Sep 16 Non-Communicable Disease Primer: Where Does the World Stand? Photo by Flickr user Pete. Updated 6:00 pm. ET Before the United Nations launches into debate on the Palestinian territories and other contentious international political issues next week, it will take two days to discuss a growing health crisis… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch "Care about Your Care" Initiative Urges Americans to Seize Control of Health The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is urging patients to seize control of their care. Continue watching
Sep 16 Global Health Twitter Roundup Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers. Check out our Tweet picks from the world of global health this week, and be sure to send us your suggestions! Follow our… Continue reading
Sep 15 Experimental Malaria Vaccines Attack the Parasite in New Ways Malaria is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Photo by the World Health Organization. The malaria parasite is one of the most widely studied disease-causing organisms, yet there is still no effective vaccine available to prevent the deadly illness. Two… Continue reading
Sep 15 Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era By Francine Uenuma After more than a century, the storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center is closing its doors. Patients are being transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, which will officially become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Continue reading
Sep 15 CDC: New Lung Cancer Cases Decline Across U.S. Photo by Valentin Ottone The rates of new lung cancer cases dropped significantly in the United States between 1999 and 2008, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a study… Continue reading
Sep 14 Domestic Abuse Hidden but Pervasive in China By Talea Miller About 64 percent of Chinese adults have experienced violence at home at some point, according to a recent study, but it remains a taboo topic. Continue reading
Sep 13 Bush, PEPFAR Reunite to Cut Cancer Deaths Former President George W. Bush. U.S. government photo. Whenever George W. Bush's presidential legacy is discussed, the ground-breaking global HIV initiative he created is mentioned as a high point. It made the United States a major force in the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Economic Check-Up Dismal for Many U.S. Families Chelsea Ricardo prepares to go to school. Her family was living at the Community Partnership for the Homeless assistance center in Miami. 2008 photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. American families continued to take an economic pounding in 2010, with… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Insulin Spritz Shows Promise for People With Early Signs of Alzheimer's A small study published Tuesday in the Archives of Neurology found preliminary evidence that spraying critical insulin deep into the nose could help delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Ray Suarez speaks with University of Washington School of Medicine professor… Continue watching