Health Aug 31 Quiz: What does health care cost around the world? How do health care prices in the United States compare to those in other countries? The price tag for common procedures can be staggeringly different, depending on where the patient receives care. Test how much you know with this quiz.
Health Aug 31 How Canada got universal health care and what the U.S. could learn Every health care system has its strengths and weaknesses, including Canada's. Here's how that nation's system works, why it's admired (and sometimes disparaged) by some in the U.S., and why outcomes in the two countries have been so different during…
Politics Aug 20 WATCH: Postmaster general faces Senate panel over mail-in voting, COVID-19 concerns U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is scheduled to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about recent changes at the United States Postal Service that have slowed mail delivery and some warn could jeopardize mail-in voting during…
Politics Aug 18 A century ago, some American women won the right to vote. Here’s what women say today Eleven female voters shared their perspective about this moment’s significance with the PBS NewsHour, in their own words.
Politics Aug 14 Trust in Trump sinks over COVID-19 as Biden support grows Days before the Democratic National Convention, this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with his widest lead yet over incumbent President Donald Trump.
Health Jul 31 Why Fauci says a COVID-19 vaccine will be safe, and other takeaways from health expert testimony House lawmakers heard testimony about the need for a national COVID-19 strategy from top U.S. public health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and…
Health Jul 31 Read Fauci, Redfield and Giroir’s full witness testimony as submitted to the House In prepared witness testimony, leaders of the nation's three top agencies battling the coronavirus outbreak describe their months-long efforts to develop testing, treatments and possible vaccines to control the pandemic. The statements come as the U.S. has recorded nearly 4.5…
Health Jul 30 WATCH: Fauci, Redfield, Giroir take questions about need for a national COVID-19 strategy The Trump administration initially rejected lawmakers' requests to allow these experts to offer testimony before Congress. They are scheduled to testify Friday at 9 a.m. ET.
Politics Jul 24 WATCH: Pelosi says Republicans in ‘disarray’ over COVID rescue bill Fears of coronavirus have sparked an historic recession in the U.S. economy, and millions of Americans have lost their jobs.
Health Jul 23 ‘This is not working.’ Parents juggling jobs and child care under COVID-19 see no good solutions When the pandemic forced day cares and schools to close across much of the country, the stress of child care fell upon millions of parents of children who feel they must choose between their jobs and kids, often multiple times…