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| May 21, 2013
Just as in 1999, Oklahoma Town Rebuilds After Twister
Residents of Oklahoma and Kansas are returning to the places where they once had homes following a May 3, 1999, tornado. Betty Ann Bowser follows two households as they pick through the damage and try to reconstruct their lives in this report from May 6, 1999.
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| May 14, 2013
Jolie's Decision Sheds Light on BRCA Gene, Importance of Genetic Counseling
Angelina Jolie announced today that she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy due to a gene she has that increases her risk of of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. What makes this gene so devastating and who is affected by it? We talked to a leading oncologist Dr. Sandra Swain for answers.
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| April 30, 2013
Pain and Consequences for Those Taking Too Much Pain Medication
At age 22, college football player Austin Box had suffered a slew of painful injuries. Two weeks after his graduation, he overdosed on a lethal cocktail of pain medications, none of which he had been prescribed. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the perils of painkillers and the difficulty of combating abuse.
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| April 30, 2013
Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions
At age 22, college football player Austin Box had suffered a slew of painful injuries. Two weeks after his graduation, he overdosed on a lethal cocktail of pain medications, none of which he had been prescribed. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the perils of painkillers and the difficulty of combating abuse.
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| April 22, 2013
The Importance of Reflecting on Death, Especially After Boston
Erica Brown went face to face with her mortality on April 15, smack-dab in the middle of the chaos of the Boston Marathon bombings. But she was prepared. As the author of the new book "Happier Endings: A Meditation on Life and Death," she embraces the inevitable and makes a plea for people to do a better job of planning for it.
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| March 20, 2013
Why Long-Term Care for U.S. Seniors is Headed for 'Crisis'
As baby boomers continue to age, many health care experts predict the U.S. is destined for crisis if better long-term care strategies -- both at the national and personal level -- aren't devised quickly. What are some of the potential solutions, and what might happen if the nation chooses to do nothing?
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| March 7, 2013
How Quickly Do Germs Spread in the Office?
We've all done it. Come to work when we're sick. We know we're not doing our fellow workers any favors by exposing them to whatever we've got, but pressure to get our jobs done trumps common sense. Well, now there is research to back up what common sense has been telling us all along: It's a bad idea.
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| Jan. 31, 2013
Should Parents Worry About Energy Drinks?
Energy drinks have been getting a bad rap lately, including an FDA investigation over potential links to ER visits and even death. What should parents know about these drinks and their possible effects on young people?
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| Jan. 22, 2013
Why U.S. Views on Abortion Haven't Changed Much
On this 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, a new survey of U.S. attitudes on abortion decision is striking, mostly because of just how much things haven't changed. In a nation that's shifted profoundly in recent decades, attitudes on this issue haven’t budged much at all.
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| Jan. 16, 2013
Why NFL Players May Be Prone to Depression as They Age
National Institutes of Health released new research that shows NFL players may be at higher risk of depression as they age due to brain damage from concussions. Betty Ann Bowser explores how this could affect professional athletes, high-school students, and even peewee football players.
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| Dec. 25, 2012
Are Annual Mammograms Necessary? Physicians Debate Tool's Prevention Capability
Annual mammograms have been seen as an important screening tool: They are very effective in helping find small, slow-growing cancers. But how good are they at finding fatal tumors? Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that has reignited the debate.
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| Dec. 25, 2012
Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on the Debate Over Routine Mammograms?
Annual mammograms have been seen as an important screening tool: They are very effective in helping find small, slow-growing cancers. But how good are they at finding fatal tumors? Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that has reignited the debate.
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| Nov. 14, 2012
Families Mourn Sudden Loss of Loved Ones From Meningitis Deaths
They all said the same thing: There was just something about Diana Reed that made her unforgettable. And although the 56-year-old Brentwood, Tenn., woman died suddenly from fungal meningitis on Oct. 3, she lives on through those who knew her.
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| Oct. 25, 2012
Should Hospitals Eliminate Waiting Rooms?
At Virginia Mason Medical Center, waiting rooms are now seen as little more than dressed-up waste, crowded with Internet access, fish tanks, coffee machines and cubes of office staff keeping people waiting. Can U.S. hospital systems become more cost-efficient by simply eliminating them?
