World Jul 09 Dispatch From Haiti: Getting Back to Work in Port-au-Prince PORT-AU-PRINCE | Renette Saintjuste stocks a dizzying mix of items for her tiny makeshift shop in the Centre Sportif Dadadou tent camp in Haiti's capital. Fresh eggs, dried pasta, soap, earrings and cookware are all for sale to her…
World Jul 08 Scenes From Haiti, 6 Months After the Earthquake An estimated 1.5 million Haitians were displaced in January’s earthquake. Six months later, the majority of that population is still living in tent settlements and the medical infrastructure is still fragile. A reporting team from the PBS NewsHour, including…
Health Jul 08 Scenes from Haiti, Six Months After the Quake An estimated 1.5 million Haitians were displaced in January's earthquake. Six months later, the majority of that population is still living in tent settlements and the medical infrastructure is still fragile. A reporting team from the PBS NewsHour has returned…
Health Jun 24 Fake Drugs A Global Health Threat Fake drugs manufactured to resemble dozens of well-known pharmaceutical brands are making their way across international borders and threatening lives, the World Customs Organization said Thursday. "Countries across the globe, in particular those in Africa, suffer the scourge of being…
Health Jun 23 Study: Cell Phone Towers Not a Cancer Risk to Children There are still unanswered questions about cell phone use and cancer risks, but a new study could alleviate parents of at least one fear. Children whose mothers lived near cell phone towers while they were pregnant do not have an…
World Jun 21 Hurricane Season Could Bring More Misery to Haiti, Gulf Coast The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is projecting a busy 2010 hurricane season, with as many as seven major hurricanes possible.
Health Jun 18 Mali, Nepal, Guatemala to Benefit From Revamped Global Health Initiative The State Department and USAID announced eight focus countries that will get extra help from Obama's proposed six-year, $63 billion Global Health Initiative Friday. The new plan aims to better integrate health services and in particular improve mother and child…
Health Jun 17 Haiti’s Health Care System Faces a ‘Defining Moment’ As Haiti continues to rebuild from January's earthquake, educating and training more Haitian doctors and nurses is essential to reviving and restructuring the country's hobbled health system, says the country's health minister. "The state of New York has more…
Health Jun 11 Health Concerns Heighten as Oil Spill Spreads The sobering images of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are widely known: oil covered birds and sludge-choked coastal grasses. But ecosystems may not be the only ones to see negative effects -- what about the spill's possible health impact…
Health Jun 07 Forum: Obesity Becoming Global Problem Ray Suarez hosts an online forum with obesity experts and authors Barry Popkin and Michael Power on the causes of weight gain in societies around the world.