Jun 29 CT Scans Can Help Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Finds It's official: CT scans reduce the risk of death for heavy smokers with lung cancer by 20 percent compared to chest X-rays. After a nearly decade-long study, results from the National Lung Screening Trial were published Wednesday in The… Continue reading
Jun 29 The Socio-Economic Significance of Food Deserts In a recent post, we examined the prevalence of food deserts, places with limited access to affordable and nutritious food. In 2006, 2.4 million households were located in food deserts, defined for households as being more than a mile… Continue reading
Jun 29 Reporter's Notebook: Indonesia's Grand Goals, and Vulnerability By Ray Suarez Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo by Cat Wise. The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. Indonesia now has one of the 20 largest economies in the world, yet nearly half its people… Continue reading
Jun 29 President Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks President Obama held his last news conference in March. Photo by Pete Souza/White House. Watch President Obama's News Conference Live at 11:30 a.m. ET The last time President Obama held a major news conference, a devastating earthquake… Continue reading
Jun 28 High Food Prices Hit Small Indonesian Town Hard By Cat Wise View a slide show from Marunda, Indonesia: The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. One of the topics the team is covering is the global hike in food prices and… Continue reading
Jun 28 Food Prices Hit Small Town Indonesia By Talea Miller Families in Marunda, Indonesia are facing declining salaries just as global food prices are on the rise. Continue reading
Jun 27 Study: BPA Makes Male Mice Less Masculine A new study released Monday shows that exposure to a common ingredient in plastic bottles and packaging can cause male mice to act like females. The lead author of the study discusses its significance for humans. Continue reading
Jun 27 Diabetes Cases Double, Highest Rates in Oceania and Middle East By Talea Miller A new global study shows prevalence of diabetes has climbed steeply since 1980, and the number of cases worldwide is much higher than shown in previous estimates. Continue reading
Jun 24 Indonesians Looking for Improvement at Home, Watching U.S. Closely By Cat Wise The NewsHour's global health team is currently in Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, to produce a series of stories that will air next month. We're looking at rising food prices, care for the mentally ill, democratic reforms… Continue reading
Jun 23 15 Tips to Combat Obesity in Babies Chubby cheeks for babies may not be so cute after all. A report released Thursday afternoon by the Institute of Medicine offers a stark reminder that obese babies often become obese adults -- and a series of simple… Continue reading