Health RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgWed, 16 May 2012 15:08:02 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:02 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2222472797/In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Strong!, weightlifter Cheryl Haworth goes clothes shopping with a friend, but has trouble finding anything she likes. Striving to be the strongest woman in the world seemingly puts her at odds with conventional standards of beauty.http://video.pbs.org/video/2222472797/04/23/2012Watch Strong! - premiering in July, 26 2012 on PBS (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2222489467/"Weightlifting is not simply about heaving weight over your head," says champion Cheryl Haworth. In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Strong!, Haworth and her teammates describe the physics -- and grace -- involved in their sport.http://video.pbs.org/video/2222489467/04/23/2012Watch Strong! - premiering in July, 26 2012 on PBS (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2222489463/In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Strong!, weightlifter Cheryl Haworth describes why being heavier is better for competition in her weight class. "You're sturdier, more stable," she says.http://video.pbs.org/video/2222489463/04/23/2012Watch Strong! - premiering July 26, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221031969/As the AIDS crisis began claiming more and more victims, the community in San Francisco rallied to care for not just those suffering from the disease, but to support the LGBT community as a whole, as we see in this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, We Were Here.http://video.pbs.org/video/2221031969/04/09/2012Watch We Were Here - premiering June 7, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221031965/In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, We Were Here, a nurse who treated patients during the early years of the AIDS epidemic describes how victims of the disease experienced rapid health declines, as they struggled with the onset of pneumonia and Karposi's sarcoma.http://video.pbs.org/video/2221031965/04/09/2012Watch We Were Here - premiering June 7, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221031963/In the early years of the epidemic, delegations of people living with AIDS began going to Washington DC to raise awareness about the impact of the disease and to lobby for more research and treatment of the disease, as we see in this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, We Were Here.http://video.pbs.org/video/2221031963/04/09/2012Watch We Were Here - premiering June 7, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221031957/When AIDS arrived in San Francisco in 1981, it decimated a community, but also brought people together in inspiring and moving ways to support and care for one another and to fight for dignity and a cure.http://video.pbs.org/video/2221031957/04/09/2012Watch We Were Here - premiering June 7, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1896999254/FRONTLINE investigates the ongoing meth problem in America; its devastating impact on individuals, families and communities; and the state-by-state battles to make pseudoephedrine a prescription drug. 5/15/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/1896999254/04/26/2011Airs Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesHealthHealthPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2223977256/Simon Ender struggles with his decision to commit his elderly mother into a revolutionary nursing home alternative that has solved the rapidly growing Senior Citizen overpopulation.http://video.pbs.org/video/2223977256/05/15/2012Life Begins at Rewirement - FUTURESTATES Season 3Film & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionHealthHealthAgingAgingEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2233089738/One in seven Afghan women currently dies in childbirth. Motherland Afghanistan introduces the women behind these devastating statistics. Afghan American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi examines her father's works as an OB/GYN as he struggles to make a difference, first at Kabul's Laura Bush Maternity Ward and then in an isolated provincial hospital, where patients often travel for days to get treatment.http://video.pbs.org/video/2233089738/05/14/2012Watch the complete film online through June 12HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodeend=2012-06-13http://video.pbs.org/video/2230315874/Take a safe front-row seat to the risky and thrilling art of chasing twisters. 5/9/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2230315874/05/03/2012Airs Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2225678026/Follow the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together.http://video.pbs.org/video/2225678026/04/22/2012The personal stories behind the growing trend of outsourcing surrogacy to India.nrHealthHealthTechnologyTechnologyHealthHealthSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2225912280/Trace the history and impact of the Chautauqua Institution and capture its contemporary essence and energy. 4/27/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2225912280/04/23/2012Airs Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSports & RecreationSports & RecreationHealthHealthHistoryHistoryHome & How-ToHome & How-ToNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2224049142/Enter into the lives of the wolves and other wildlife thriving in the "dead zone" around Chernobyl. 4/25/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2224049142/04/23/2012Airs Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2225130602/As we celebrate Earth Day, a new poll shows fewer Americans are being environmentalistshttp://video.pbs.org/video/2225130602/04/23/2012Fewer Americans Going GreenHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentHealthHealthOpinionOpinionScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2220818296/Yul talks to food writer and industry expert Scott Allmendinger to discuss how our eating habits have changed over the years. Eating out in restaurants thirty years ago was something we did on special occasions, now these ‘celebration foods’ have become part of our everyday food consumption. Joel Fierman, a wholesale food supplier in New York, explains how advertising and clever marketing is usedhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2220818296/04/09/2012Find out how a food product can become something we crave.