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| Oct. 24, 2012
Rooting Out Waste in Health Care by Taking Cue From Toyota Assembly Lines
When the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle was losing money for the first time in its history, CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan turned to an unlikely place for help: giant automaker Toyota. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the hospital's success in lowering costs and improving health outcomes.
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| Oct. 24, 2012
Rooting Out Waste in Health Care by Taking Cue From Toyota Assembly Lines
When the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle was losing money for the first time in its history, CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan turned to an unlikely place for help: giant automaker Toyota. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the hospital's success in lowering costs and improving health outcomes.
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| Oct. 24, 2012
Waste in U.S. Health Care: Your First-Hand Accounts
When the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle was losing money for the first time in its history, CEO Dr. Gary Kaplan turned to an unlikely place for help: giant automaker Toyota. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the hospital's success in lowering costs and improving health outcomes.
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| Sept. 17, 2012
Military Not Doing Enough to Curb Alcohol, Drug Abuse, IOM Concludes
Many treatment and prevention approaches to alcoholism and drug abuse within the military are outdated and in dire need of overhaul, according to a report released Monday by the prestigious Institute of Medicine.
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| Aug. 23, 2012
From the Halls of Worrall Elementary School, News by Students with Asperger's
News has an agenda in Worrall Elementary School, where reporters with Asperger's syndrome are routinely pulled from their classrooms to learn the basics of journalism. Their teachers say producing a newscast is one of the best ways for their students to learn how to speak clearly, work together, build confidence ... and become school celebrities all at the same time.
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| Aug. 23, 2012
Reporting Live ... With Asperger's ... From Worrall Elementary School
News has an agenda in Worrall Elementary School, where reporters with Asperger's syndrome are routinely pulled from their classrooms to learn the basics of journalism. Their teachers say producing a newscast is one of the best ways for their students to learn how to speak clearly, work together, build confidence ... and become school celebrities all at the same time.
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| Aug. 22, 2012
As Whooping Cough Rebounds in U.S., Infants at Greatest Risk
As the worst whooping cough outbreak in more than half a century grips the U.S., health officials are saying that most adults and teens are woefully under-vaccinated. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowers explores what's behind the resurgence and its potential consequence for those who can't be vaccinated: newborns.
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| Aug. 22, 2012
Whooping Cough Outbreak: CDC Answers Your Questions
As the worst whooping cough outbreak in more than half a century grips the U.S., health officials are saying that most adults and teens are woefully under-vaccinated. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowers explores what's behind the resurgence and its potential consequence for those who can't be vaccinated: newborns.
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| Aug. 22, 2012
To Vaccinate or Not? Whooping Cough Outbreak Stirs Debate
As whooping cough cases spike throughout the U.S., some old questions are circulating: Is it irresponsible not to vaccinate children? Or might vaccines be contributing to the outbreak in a roundabout way? Here, two mothers discuss their very different beliefs.
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| Aug. 22, 2012
Whooping Cough Can Kill: One Mother's Story of Loss
In the days after giving birth to a healthy baby girl, Chelsey Charles not only discovered she had whooping cough, but that she had passed it to her baby. Just 27 days later, little Kaliah died. Hear her tell the story here.
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| July 5, 2012
Arguments Brew at State Level Over Medicaid Expansion
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser takes a closer look at the arguments over Medicaid expansion and the states that want to opt out rather than take federal money.
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| July 5, 2012
Could Current Medicaid Recipients Lose Coverage From Supreme Court Ruling?
Tonight on the PBS NewsHour, our Health Unit takes a look at what's becoming a controversial part of the federal health care reform law: the expansion of Medicaid to cover up to 17 million uninsured adults.
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| July 2, 2012
In Wake of Health Reform Decision, Medicaid Expansion in the Crosshairs
Some state officials who oppose the Affordable Care Act are embracing the Supreme Court's ruling that they can opt out of the Medicaid expansion. And if a number of key states decide to do so, the consequences could be big.
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| June 27, 2012
Of Health Care, Haircuts and Broccoli
A routine haircut turns into a donnybrook when a beauty salon of women from both the left and right all start preaching to each other about the evils of the federal health care reform law, known as the Affordable Care Act.
