Jul 10 Watch AIDS in Black America: ‘We Can Win this Battle’ Frontline examines the high rates of AIDS among African Americans and the rise of the virus among heterosexual women in the new documentary, "ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America." Gwen Ifill interviews Phill Willson, director of the Los Angeles-based Black AIDS… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Deadly Black Lung Disease Rises Among Coal Miners Despite legislation meant to enact safety practices to prevent coal miners from getting black lung disease, workers are still being exposed to high levels of dust. Hari Sreenivasan talks to NPR reporter Howard Berkes about his investigation into the increased… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Concierge Medicine: Greater Access for a Fee Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser looks at a new health care trend called concierge medicine that involves offering specialized care for those who can afford the price tag. Continue watching
Jul 09 Black Lung Cases Surge in United States Ray Marcum, left, and Thomas Marcum share fishing stories at Jenny Wiley State Park near Prestonsburg, Ky. Photo by James Crisp/AP Images for The Center for Public Integrity. Editor's note: NPR continued its series on black lung Tuesday… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Arguments Brew at State Level Over Medicaid Expansion Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser takes a closer look at the arguments over Medicaid expansion and the states that want to opt out rather than take federal money. Continue watching
Jul 05 Could Current Medicaid Recipients Lose Coverage From Supreme Court Ruling? By Betty Ann Bowser Tonight on the PBS NewsHour, our Health Unit takes a look at what's becoming a controversial part of the federal health care reform law: the expansion of Medicaid to cover up to 17 million uninsured adults. While the individual mandate… Continue reading
Jul 05 How the Medicaid Expansion Could Impact Your State By Jason Kane It was a seemingly simple concept. The United States would inch closer to universal health care by expanding the Medicaid program to about 17 million low-income people. The federal government would pick up 100 percent of the tab for the… Continue reading
Jul 05 Why a U.S. Circumcision Push Failed in Swaziland In the country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world, a U.S. effort to circumcise 80 percent of all men aged 15 to 49 in a year ended with roughly a quarter undergoing the procedure. What went wrong?… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Now Approved By FDA, At-Home Testing for HIV Virus May Save Lives Now Approved By FDA, At-Home Testing for HIV Virus May Save Lives… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch How Will the Health Care Law Work? Americans Ask, We Answer Susan Dentzer of the journal Health Affairs answers specific questions about the health care law from Americans visiting the National Mall. Among the questions, what will the law mean for small businesses, how soon can someone with pre-existing conditions buy… Continue watching