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionLifestyleLifestyleCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2220855314/Our food machine provides most of us with more food than we could ever need. The question we are faced with now is how we can feed ourselves in a way that is healthy for us and sustainable and good for the environment. Our food machine will have to re-event itself once again.http://video.pbs.org/video/2220855314/04/09/2012What does the future hold for our food machine?nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2218345828/Gwen is the spokesperson for a radical technology allowing people to overcome their natural disadvantages and begin life anew. But when her job and family are in crisis, will she undergo the procedure herself?http://video.pbs.org/video/2218345828/04/03/2012Advantageous - FUTURESTATES Season 3HealthHealthAgingAgingEpisodeend=2022-03-29http://video.pbs.org/video/2218395309/Congresswoman Michele Bachmann talks about health care reforms.http://video.pbs.org/video/2218395309/04/02/2012Michele Bachmann full interviewHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthMediaMediaOpinionOpinionEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2186316665/Lee Gorewitz lives in a care facility for Alzheimer's patients, but she is not simply waiting to die. She is full of curiosity and frustration, struggling to remember herself and make sense of a world that is falling away from her.http://video.pbs.org/video/2186316665/01/12/2012Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthAgingAgingPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2186316669/Lee finds a birthday card but cannot recognize that she is the "Mom" to whom the card is addressed. Exasperated and missing her children, Lee embraces a make believe family of stuffed animals.http://video.pbs.org/video/2186316669/01/12/2012Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthAgingAgingCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2186320814/Lee Gorewitz is a feisty, opinionated woman given to philosophical ruminations on the nature of things, even as she struggles to navigate the increasingly confused and confusing landscape of Alzheimer's disease. In this clip, she makes mischief during the activity period in the Alzheimer's care facility where she lives.http://video.pbs.org/video/2186320814/01/12/2012Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthAgingAgingCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2186316681/In this clip from the film, feisty Alzheimer's patient Lee Gorewitz pinches a box of cereal from the staff and teases her fellow patients as a way to combat caginess in the care unit.http://video.pbs.org/video/2186316681/01/12/2012Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthAgingAgingCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2213414606/Learn how a tragic factory fire led to workplace safety laws. 3/27/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2213414606/03/21/2012Airs Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesHealthHealthPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2208605997/Determine whether vaccines are a great achievement or a scourge on health. 3/20/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2208605997/03/12/2012Airs Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesScience & NatureScience & NatureHealthHealthPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2210747237/The new face of MAC Cosmetics, Iris Apfel, is 90 years old.http://video.pbs.org/video/2210747237/03/16/2012New Face of MAC is 90 Years Old!Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHealthHealthAgingAgingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesHealthHealthMediaMediaOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2209093103/Urban farming is a new phenomenon ‘cropping up’ in our cities. Yul meets Detroit, urban farmer Will Gardner and finds out how he has been growing his own produce to eat and sell at local farmer’s markets. Will is one of 16 000 urban farmers in detroit. Yul also speaks to Ashley Atkinson of Greening Of Detroit to find out more.http://video.pbs.org/video/2209093103/03/12/2012Learn more about urban farming in Detroit.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHealthHealthLifestyleLifestyleScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2209078973/You may not know it, but corn is a regular ingredient in many of the foods we eat. Corn appears in many different forms, such as corn starch, corn syrup, corn flour and corn oil. Of the 37 ingredients that make up a simple chicken nugget, 30 of them have come from corn. It is no surprise perhaps then, that the average American eats around 100 pounds of corn products every year.http://video.pbs.org/video/2209078973/03/12/2012Find out more about how much corn is in your food.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodHealthHealthScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2204103679/Discover the mysterious and surprising nature of the two most powerful forces on the planet: the human mind and money. 