Episodes

  • Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma

    Music therapy helps Chinese elders in Boston overcome trauma
    Nov 26 2025
    In Boston, music therapy is being used to enrich the well-being of people hoping to overcome trauma. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our look at the intersection of art and health, part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    8 mins
  • Recycled lead used in U.S. auto batteries linked to poisoning in African communities

    Recycled lead used in U.S. auto batteries linked to poisoning in African communities
    Nov 25 2025
    Lead is a key element in your car battery and is expensive to produce domestically. U.S. automakers often use recycled lead produced overseas, a practice long framed as an environmental success story. But a new investigation has found that the recycled lead used by U.S. auto and battery manufacturers is not safe and is linked to dangerous lead poisoning. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    8 mins
  • Colorado aims to protect vaccine access as Trump administration casts doubt on safety

    Colorado aims to protect vaccine access as Trump administration casts doubt on safety
    Nov 21 2025
    This week, the CDC changed its website to suggest that vaccines may cause autism, even though there's no scientific evidence to prove such a link. It’s the latest change to vaccine guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In response, some Democratic-led states have taken steps aimed at protecting access to vaccines and pushing back on misinformation. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    9 mins
  • How Americans covered through ACA exchanges are navigating the spike in premiums

    How Americans covered through ACA exchanges are navigating the spike in premiums
    Nov 20 2025
    We’re weeks away from 20 million Americans seeing a massive spike in their healthcare premiums. That’s if no deal can be struck to extend subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. We heard from some of those being affected. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    5 mins
  • With ACA subsidies set to expire, experts offer views on cost, coverage and alternatives

    With ACA subsidies set to expire, experts offer views on cost, coverage and alternatives
    Nov 20 2025
    If the Affordable Care Act subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of the year, premiums would double for the average enrollee, with some paying over $1,000 more every month. The subsidies were at the heart of the recent government shutdown, but Democrats were not successful in securing a deal. William Brangam spoke with Jonathan Cohn and Brian Blase for their views on the debate. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    9 mins
  • Key takeaways from COP30 halfway through the UN climate summit

    Key takeaways from COP30 halfway through the UN climate summit
    Nov 16 2025
    This weekend is the halfway point for the 30th U.N. climate summit known as COP30. In a report issued days before the meeting began, the World Meteorological Organization said 2025 is “on track to be among the three warmest years on record.” New York Times international climate reporter Somini Sengupta, who just returned from COP30, joins John Yang to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    6 mins
  • Questions linger in a Georgia town more than a year after the toxic BioLab fire

    Questions linger in a Georgia town more than a year after the toxic BioLab fire
    Nov 16 2025
    Last September, a chemical fire at a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, sent a toxic cloud over the area. A Georgia Public Radio podcast called “Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story” examined that day, what led up to it, and the immediate aftermath. Now, a second season of the podcast looks at health consequences for residents a year later. John Yang speaks with GPB’s Pamela Kirkland for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    7 mins
  • Why one man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease is defying the odds

    Why one man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease is defying the odds
    Nov 15 2025
    Nearly 7 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s and by 2060, experts say that number could be as high as 14 million. Scientists are trying to find out how one man has been able to stave off Alzheimer's for 25 years, despite having a rare genetic mutation that, doctors say, essentially guaranteed he’d develop the disease. Pam Belluck of The New York Times joins Ali Rogin to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    6 mins