Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too — with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. But what is it really like growing up trans? On July 1, at 3 p.m. EST, FRONTLINE will host a Google Hangout with Karen O’Connor […]
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The treatment of transgender children can be controversial territory. Treatment options that did not exist in the U.S. as recently as a generation ago are now more widely available. Still, it’s a field of medicine with very little research. For kids like Alex Singh, that can often mean having to make decisions that carry lifelong consequences, […]
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In Growing Up Trans FRONTLINE takes viewers on an intimate and eye-opening journey inside a new medical frontier — where it’s now possible for kids who feel they were born in the wrong body to never have to go through the puberty of their biological sex. Filmmakers Miri Navasky and Karen O’Connor met transgender children and their […]
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Ebola Outbreak: A Virtual Journey, from FRONTLINE filmmaker Dan Edge, places viewers in Meliandou Village, Guinea, at the hollow tree once home to hundreds of bats where villagers believe the outbreak may have begun. Then, viewers travel to Sierra Leone as the outbreak spreads and a beloved healer’s funeral sets off a chain reaction of […]
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Americans today consume more nutrients than ever. In addition to enriched foods and energy drinks, half the country regularly takes a vitamin or mineral supplement. People with health problems may need additional nutrients. But for most Americans, researchers don’t know for sure whether extra doses really help — and caution that in some cases, they […]
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It’s estimated that half of all Americans take a health supplement every day, from fish oil to multivitamins to diet pills. The more than $30 billion vitamins and supplements industry says these products can make consumers healthier. But Supplements and Safety, a FRONTLINE investigation in collaboration with The New York Times that premieres tonight, raises tough questions about […]
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<!– Video title –> Fish oil is the third most widely used supplement in the United States, with around 10 percent of Americans taking it regularly — often for the perceived benefit to cardiovascular health. But there are two big problems when it comes to fish oil: Researchers still cannot definitely say whether it actually lowers […]
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Five Questions To Ask When Considering Health Supplements
by PBS June 10, 2016Compared to most drugs sold at pharmacies, health supplements are loosely regulated by government agencies. Law prohibits manufacturers from selling products that are adulterated or mislabeled, and they cannot claim to cure things they don’t. But there is little oversight or enforcement to ensure they comply. And unlike prescription drugs, which pass through a strict premarket […]