Jun 11 What D.C. Is Learning From Africa in the Fight Against AIDS I've interviewed HIV-positive people around the developing world. Aspects of the story used to be drearily similar ... national health systems ill-equipped to handle patient loads, resistance to tracking contacts to identify those at risk, villages and cities stalked by… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch The Unfinished Battle Against AIDS in America Ray Suarez talks with John Donnelly about efforts to curb the HIV/AIDS rate in D.C. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch An Unfinished Battle Against AIDS in America Ray Suarez talks with John Donnelly about efforts to curb the HIV/AIDS rate in D.C. Continue watching
Jun 08 Health Care Reform: The Comic Book By Betty Ann Bowser // When you think about what makes for good material for comic books and graphic novels, the much-debated and heavily-contested federal health reform law is not necessarily the subject matter you would think of. And Jonathan Gruber, an economist and… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Health Care Reform: The Comic Book A conversation with Jonathan Gruber, author of the new comic book, "Health Care Reform."… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch In El Salvador, Tooth Decay Epidemic Blamed on Junk Food, Lack of Information From El Salvador, graduates of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism -- producer Roberto Daza and correspondent Carl Nasman -- report on an epidemic of tooth decay across the countryside, blamed largely on junk food, soda and a lack of… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes? Calif. City Considering Idea Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes? Calif. City Considering Idea… Continue watching
Jun 07 Taxes on Unhealthy Foods Gain Traction in Europe Photo by stockroomcontrol via Flickr Creative Commons. While the movement to tax soft drinks in the United States is still in the debate stage, things are moving faster in Europe, where countries are imposing taxes on soft drinks… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Study: Standard Treatment Ineffective for Kids With Obesity-Linked Diabetes Diabetic Children: Study Says Traditional Treatment Not Effective as Cases Rise… Continue watching
Jun 06 Fighting Back Against Type 2 Diabetes in Kids NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser (left) interviews 16-year-old Shannon Conder, who has had a hard time controlling her Type 2 Diabetes. It hasn't been so long ago that kids went outside to play. That's right. Out the… Continue reading