Mar 22 Should You Have to Buy Health Insurance? 2 Attorneys General Debate By Sarah Clune Attorneys general Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia and Martha Coakley of Massachusetts Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the 2010 health reform law is constitutional. At the forefront will be the question of whether Congress has the… Continue reading
Mar 22 The Health Reform Law's Wild Ride: A Timeline By avillegas Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Health reform was controversial long before President Barack Obama signed the landmark bill into law two years ago, and little has changed since. But all the back-and-forth hasn't deterred the administration from issuing… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch How Aspirin May Help Prevent Certain Kinds of Cancer A daily low dose of aspirin could potentially combat a variety of cancers, according to a series of studies published in the medical journal The Lancet. Ray Suarez discusses the studies and the health benefits and risks of aspirin with… Continue watching
Mar 21 6 Tips for Parents of Students With Learning Differences Daniel Paris on the campus of Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Here, he points to the address where he sent his application materials. After dropping out of high school, Daniel Paris was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and… Continue reading
Mar 21 From High School Dropout to Harvard University Graduate Student By Sarah Clune EmbedVideo(2941, 514, 320); Editor's Note: This profile is part of a PBS NewsHour series on the role of learning disabilities in America's dropout crisis. Stay tuned for more in the coming days, both on-air and online. Daniel… Continue reading
Mar 19 Poetry from a 'Neurologically Impaired' Life Editor's Note: This profile is part of a PBS NewsHour series on the role of learning disabilities in America's dropout crisis. Stay tuned for more in the coming days, both on-air and online. I wanted to tell you,… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch From High School Dropout to Harvard University Grad Student This is the story of Daniel Paris, a Harvard grad student with learning disabilities. Continue watching
Mar 16 Five Misconceptions About Learning Disabilities Getty illustration by Zigy Kaluzny In the classroom, it starts simply -- sometimes with a struggle to sound out simple words; sometimes with trouble telling time, memorizing the times tables or learning left from right. It often ends… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch What's Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria? Two journalists investigate the challenges of bringing the most basic necessity to the people of Ghana and Nigeria: clean, safe water. As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza followed them as… Continue watching
Mar 13 Five Health Reform Changes to Watch in 2012 By Michelle Andrews Starting in August, the Obama administration's new rules on contraceptive coverage take effect. Photo Illustration by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Two years after its passage, the sweeping health care overhaul remains deeply controversial, with both political parties trying to use it… Continue reading