Jul 18 Watch In Zimbabwe, AIDS Orphan Samuel Gono is One in a Million In Zimbabwe, AIDS Orphan Samuel Gono is One in a Million… Continue watching
Jul 18 Neglected by Foreign Aid, Zimbabwe Still Makes Strides in HIV Fight Despite being largely left behind by PEPFAR, Zimbabwe has still managed to reduce its HIV prevalence rate. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch For HIV Orphan, A Life Intertwined With The Disease For HIV Orphan, A Life Intertwined With The Disease… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Amidst Drought and Famine, Niger Leads West Africa in Addressing Crisis Amidst Drought and Famine, Niger Leads West Africa in Addressing Crisis… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch In Symbolic Vote, House Republicans Move to Repeal Health Care Law In Symbolic Vote, House Republicans Move to Repeal Health Care Law… Continue watching
Jul 11 Judy's Notebook: As House Votes on Health Law, Washington's Disconnect Tourists use umbrellas for shade as they tour the U.S. Capitol grounds. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Update, 4:30 p.m. For the second time since the Affordable Care act was passed in 2010, the House has voted to repeal… Continue reading
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