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| June 8, 2012
Health Care Reform: The Comic Book
When you think about what makes for good material for comic books, probably isn't the first thing to spring to mind. That didn't stop MIT economist Jonathan Gruber. He talks with health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser about why such a complex topic is perfect for a comic book.
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| June 6, 2012
Study: Standard Treatment Ineffective for Kids With Obesity-Linked Diabetes
Nearly one out of every three children born in 2002 will develop diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those numbers are prompting a series of efforts to combat obesity. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| June 6, 2012
Fighting Back Against Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
It's now estimated that the average American kid spends 7.5 hours a day sitting. Now we hear for the first time how this is doing irreparable harm to our kids in a way that has not been fully understood before. Kids by the thousands are developing type 2 diabetes.
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| April 10, 2012
U.S. Dental Crisis: Sen. Sanders on the Fight for Coverage
As the U.S. dental crisis intensifies -- and controversy continues to swell over whether dentists should be the only ones pulling teeth -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, convened a recent hearing on some potential solutions to the pain.
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| April 10, 2012
Dental Therapists 'Safe' Pulling American Teeth, Study Suggests
As more Americans struggle to find dental care near their homes, the controversial idea of training mid-level practitioners to perform "basic" dental work -- including extractions -- is spreading. According to a new report, these dental therapists are usually "competent, safe and effective."
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| April 4, 2012
Medical Groups List 45 Ways to Lower Health Care Costs
As U.S. health care costs inch closer to 20 percent of GDP, some of the nation's top medical specialists have created a list of common tests and practices they feel are often unnecessary -- sometimes even harmful. Here are their top 45.
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| March 28, 2012
Supreme Court Wraps Up Health Reform Law Hearings: What's Next?
In the final day of Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act, justices questioned the constitutionality of requiring states to expand Medicaid coverage to more individuals. Betty Ann Bowser reports, and Marcia Coyle and Susan Dentzer discuss with Gwen Ifill whether the law could survive without an insurance mandate.
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| March 28, 2012
Romney's Inevitability Argument Bolstered by Rubio Endorsement
In the final day of Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act, justices questioned the constitutionality of requiring states to expand Medicaid coverage to more individuals. Betty Ann Bowser reports, and Marcia Coyle and Susan Dentzer discuss with Gwen Ifill whether the law could survive without an insurance mandate.
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| March 27, 2012
Supreme Court Considers Health Reform Day 2 Recap: Individual Mandate on Trial
Arguments at the Supreme Court Tuesday dealt with whether Congress had the authority to require citizens to purchase health insurance and whether the government could issue a financial penalty for those who decline. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Marcia Coyle and Susan Dentzer discuss the crux of the hearings with Gwen Ifill.
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| March 27, 2012
Supreme Court Considers Health Care Reform: A Guide to Day 3
Arguments at the Supreme Court Tuesday dealt with whether Congress had the authority to require citizens to purchase health insurance and whether the government could issue a financial penalty for those who decline. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Marcia Coyle and Susan Dentzer discuss the crux of the hearings with Gwen Ifill.
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| March 27, 2012
Gingrich Cuts Staff, Schedule in Bid to Revive Struggling Campaign
Arguments at the Supreme Court Tuesday dealt with whether Congress had the authority to require citizens to purchase health insurance and whether the government could issue a financial penalty for those who decline. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Marcia Coyle and Susan Dentzer discuss the crux of the hearings with Gwen Ifill.
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| March 21, 2012
Engaging Students With Learning Differences Early On
Students with learning disabilities are twice as likely as their peers to drop out of high school, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Betty Ann Bowser visited an elementary school that practices early intervention -- engaging students with technology and art to improve their chances of earning a diploma.
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| March 21, 2012
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Students with learning disabilities are twice as likely as their peers to drop out of high school, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Betty Ann Bowser visited an elementary school that practices early intervention -- engaging students with technology and art to improve their chances of earning a diploma.
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| Feb. 6, 2012
Obama Administration, Catholic Leaders Clash Over Contraception Mandate
Catholic leaders are pushing back against a new Department of Health and Human Services ruling requiring employers who offer health insurance to provide contraception free of charge. While churches are exempt from the rules, Catholic hospitals and universities must comply. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy.
