Nov 22 Update: Separated Twin Sisters Reunite in Vietnam By Talea Miller Isabella (right) and her twin sister Ha were reunited this year. When the NewsHour's global health team first met 13-year-old Isabella Solimene, she shared a memorable story of being separated from her twin sister as a baby in Vietnam. Continue reading
Nov 21 As Supercommittee Games End, Some Bets on Future of Health Care Photo by Getty Images At the start of this Thanksgiving week, Washington is gridlocked in all the expected places: the beltway, grocery aisles and -- most of all -- in Congress. Late Monday afternoon, the panel charged with cutting… Continue reading
Nov 18 Global Health Week in Tweets Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development. Follow us on Twitter at NewsHourGlobal. View the story "Twitter Round Up" on Storify]… Continue reading
Nov 18 FDA Revokes Avastin Approval Photo by Bloomberg via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration officially pulled the plug on its approval for the use of the drug Avastin in breast cancer treatment. There's simply no proof that the drug saves lives,… Continue reading
Nov 17 Cholera Threatens World's Largest Refugee Camp Somali boys fetch water from a puddle in the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya. Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images. The heavy rains soaking the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya -- the largest in the world -- would normally… Continue reading
Nov 17 Kids with Toothaches: Lost in the Health Care Debate Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. This post has been updated. Somewhat lost in the war of words over health care reform is a stepchild of the debate: dental care. A bad situation is getting worse. Teeth are crucial. Continue reading
Nov 16 Live Chat Friday at 1 p.m. ET: Lack of Dental Care for Americans By Teresa Gorman The lack of access to dental care is a problem that affects millions of Americans, Betty Ann Bowser and the NewsHour's health team are reporting in a series this week. Panelists from the American Dental Association, Alaska's… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Program Brings Dental Care to Remote Alaskans, but Some Dentists Are Skeptical A program to train dental therapists to perform basic care in rural Alaska has been met with both praise and skepticism. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser continues her series of reports on dental costs, coverage and access for Americans. Continue watching
Nov 16 At Tipping Point of Dental Pain, Mother Makes a Tough Choice EmbedVideo(1990, 514, 320); A "quick trip" to the dentist usually means a one-hour flight across southern Alaska for Eva Malvich. But that pales in comparison to the other sacrifices she's made to get some relief from the… Continue reading