date 07/27/1992A panel of doctors, reporters, and activists examine disturbing information about a possible new AIDS-like virus. 29:28 -
AIDS Prevention, Pt. 1
Air Date 05/29/1992Public health activists and medical experts explain methods for educating different communities about AIDS prevention. 13:23 -
Salt-N-Pepa
Air Date 05/29/1992Female rap duo Salt-N-Pepa, Cheryl James and Sandra Denton, focus on their new single promoting AIDS awareness. 10:27 -
AIDS Prevention, Pt. 2
Air Date 05/29/1992A panel of public health activists address the importance of AIDS education and prevention. 06:59 -
AIDS Education
Air Date 05/29/1992A panel of young AIDS educators share their stories and discuss the importance of safe sex practices. 18:20 -
Wendy Kaminer
Air Date 05/26/1992Wendy Kaminer introduces her book on the recovery movement, "I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional." 07:46 -
Allan Clear
Air Date 05/13/1992Allan Clear, an activist with ACT UP, talks about the group's needle exchange program, which is meant to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. 10:24 -
Ron Johnson
Air Date 04/14/1992Ron Johnson on New York City's AIDS policy and his HIV status. 05:46 -
AIDS Roundtable
Air Date 04/08/1992A panel of journalists and doctors discuss Arthur Ashe's announcement that he has AIDS. 19:10 -
Robert Berger
Air Date 02/18/1992Robert Berger, deputy director of forensic psychiatry at NYU Medical Center, on the overlap of psychiatry and the law. 06:50 -
Faye Wattleton
Air Date 01/27/1992Faye Wattleton describes the challenges she faced as president of Planned Parenthood, the need for sex education, and her decision to become a nurse. 18:14 -
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld
Air Date 01/15/1992Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld on his book, "The Best Treatment," which offers straightforward information on common illnesses and how to treat them. 07:09 -
Breast Implant Safety
Air Date 01/09/1992Lawyer Denise Dunleavy and Dr. Robert Tornambe debate the FDA's decision to ban breast implants for 45 days. 13:22 -
Oliver Sacks
Air Date 12/13/1991Dr. Oliver Sacks talks about his work with music therapy, and his novel, "Awakenings." 14:10 -
Child Welfare Services
Air Date 12/03/1991A discussion about domestic abuse in America and what can be done to stop it with Judge Frank Torres and others. 23:56 -
New Jersey's AIDS Policy
Air Date 11/29/1991A debate over New Jersey's policy to require hospitals to report the names of HIV positive testers. 20:17 -
'Going Strong'
Air Date 11/28/1991Actor Kitty Carlisle Hart, author Quentin Crisp, Paul O'Dwyer of the U.N., and photographer Pat York on "Going Strong." 22:39 -
Pat York
Air Date 11/28/1991Photographer Pat York on her book, "Going Strong," which contains interviews with senior citizens doing exactly that. 10:44 -
Mathilde Krim
Air Date 11/12/1991Mathilde Krim discusses the latest advances in fighting HIV and AIDS. 12:29 -
AIDS Causation Debate
Air Date 11/12/1991Biologist Mathilde Krim, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, activist Gregg Gonsalves, and journalist Celia Farber debate the causes of AIDS. 17:45 -
J. Emilio Carrillo
Air Date 11/11/1991Dr. J. Emilio Carrillo talks about his resignation from New York City's Health and Hospitals Corporation. 18:47 -
Magic Johnson and HIV
Air Date 11/07/1991Bob Ryan, Roy S. Johnson, Tom Duane, John Edgar Wideman, and Ron Johnson discuss Magic Johnson's HIV-positive announcement. 24:13 -
Physician Assisted Suicide
Air Date 11/06/1991A diverse panel of experts debate the issue of physician assisted suicide. 17:23