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| Jan. 25, 2012
Telenovelas: Are Spanish-Language Soap Operas Good for Your Health?
The latest in Spanish-language soap operas, or telenovelas, have encased more than typical romance and personal scandal, debuting some very clear messages on health care for Latinos in the U.S., specifically Colorado. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the creators' reasoning in writing beyond the usual storylines.
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| Jan. 17, 2012
As New Cancer Treatments Emerge, An Old Question: 'What If?'
While reporting on the NewsHour's recent cancer series, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser kept thinking of an old friend. If Mary had been diagnosed with melanoma today, at the very least she might have had more time.
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| Jan. 12, 2012
Kids and Cancer: Why Pediatric Cancer Cure Rates Have Improved So Much
Four decades ago, President Nixon signed a law that would change the way cancer research was funded in an effort to develop better treatments and cure more patients. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explores the positive developments pediatric cancer research has realized in the last 40 years.
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| Jan. 9, 2012
In Their 90s, Brothers Still Going for Olympic Gold
For decades, the Tatum brothers of Washington, D.C., have been shaming their neighbors at the local pool and dominating their peers at the annual Senior Games. But their brush with national fame only came after their story caught the attention of a pair of twenty-something filmmakers gearing up for a new documentary, "Age of Champions."
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| Jan. 4, 2012
Conversation: 'Power, Politics and Universal Health Care'
Very few people know as much about health care and health care policy as Stuart Altman. He's been an adviser to five American presidents -- both Republicans and Democrats. His new book, "Power, Politics and Universal Health Care," puts President Obama's historic health care win in historical perspective, showing how his administration narrowly side-stepped a century's worth of past mistakes.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Army Program Aims to Build Troops' Mental Resilience to Stress
In 2009, the Army launched a program designed to help the country's 1.4 million people in uniform cope after tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the goals of the $140 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiative, and the controversy it has elicited.
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| Dec. 14, 2011
Afghan Recruit Shoots 2 Americans; U.S. Soldier Suicides Up in July
In 2009, the Army launched a program designed to help the country's 1.4 million people in uniform cope after tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the goals of the $140 million Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiative, and the controversy it has elicited.
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| Nov. 23, 2011
Why Medicare Chief Don Berwick Was Destined to Step Down
Dr. Donald Berwick, the man who has been both praised and reviled as the country's Medicare chief, will step down from his job on December 2nd. The White House announced that Marilyn Tavenner, Berwick's principal deputy and formerly Virginia's top health official, to suceed him.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
Program Brings Dental Care to Remote Alaskans, but Some Dentists Are Skeptical
A program to train dental therapists to perform basic care in rural Alaska has been met with both praise and skepticism. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser continues her series of reports on dental costs, coverage and access for Americans.
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| Nov. 16, 2011
At Tipping Point of Dental Pain, Mother Makes a Tough Choice
A "quick trip" to the dentist usually means a two-hour flight across southern Alaska for Eva Malvich. But that pales in comparison to the other sacrifices she's made to get some relief from the pounding pain in her mouth. Several weeks ago, the 42-year-old mother of three also quit her job of 19 years and cashed out her retirement savings.
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| Nov. 15, 2011
Millions of Americans Face Life Without Dental Care
The lack of access to dental care is a problem that affects millions of Americans. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| Nov. 14, 2011
In Alaska, Sesame Chicken With a Side of Perspective
Somehow sesame chicken is never going to be quite the same ... and it's all because of Alaska. Trust me.Our health unit recently went there to do a couple of stories, not on the health effects of Chinese food, but on access to dental care in the United States.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
Bringing Dental Relief for Appalachia's Poorest
Grundy, Va., is one of more than 4,600 places in the country currently experiencing an acute dental shortage. So each fall, hundreds of dentists from throughout the state converge on the town for a "Mission of Mercy" for the area's uninsured. In two days, they extracted 900 teeth.
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| Oct. 31, 2011
For Some Patients, Drug Shortage Creates Life-and-Death Situation
Across the country, doctors and patients are struggling to get their hands on some essential prescription drugs. Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Patients, Doctors Face Tough Questions Amid Changes in Prostate Cancer Screening
There have been plenty of questions and reactions in the medical community since a government panel recommended changing the way men are screened for prostate cancer. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on some of the responses among patients and doctors.
