Dec 23 If It’s Not a War on Cancer, What Is It? President Nixon signs the National Cancer Act in 1971. Photo courtesy of the National Cancer Institute. It was President Richard Nixon's "Christmas gift to the nation." On Dec. 23, 1971, he faced a crowd full of congressmen and… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Fearing Bioterrorism, Government Panel Asks: What Research Should Be Secret? How much research about the deadly bird flu virus should be available to the public? Ray Suarez discusses the question that many in the science, bioterrorism and national security fields are considering with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute… Continue watching
Dec 22 If It’s Not a War on Cancer, What Is It? By Jason Kane It was President Nixon's "Christmas gift to the nation." On Dec. 23, 1971, he faced the television cameras in the East Room of the White House and declared "total national commitment" to finding a cure for cancer and the funds… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch In Morocco, 20,000 Imams Trained to Teach HIV/Aids Awareness, Compassion The taboo topic of HIV, particularly how to prevent it and treat it, rarely surfaces in public ways in Muslim societies, but religious leaders across Morocco are trying to change that. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Dec 21 Slide Show: An Imam with an HIV Prevention Mission On Wednesday's NewsHour, the global health unit reports on how Morocco is training imams to educate people in their communities about the HIV virus. One such imam, Mohamed Ziani, speaks about HIV prevention during prayer at his… Continue reading
Dec 21 An Imam with an HIV Prevention Mission By Talea Miller Imam Mohamed Ziani talks about HIV prevention at his mosque and teaches other imams how to do the same in their communities. Continue reading
Dec 21 Reporter’s Notebook: Morocco Battles HIV, Stigma Through Mosques Ray Suarez with Imam Mohamed Ziani, who helps train other imams to talk about HIV in their communities. The first report in the NewsHour's Morocco series airs on Wednesday night's broadcast. Watch a video preview of the stories. Continue reading
Dec 20 Scenes From Morocco: A Nation in Flux By Talea Miller Morocco is a conservative, mostly Muslim country whose king has taken on voluntary political reforms in the wake of the Arab Spring. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch California Hospital Chain Eyed for Possibly Bilking Medicare for Millions Americans spends more than $500 billion every year on Medicare, and as the cost of health care rises, many are examining how that money is spent. NewsHour's partner The Center for Investigative Reporting conducted a year-long probe into one prominent… Continue watching
Dec 19 Morocco Avoids Arab Spring Violence, but Progress Is Mixed on Reforms Ray Suarez in front of the Parliament of Morocco in Rabat, the location of mass protests earlier this year. The NewsHour's Morocco series begins Tuesday, watch a preview on our global health site. In 2009, a Moroccan newsmagazine… Continue reading