Feb 03 Questions Linger About Komen's Commitment to Planned Parenthood Even after the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday and said it would not halt grants to Planned Parenthood over a Republican-led congressional investigation, a number of observers wondered if Planned Parenthood might eventually be turned… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Komen Charity Reverses Planned Parenthood Grant Cuts After two days of uproar and different explanations for its initial decision, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Hari Sreenivasan and Amina Khan of The Los Angeles Times discuss… Continue watching
Feb 01 Santorum's Daughter Bella Recovering Nicely, but From What? A supporter of Republican presidential hopeful and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum wears a pin with a photo of Bella Santorum, Rick's daughter, which reads 'Go Dad! Love, Bella.' Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. When Victoria Miller heard… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch News Wrap: Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Packets of Birth Control Pills In other news Wednesday, the drug maker Pfizer recalled 1 million packets of birth control pills. Some of the packages contained too many active tablets while others had too few, raising the risk of unintended pregnancy, the company said. Also,… Continue watching
Jan 31 Pick Your Future Health Care Adventure Does all the health reform chatter have you ready to jump into a high risk pool or bend a cost curve of your own? Take a deep breath and try to look past it all: It's the future, 2025 to… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Hans Rosling Brings Life, Humor, Sword-Swallowing to Global Health Statistics Hans Rosling Brings Life, Humor, Sword-Swallowing to Global Health Statistics… Continue watching
Jan 30 Experts Weigh in on Bird Flu Research Pigeons are seen eating on a street in Hong Kong on January 6, 2012. Photo by Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images. Earlier this month, the scientists who altered the H5N1 virus to create a more contagious strain that's transmissible between ferrets,… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Telenovelas: Are Spanish-Language Soap Operas Good for Your Health? Telenovelas: Are Spanish-Language Soap Operas Good for Your Health?… Continue watching
Jan 25 Telenovelas Provide Platform for Public Health Messages Photo of "Encrucijada" characters Alicia and Don Juancho courtesy of The Colorado Health Foundation and Entravision Communications Corp. Alicia's entire life has been building to this one moment at the breakfast table. She's finally admitting to herself that the… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch The Power of the Telenovela With millions of viewers, telenovelas are good vehicles for educational messages. Continue watching