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| Oct. 17, 2011
Cocaine: How 'Miracle Drug' Nearly Destroyed Sigmund Freud, William Halsted
In "An Anatomy of Addiction," medical historian Howard Markel details the cocaine addictions of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted, both medical revolutionaries of the 1880s. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser discusses cocaine addiction's early history in medicine with Markel.
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| Oct. 10, 2011
In Denver, An Urban Garden Grows Healthier Foods - And Attitudes
In a low-income neighborhood in Denver, it used to be nearly impossible to find fresh fruit or vegetables. Bordered on all sides by train tracks and highways, the 7,000 residents of Elyria-Swansea don't have a grocery store within two and a half miles. But Coby Gould hopes to give the community healthy, affordable produce options at the Growhaus, a budding urban garden in the neighborhood.
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| Sept. 28, 2011
Galveston: The Mother of All U.S. Natural Disasters
On Sept. 8, 1900, an unnamed hurricane slammed into the unprotected barrier island of Galveston, Texas, killing between 6,000 and 8,000 people. More than 111 years later, the natural disaster stands as the worst in the history of the United States.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction
Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time around residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports.
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| Sept. 22, 2011
The Mixed Blessings of Hurricanes
When I became a journalist, I knew firsthand what the word hurricane meant. And that has served me well through many that I have covered. It seems like every time we do a story about one of these terrible and yet awesome events Mother Nature brings, we meet heroic people.
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| Sept. 8, 2011
Remembering the Smell of 9/11
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reflects on covering the aftermath of 9/11 in New York, remembering peoples' tragic stories of loss and one thing she hasn't been able to shake: the smell.
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| Sept. 7, 2011
Cocaine Has a History With Rubber Gloves, Beverages, Freud's Nightmares
The "Model Dream" that became a launching pad for Sigmund Freud's long career in psychoanalysis was actually a cocaine-induced nightmare. The anecdote is one of many explored in Dr. Howard Markel's new book, "An Anatomy of Addiction."
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| Aug. 29, 2011
Drug Hoarders, Manufacturing Cuts Exacerbate Shortage of Key Medications
More than 180 critical generic drugs are in short supply across the United States. Betty Ann Bowser reports on how shortfalls of key medications are creating problems for doctors and patients alike.
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| Aug. 11, 2011
Top Health Reform Player Berwick's Overhaul Vision Draws Praise, Rebuke
As a leading player in the implementation of President Obama's health reform law, Donald Berwick has come under fire for his vision of fundamental changes to the U.S. health care system. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy surrounding Berwick and his goals.
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| Aug. 8, 2011
Telling the Story Behind Cancer
Betty Ann Bowser talks with oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee about his new book, "The Emperor of Maladies: A Biography of Cancer."
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| Aug. 2, 2011
Utah's Health Insurance Experiment Built Around Small Businesses
Under the federal health care reform law, all states will be required to set up a health insurance exchange starting in 2014. Betty Ann Bowser reports on one state that is ahead of the game, and how the new system is helping small businesses.
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| Aug. 2, 2011
New Health Reform Rules Issued as Supreme Court Review Nears
Under the federal health care reform law, all states will be required to set up a health insurance exchange starting in 2014. Betty Ann Bowser reports on one state that is ahead of the game, and how the new system is helping small businesses.
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| July 11, 2011
New Rules Unveiled for Health Care Exchanges
Saying "flexibility is the name of the game," Department of Health and Human Services officials unveiled a broad framework for states to follow as they build their health insurance exchanges under the health reform law.
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| July 4, 2011
Chefs Cook Up Ideas for Healthy School Lunches
A pair of chefs has stepped out of their kitchens and into school cafeterias to lend their services in hopes of crafting healthier menus for school lunches. Betty Ann Bowser has this encore report.
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| June 30, 2011
Denver Hospital Sets the Bar for Patient Safety
As many as 96,000 people are estimated to die every year from an infection or a medical mistake after going into the hospital. And almost all of those deaths are preventable. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from a Denver hospital that has the lowest mortality rate of any academic medical center in the country.
