Oct 03 Medicaid: Your Questions Answered In the build-up to the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney, much of the health care discussion thus far has focused on options for reforming Medicare. But Medicaid, its counterpart for low-income and… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch New Scan Improves Time Frame for Diagnosing Genetic Diseases in Newborns New Scan Improves Time Frame for Diagnosing Genetic Diseases in Newborns… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Mitt Romney and President Obama to Square Off in First Debate Mitt Romney and President Obama to Square Off in First Debate… Continue watching
Oct 03 New Rapid Test Can Diagnose Baby's Genetic Disorder in Days In genetic diseases for which treatments exist, rapid diagnosis is critical for neonatal interventions that lessen morbidity and mortality. Sarah Maxey Photography Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder that often affects babies at birth, disabling the heart and skeletal… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch What's at Stake in the Candidates' Different Visions for Medicaid What's at Stake in the Candidates' Different Visions for Medicaid… Continue watching
Oct 01 Primer: How Will The Election Change Medicaid? By Phil Galewitz Protestors carry signs as they demonstrate against proposed cuts to Medicaid programs outside San Francisco city hall on Sept. 21, 2011. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The future of Medicaid -- the state-federal workhorse of the nation's health system that… Continue reading
Oct 01 Meet Agnes: Orphan, Student, Survivor of Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone By Larisa Epatko Agnes, a 17-year-old orphan in Sierra Leone, was told by a teacher that he would enroll her in school if she would have sex with him. Continue reading
Sep 27 A Future Without AIDS? Global Health Leaders Point to Education, Prevention By Ray Suarez Watch a replay of Ray Suarez at Columbia University moderating a panel of global health leaders as they discuss the future of combating AIDS. If you're old enough, you can remember when you first heard about a disease, or a… Continue reading
Sep 26 Global Health Leaders Have Vision for World Without AIDS By Ray Suarez Watch Ray Suarez moderate a panel of global health leaders as they discuss the future of combating AIDS. A live stream will be available here from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday. Thursday in New York, the ICAP at the… Continue reading