Jan 09 Watch More Than 40 States See Widespread Flu Infection Last year, cases of influenza were at extremely low levels, but the virus has returned with a vengeance. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Julie Morita of the Chicago Health Department and Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University about the current… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Study Shows Many Teens at Risk for Suicidal Behavior Despite Mental Health Help Study Shows Many Teens at Risk for Suicidal Behavior Despite Mental Health Help… Continue watching
Jan 09 Map: Flu Rampant Throughout U.S. Click on the Centers for Disease Control's latest map to see how badly the flu is striking your state. It's been a been a banner year for the influenza virus. Reports of widespread infection are now coming from… Continue reading
Jan 09 Americans Far Less Healthy, Die Younger Than Global Peers, Study Finds Americans die sooner and experience unhealthier lives than residents in other high-income countries even though the United States spends far more on health care, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Academy of Sciences. This health… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch Health Care Spending Increases but Rate Slows With Recession and Economy Health Care Spending Increases but Rate Slows With Recession and Economy… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch What Immigrants Can Teach the Rest of America about Health, Happiness and Hope What Immigrants Can Teach the Rest of America about Health, Happiness and Hope… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Why Violent Attacks on Humanitarian Workers Are on the Rise in Pakistan Why Violent Attacks on Humanitarian Workers Are on the Rise in Pakistan… Continue watching
Jan 01 Health Reform May Be Headed Back to Supreme Court in 2013 By Jason Kane Tea Party activist William Temple, protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 28, the morning the justices ruled to uphold the vast majority of the health care reform law. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Should old acquaintance… Continue reading
Jan 01 Seven Lessons Americans Can Learn From Immigrants to Live Longer EmbedVideo(5284, 482, 304); It's a phenomenon that's stumped social scientists for years. Hispanics in the U.S. are worse off than their white neighbors by almost every economic measure: poverty rates, dropout rates, access to health care. Claudia… Continue reading