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| June 22, 2011
FDA Lays Out Global Strategy to Monitor for Dangerous Foods, Drugs
In an unusual special report Monday, the Food and Drug Administration laid out a strategy it hopes will help it do a better job of policing America's food and drug supply.
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| June 20, 2011
Medicare Advisory Group Urges Closer Look at Costs for MRIs, CT Scans
With fresh attention on the powers of a new independent panel that will be created under the health reform law, there's been growing debate around a recommendation from an existing panel -- one calling for reduced payments and fewer MRIs.
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| June 16, 2011
Certain Antibiotics Spur Widening Reports of Severe Side Effects
There are rising concerns regarding a class of antibiotics that some people say are making them very ill. Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on some of the patients who have developed severe side-effects.
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| June 14, 2011
FDA Issues New Effectiveness Guidelines for Sunscreen
The Food and Drug Administration released new regulations Tuesday for sunscreens that will require the products to be tested for protection against two types of sun exposure that cause sunburn, premature aging of the skin and skin cancer.
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| June 6, 2011
Studies Show Promise for Treating Melanoma
Two studies showed that new drug therapy options may extend the lives of patients with late-stage melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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| May 26, 2011
Are Nurse Practitioners the Solution to Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors?
As more Americans become covered by health insurance, the need for primary care is on the rise, but there is a shortage of primary-care physicians. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Philadelphia on the growing role of nurse practitioners as primary caregivers.
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| May 26, 2011
Surge of Young Nurses Could Help Reverse Shortage
As more Americans become covered by health insurance, the need for primary care is on the rise, but there is a shortage of primary-care physicians. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Philadelphia on the growing role of nurse practitioners as primary caregivers.
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| May 24, 2011
Political Debate Over Accountable Care Organizations Heats Up
Ever since the federal government rolled out its proposed rules for setting up Accountable Care Organizations in March, it's been one piece of bad news after another for the Obama administration. Now comes another blow on the political front.
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| May 23, 2011
Audit Finds Widespread Use Of Anti-Psychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes
As the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Daniel Levinson is the person at the federal government who's in charge of protecting the integrity of programs like Medicare and Medicaid. That means he's also supposed to keep an eye on how those big budget health programs are working for you and me.
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| May 13, 2011
Medicare, Social Security May Exhaust Funds Sooner Than Expected
The trustees who oversee the finances of Medicare and Social Security said Friday that both programs will exhaust their trust funds sooner than previously expected.
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| May 10, 2011
Study: 44 Million Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under GOP Plan
A new study released Tuesday by two nonpartisan organizations added new fuel to the debate over debt and spending when the report found that debt reduction proposals by House Republicans lawmakers could leave up to 44 million more low-income and disabled Americans without health insurance.
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| May 9, 2011
Autism Prevalence May Be Far Higher Than Believed, Study Finds
For the first time, researchers have studied an entire population sample and found that one in 38 children exhibited symptoms of Autism.
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| May 6, 2011
New Plan Aims to Shift How Hospitals Are Paid for Medicare Patients
The federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is finalizing a new reimbursement plan that will determine how hospitals get paid to take care of Medicare patients.
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| May 5, 2011
Philadelphia 'Health for Sale' Exhibit Retraces Medicinal History in Vintage Ads
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is featuring an exhibit of vintage medical posters that advertise cures for all kinds of ailments. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the advertisements-turned-art.
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| May 3, 2011
Accountable Care Organizations in Health Reform Decoded
Anybody who's got more than one medical condition knows the drill. You go to the cardiologist with a heart problem. You go to the orthopedic surgeon if your back hurts. You find an oncologist if you need chemotherapy.
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| April 19, 2011
Prescription Drug Abuse Targeted as a 'Public Health Crisis'
The Obama administration launched a major campaign Tuesday to combat prescription drug abuse, which it says is the nation's fastest growing drug problem.
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| April 12, 2011
New Initiative Aims to Reduce Medical Errors, Accidents
Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that her department will spend $1 billion dollars on a new program designed to cut down on medical mistakes, preventable injuries and infections in American hospitals.
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| April 12, 2011
Report: Medicare Patients Spend Less Time in Hospital for End-of-Life Care
A new report released Tuesday by the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows that elderly Medicare patients are spending fewer days in the hospital at the end of life, but the care they received is more aggressive and expensive.