3/7/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2204103679/03/01/2012Airs Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2198262876/Best-selling author, spiritual teacher and internationally renowned lecturer Dr. Wayne Dyer introduces the Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations and outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly satisfying life.http://video.pbs.org/video/2198262876/02/17/2012Dr. Wayne Dyer introduces the Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations.HealthHealthAgingAgingFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2202450710/Learn how yoga can reduce joint and muscular aches and pains and even combat fatigue with Peggy Cappy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2202450710/02/27/2012Airing in March on most PBS stations.nrHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2203811160/With more national championships than any other African American college coach, University of Texas track coach Beverly Kearney is used to breaking barriers. After an accident left her paralyzed, she learned to walk again, empowering other women to live by her motto: "Failure has never been an option." A Women and Girls Lead web exclusive.http://video.pbs.org/video/2203811160/02/29/2012Beverly Kearney leads by example to mold young women into confident, fearless winners.HealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2199654935/Get a unique look at the science behind Japan's catastrophic 2011 earthquake. 3/5/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2199654935/02/21/2012Airs Monday, March 5, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2193790365/Learn about communities in America that provide excellent health care at reasonable cost and sometimes cover nearly everyone in town. 2/16/2012http://video.pbs.org/video/2193790365/02/07/2012Premieres Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthOpinionOpinionPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyHealthHealthPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2198039605/Correspondent T.R. Reid profiles doctors and hospitals all over the U.S. that are finding ways to cut health care costs while still providing excellent care. The documentary looks at several low-cost, high-quality regions to find out how they do it.http://video.pbs.org/video/2198039605/02/16/2012American communities finding ways to cut costs while still providing high-quality care.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthEpisodeend=2015-02-16http://video.pbs.org/video/2196045757/Correspondent T.R. Reid interviews experts at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice before heading to Colorado and other places in the U.S. where doctors and hospitals are working hard to provide excellent health care at reasonable cost.http://video.pbs.org/video/2196045757/02/13/2012A profile of communities across the U.S. that provide excellent health care at low cost.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2195214405/Actress Octavia Spencer and singer Adele speak out about comments and criticism over their plus size figures.http://video.pbs.org/video/2195214405/02/10/2012Hollywood Stars Speak Out About WeightBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsHealthHealthMediaMediaOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2192668847/Something's Fishyhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2192668847/02/06/2012Something's FishyHealthHealthPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2190206756/Telenovelas have the attention of millions of viewers, making them a good vehicle for educational messages.http://video.pbs.org/video/2190206756/01/25/2012With millions of viewers, telenovelas are good vehicles for educational messages.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2175079348/Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks on LBGT equality and her remarks on the rights of women in Egypt; HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' decision to not put emergency contraception on the shelves; breast cancer screenings can same women's lives.http://video.pbs.org/video/2175079348/12/09/2011Human Rights Fight; No Plan-B For Some; Breast Cancer ScreeningHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthNational SecurityNational SecurityOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2170280634/A chronicle of the transformation of a seven-acre grove hidden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from a neglected eyesore to landscaped sanctuary to the National AIDS Memorial.http://video.pbs.org/video/2170280634/11/25/2011The transformation of a neglected San Francisco grove into the National AIDS Memorial.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2168338617/FRONTLINE investigates the crash of Continental Flight 3407 and the rise regional and low-cost carriers. 11/29/2011http://video.pbs.org/video/2168338617/11/17/2011Airs Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthNational SecurityNational SecurityOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2152205245/Having been in many trucks which were struck with improvised explosive devices while serving in Afghanistan, Matt "Bodi" Beaudoin now suffers from tramautic brain injury, or TBI. Bodi, featured in the documentary film 'Where Soldiers Come From,' explains how he deals with TBI now and how it is different from other brain injuries.http://video.pbs.org/video/2152205245/10/13/2011A veteran describes life with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) after serving in Afghanistan.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityWar & PeaceWar & PeaceHealthHealthCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2166341950/In this clip from 'Where Soldiers Come From,' Dom's art professor gives him a 70-foot mural project to help him share how he has changed after deployed to Afghanistan.http://video.pbs.org/video/2166341950/11/10/2011Dom completes a mural centered around his time in Afghanistan.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyArts & CultureArts & CultureWar & PeaceWar & PeaceHealthHealthCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2166341952/In this clip from 'Where Soldiers Come From,' Bodi sees a psychiatrist as part of his traumatic brain injury (TBI) therapy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2166341952/11/10/2011Bodi sees a psychiatrist as part of his traumatic brain injury (TBI) therapy.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyWar & PeaceWar & PeaceHealthHealthCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2166341151/In this clip from 'Where Soldiers Come From,' Dom and Bodi return home from Afghanistan and begin the reintegration process. Dom is more irritable, and Bodi is concerned about his traumatic brain injury diagnosis.http://video.pbs.org/video/2166341151/11/10/2011Dom and Bodi try to reintegrate into their community.