After Uproar, Obama Revises Contraception Rule

Two years after First Lady Michelle Obama launched the "Let's Move!" campaign, we take stock of her progress in the fight against childhood obesity -- both the high-profile successes and equally loud criticism.

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.

In this moment of looming change in American health care, the debate over whether flu shots should be mandatory for hospital workers has become a smaller but important battle in the nation's ongoing fight to build a better system while protecting individual liberties.

After two days of uproar and different explanations for its initial decision, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Hari Sreenivasan and Amina Khan of The Los Angeles Times discuss the abrupt shift in message at the well-known breast cancer charity.

As Bella Santorum struggles toward recovery after a bout with double pneumonia, her family's openness about her Trisomy 18 has prompted a national question: What is it?

In other news Wednesday, the drug maker Pfizer recalled 1 million packets of birth control pills. Some of the packages contained too many active tablets while others had too few, raising the risk of unintended pregnancy, the company said. Also, at least 73 people were killed in Egypt when a soccer match erupted into a riot.

Does all the health reform chatter have you ready to jump into a high risk pool or bend a cost curve of your own? Take a deep breath and try to look past it all: It's the future, 2025 to be specific, and your name is Mary.

The Newshour asked three experts to weigh in on the bird flu research debate.

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.