Health

In Monarch Butterflies, Scientists Find Link Between Migration and Disease

As many as 2 billion monarch butterflies migrate every year to winter in Mexico. Scientists from the University of Georgia capture and collect these butterflies and, by rigging them to a flying treadmill, study the influence of a common…

'We Were Here' Revisits San Francisco's AIDS Epidemic of Early '80s

'We Were Here' Revisits San Francisco's AIDS Epidemic of Early '80s…

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'We Were Here' Recalls a Tough Era for San Francisco's Gay Community

Bobbi Campbell, Photo courtesy of ITVS. I've been working on a story that brings back lots of memories and thoughts about a tough subject. It's a story about a documentary that PBS stations will air this week remembering the…

Report: Health Spending Will Climb To Nearly One-Fifth Of GDP

By ctorres

National health spending will account for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy in 2021, according to updated estimates from the federal government. Actuaries from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported their annual projections in the journal Health Affairs…

Groups Fighting HIV in D.C. Find Lessons in Africa

Part Two: Washington's HIV infection rates are comparable to many African countries, which have provided critical insight into the epidemic.

'Good for Health': Some Reforms Will Stay Regardless of Supreme Court Decision

'Good for Health': Some Reforms Will Stay Regardless of Supreme Court Decision…

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Activists Question Obama's AIDS Plan

By Jason Kane

Part One: Many perceive a disconnect between big promises and a properly funded, well-defined plan.

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…