Sep 28 Mexico Nears Universal Health Care Goal Mexico's government insurance program covers all services for young children. Photo by Mexico Ministry of Health. As the United States continues to debate the legality of President Obama's healthcare law, south of the border Mexico is preparing to celebrate… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Galveston: Home of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster The worst natural disaster in U.S. history slammed into Galveston, Texas, 111 years ago. Continue watching
Sep 28 Pakistan's 2011 Floods By Larisa Epatko Pakistanis seek high ground after flooding in August 2011 drove at least 200,000 from their homes. Continue reading
Sep 28 Number of Deaths from Cantaloupe-Linked Listeria Rises By News Desk Health officials say 13 people across eight states have died after eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria and at least 72 people in 18 states were sickened. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the cantaloupes -- grown at a… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch What's Behind 9% Jump in Employer-Paid Health Insurance Premiums? A survey released Tuesday by The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that annual health insurance premiums for a family of four climbed $15,000 this year. Judy Woodruff discusses what's causing health insurance costs to rise with Susan Dentzer of Health Affairs. Continue watching
Sep 27 $1 Billion Vaccine Push Aims to Protect Children in Poor Countries By Talea Miller A child receives a rotavirus vaccine. Photo by GAVI. An international alliance of private donors and governments has approved $1 billion for more than 30 developing countries to buy vaccines to protect against deadly childhood diseases. The money distributed by… Continue reading
Sep 27 Survey: Health Care Premiums Soar for Many Employees As the economy sputters and many firms struggle to keep their health benefits, the news officially became even bleaker on Tuesday: Premiums for employer-sponsored health coverage shot up 9 percent last year. That's significantly more than the average increase… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Survey: Health Care Premiums Soar A new survey shows that premiums for employer-based health care went way up last year. Continue watching
Sep 26 Rapid Testing Sharply Cuts HIV Patient Dropout Rate HIV clinic in Mozambique. Photo by Talea Miller. Every time an HIV clinic tells a patient to come back for more testing or for laboratory results there is a risk the patient will never return. This happens so frequently… Continue reading
Sep 23 'Contagion' Reality Check: CDC Experts Explore Some of the Film's Scenarios Scene from the movie "Contagion." Photo from Warner Bros. Ent. The box-office hit "Contagion," a movie about a lethal airborne virus that kills within days, is still a top dramatic draw going into the weekend. The film has drawn interest… Continue reading