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthNational SecurityNational SecurityFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyWar & PeaceWar & PeaceHealthHealthCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2161560883/Women are being drawn to the "Occupy" movements to improve their situations in a time of high unemployment, The use of pink and sexualized breasts during Breast Cancer Awareness Month has one journalist speaking out, As the world's population hits 7 billion people, two experts explain the impact that number will have on natural resources, war and womenhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2161560883/10/28/2011Occupying Women; Pinkwashed; 7 Billion PeopleHealthHealthAgingAgingHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationEnvironmentEnvironmentGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthMediaMediaOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2157218135/Trish Irons, Fred Fay's companion for 29 years, talks about their shared passions ... and passionate relationship. Fred Fay survived a devastating spinal cord injury when he was only 16, and turned his misfortune into a movement for equality, spearheading the disability rights movement and changing the face of American society. He passed away on August 20, 2011.http://video.pbs.org/video/2157218135/10/20/2011Fred and Trish shared a passion for the Celtics, Hill Street Blues, and each other.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2126821773/FRONTLINE tells the dark tale of the men of Third Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry and how the war followed them home. 9/20/2011http://video.pbs.org/video/2126821773/09/12/2011Airs Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecurityOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2113739110/Tavis Smiley examines one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today - the increased dropout rate among black teenage males. 9/13/11http://video.pbs.org/video/2113739110/09/01/2011Premieres Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1908953577/Attorney and scholar Janlori Goldman is devoted to ensuring privacy in a health care environment.http://video.pbs.org/video/1908953577/05/04/2011Janlori Goldman is devoted to ensuring privacy in a health care environment.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2096684976/Director of the Urban Institute's Program on Retirement Policy Richard W. Johnson discusses the trend of extended working ages in America.http://video.pbs.org/video/2096684976/08/20/2011Richard W. Johnson discusses the trend of extended working ages in America.HealthHealthAgingAgingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2085452594/"What if TV made all children feel like they belong?" This testimonial spot reveals a mother's discovery of a PBS character that has Asperger's Syndrome, just like her son. Her story is a passionate personal testimonial.http://video.pbs.org/video/2085452594/08/08/2011"What if TV made all children feel like they belong?"Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2060367914/In the beginning, stress saved our lives. It made us run from predators and enabled us to take down prey. But now, scientists are discovering, stress is measurable and dangerous. 8/3/11http://video.pbs.org/video/2060367914/07/18/2011Airs Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesScience & NatureScience & NaturePsychology & The MindPsychology & The MindPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2071627624/Professor of Medicine Dr. Robert Michels discusses trends in psychiatry.http://video.pbs.org/video/2071627624/07/30/2011Professor of Medicine Dr. Robert Michels discusses trends in psychiatry.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2074907040/Congress struggles to compromise on the debt ceiling; middle-aged women are committing suicide at a high rate; using conditional cash transfers to pull families out of poverty.http://video.pbs.org/video/2074907040/08/04/2011Debt Ceiling Countdown; Shocking Suicide Statistics; Paying the Poor to End PovertyHealthHealthAgingAgingHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthMediaMediaOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NaturePsychology & The MindPsychology & The MindEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2059992413/Women's groups enter the debt reduction debate; A controversial idea to remove obese children from their parents custody; Some parents are going to extreme measures to guarantee sons.http://video.pbs.org/video/2059992413/07/18/2011Women and the Debt Ceiling; Obese Child Custody; Unnatural SelectionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthAgingAgingFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthMediaMediaOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2027695597/Super Model Emme Shares Tips on Single Parenting and Maintaining a Healthy Self-Imagehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2027695597/06/28/2011Super Model Emme's tips on single parenting and body image.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthAgingAgingFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionHome & How-ToHome & How-ToChild DevelopmentChild DevelopmentEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1966544442/Program digs deep into the secretive Cold War world of East German athletes, examining what drugs were used, how they were distributed and what damage they did too many of the athletes who were forced to take them. 6/14/11http://video.pbs.org/video/1966544442/06/03/2011Airs Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSportsSportsPoliticsPoliticsHealthHealthPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2004007277/Famed actress and playwright discusses how artists can have a voice in the healthcare debate.http://video.pbs.org/video/2004007277/06/15/2011Famed actress and playwright discusses how artists have a voice in the healthcare debate.nrHealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthEntertainmentEntertainmentHealthHealthSegment