Aug 31 Primer: Obama v. Ryan On Controlling Medicare Spending Editor's Note: GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have largely avoided the topic of health care when he accepted his party's nomination Thursday evening, but he previously supported many of the broad Medicare reform ideas of his running mate,… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Reviewing Romney’s Record: Businessman, ‘Savior’ for Olympics, Mass. Governor Reviewing Romney's Record: Businessman, 'Savior' for Olympics, Mass. Governor… Continue watching
Aug 24 Whooping Cough Outbreak: CDC Answers Your Questions For a disease that many Americans believe disappeared long ago, the numbers are staggering. More than 21,000 cases of whooping cough have been reported this year nationwide, claiming 13 lives -- all babies. Washington state has declared an epidemic. And… Continue reading
Aug 24 Reporting Live … With Asperger’s … From Worrall Elementary School EmbedVideo(4215, 482, 304); BROOMALL, Pa. | No getting around it -- the news has an agenda in this suburb of Philadelphia. The stories are fun. The reporters are short. And most of the production team has Asperger's syndrome. Continue reading
Aug 23 Indoor Tanning Industry Promotes Sun Beds’ Health Benefits Over Risks Photo by Valerie Yermal via Flickr In the United States, indoor tanning is a nearly $5 billion per year industry, providing a backbone for close to 19,000 small businesses across the country. To put this in perspective, there are… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Presidential Candidates’ Medicare Platforms Could Affect Undecided Voters Presidential Candidates' Medicare Platforms Could Affect Undecided Voters… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 8:15 As Whooping Cough Rebounds in U.S., Infants at Greatest Risk By Betty Ann Bowser, Jason Kane 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… Continue watching
Aug 22 To Vaccinate or Not? Whooping Cough Outbreak Stirs Debate EmbedVideo(4204, 514, 320); SEATTLE | On a clear day in South Seattle, it's not much of a strain to look across Puget Sound and see Vashon Island. Just a 25-minute ferry ride and a few twisting roads separate… Continue reading
Aug 22 Whooping Cough Can Kill: One Mother’s Story of Loss EmbedVideo(4205, 482, 304); Editor's Note: NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser recently traveled to Washington state to report on the whooping cough epidemic currently gripping many parts of the U.S. While there, she spoke with Chelsey Charles about… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch As Whooping Cough Rebounds in U.S., Infants at Greatest Risk Chelsey Charles lost her baby to whooping cough. This is her story. Continue watching