JUDY WOODRUFF: Just weeks ago, hardly anyone in the U.S. knew what the Zika virus was, much less worried about it. But the World Health Organization's warning today put the Americas, including the U.S., on new notice. And, suddenly, a mosquito-borne

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JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, a new report looks at how digital devices are taking a toll on kids and families. The report issued yesterday by Common Sense Media found half of all young people feel they are addicted to their devices. Almost 60 percent o

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HARI SREENIVASAN: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today asked blood centers in two in Florida counties to suspend blood donations until each unit can be screened for the Zika virus. This comes as state health officials investigate four non-trav

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WILLIAM BRANGHAM: As the world races to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, many are looking to South Africa, which has more ground to cover than anywhere else. They're sending out fleets of bike messengers to deliver lifesaving drugs. They're testing as many

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CHRISTOPHER BOOKER: Every night, usually somewhere between dinner time and putting her children to bed, Louisville nurse Dawn Sirek reaches for her inhaler. DAWN SIREK: It's really simple and that's it. CHRISTOPHER BOOKER: On good days, this is only

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GWEN IFILL: If it feels like you are spending more for health care through higher deductibles or premiums, you may be right. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers are required to post rate increases if they exceed 10 percent, and, in many cases, th

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now the last in our series on Ebola in West Africa tonight, a look at new research to help stop or slow the next outbreak. The best hope may ultimately come from a new vaccine. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports, part of his s

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: California is on the verge of requiring more children to get vaccinations, even if parents disagree. The state's assembly passed a bill this week that allowed medical exemptions but did not allow for exe

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GWEN IFILL: Patients, advocates and scientists are hailing new studies that show the value of getting AIDS drugs to people early and often. The three-decade-long fight against AIDS has seen a series of breakthroughs in recent weeks, showing momentum

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JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, a look at the concerns some U.S. companies are starting to voice over the growing costs of certain prescription medicines, and what those costs might mean for the health care plans they offer their employees. Hari Sreenivas

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STEPHEN FEE: Fifty-nine-year-old Karen Sonneberg grew up on the North Shore of Long Island, just an hour's drive from New York City. Her parents survived the Holocaust but rarely mentioned it. KAREN SONNEBERG: All I knew was that we were different, t

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MEGAN THOMPSON: In the early 1980s, French scientist Fran?oise BarrE-Sinoussi, one of only a few women at the prestigious Pasteur Institute in Paris, began seeing patients infected with a mysterious virus. FRAN?OISE BARRE-SINOUSSI: The feeling that w

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GWEN IFILL: But, first, as you have probably heard in a headline or two by now, it was a sobering day for meat lovers, especially in a country that ranks second in the world for eating the most meat. William Brangham has the story and some perspectiv

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GWEN IFILL: Now: A new study spotlights the soaring financial and emotional burden that many families are coping with from dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The cost of caregiving for those patients is now some of the highest of any illness. William

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: A new report from the American Cancer Society finds breast cancer is now as common among black women in the U.S. as it is among white women. The data published this week shows the rate of breast cancer a

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GWEN IFILL: A new initiative designed to make soccer safer for young players was just announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation. The new rule would set limits on how much players could use their heads to physically hit the ball. The hope is that it wou

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HARI SREENIVASAN: The growing popularity of critical access hospitals, small hospitals in mostly rural areas, is posing a dilemma for people needing or wanting surgery. For many in those areas, these hospitals may be more convenient, but a Wall Stree

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JUDY WOODRUFF: More than 100,000 people turned out for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, the annual showcase for the latest in technology, devices and high-end toys. One of the big themes was the rising interest in health tech. Ou

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JUDY WOODRUFF: For more than two decades, doctors have been trying to pinpoint when is the right moment to start people diagnosed with HIV on antiretroviral drugs. The drugs have been extraordinarily important in extending life and keeping HIV at bay

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GWEN IFILL: Now to an update on the Ebola crisis. As more potentially infected individuals have emerged from quarantine and treatment in the U.S., in recent days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new set of protocols design

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