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| April 7, 2011
New Study Finds Medical Error Rates are Underreported
When someone goes into the hospital for treatment for one condition, but acquires another one they didn't bargain for -- such as a bloodstream infection or a complication from the wrong medication -- it's called an "adverse event.
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| Feb. 22, 2011
Medicare Investigation Prompts Reflections on a Mother's Care
Last week, in the largest nationwide bust of its kind ever, more than 700 federal agents fanned out from Miami to Los Angeles and rounded up 111 doctors, nurses, physical therapists and health company executives in nine cities.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
Medicaid Recipients Nervous as States Start Chopping to Fill Budget Holes
Governors across the U.S. are desperately looking for ways to fill huge budget gaps. Most are required by law to balance their budgets, which means big cuts in state spending on all programs, including Medicaid. That has many recipients worried. Betty Ann Bowser reports on battles in Arizona and elsewhere.
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| Feb. 17, 2011
As Ariz. Seeks Smaller Medicaid Rolls, Cash-Strapped States Look to Mimic
This week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that Arizona could drop 250,000 childless adults from the state's Medicaid program. The decision is being watched closely in statehouses all over the country, where governors facing massive budget deficits are trying to find ways to cut costs.
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| Feb. 15, 2011
Colorado Clinic Helps Diabetics Avoid Problems With 1-Stop Coordinated Care
Betty Ann Bowser reports on a Colorado clinic that helps patients tackle the symptoms of diabetes before the disease's side effects become major health issues.
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| Jan. 31, 2011
Florida Judge Strikes Down Obama Health Care Overhaul
A federal judge in Florida became the first Monday to declare the new health care law -- in its entirety -- unconstitutional. It is the biggest challenge yet to the new law, with governors and attorneys general from more than half of the states signing onto the lawsuit.
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| Jan. 25, 2011
Telling the Story Behind Cancer
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser talks to Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," a history of the search for ways to treat cancer and how it has been perceived.
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| Jan. 19, 2011
House Republicans Pass Health Reform Repeal as Democrats Defend Law
House Republicans fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday, passing what was largely viewed as a symbolic repeal of the health care reform law. The measure is not likely to clear the Senate. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the day's events, then Gwen Ifill talks to Political Editor David Chalian about the politics behind the debate.
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| Jan. 18, 2011
Despite Long Odds, GOP-Led House Takes Aim at Health Reform Repeal
The GOP-led House of Representatives restarted debate Tuesday over repealing last year's health reform bill, but the measure is not expected to clear the Senate. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the day's developments, and Judy Woodruff gets more from Republican Dan Lungren of California and Democrat Anthony Weiner of New York.
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| Jan. 17, 2011
State Budget Cuts Slash Mental Health Funding
Over the past ten days, the story of 22-year-old Jared Loughner, the alleged gunman in the Tucson shootings, has unfolded on news outlets throughout the world.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
In Loughner Case, Missed Signals and a Troubled Mental Past
Friends, neighbors and classmates recall a troubled Jared Lee Loughner, prone to angry outbursts and anti-social behavior. A panel of mental health experts discusses the missed signals and challenges of cases like Loughner's.
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| Dec. 27, 2010
In Wisconsin, Political Battle Brewing Over Shaping Health Reform Law
Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Wisconsin, where a Republican sweep in the midterm elections is adding a layer of complexity to the implementation of the federal health care reform law. New resistance is cropping up in the Badger State over whether to expand Medicaid coverage to more people.
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| Dec. 20, 2010
Despite Challenges, States Move to Implement Health Care Reform
In state courthouses and on Capitol Hill, the battle over health care reform is still being fought.
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| Dec. 13, 2010
Health Reform Law: Will It Survive New Judicial Scrutiny?
In the latest in a spate of challenges to the sweeping health care reform law, a Virginia judge said certain provisions, including an individual insurance coverage requirement, were unconstitutional. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Gwen Ifill speaks with Neera Tanden of the Center For American Progress and attorney David Rivkin.
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| Dec. 9, 2010
Congress Patches Payment Gap for Medicare Doctors
Congress once again headed off a pay cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients by stopping a 25 percent decrease in the amount the federal government pays them to take care of seniors.
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