William Brangham

New Capabilities

Professor of Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

A catheter threaded into a vein in the neck pulled an average 6.8 kilograms of excess fluid out of 40 hospitalized heart failure patients without damaging their kidneys. Six months later, 82.5 percent were still alive and out of the hospital.

Updated May 31

Rule Changes

Launched new science/technology program on January 17, 2026

For 58 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting channeled federal funds to 1,500 local radio and TV stations. On January 5, 2026, its board voted to dissolve rather than exist in a defunded state. Eight days later, PBS News Weekend aired its final broadcast—the first major national programming casualty of Congress's $1.1 billion rescission.

Updated May 20