Jul 07 Watch NFL Great John Mackey's Death Renews Focus on Brain Trauma Worries John Mackey's Death Renews Focus on NFL Brain Trauma… Continue watching
Jul 07 Budget Battle Closes in on Medicare, Medicaid Few details have emerged from the closed-door deficit reduction talks, but members of both parties now admit one thing: Changes could be on the way for Medicare and Medicaid. For the first time this week, President Obama seems… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch What Changes Could Be in Store for Medicare, Medicaid? Hari Sreenivasan talks with Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News. Continue watching
Jul 07 Drug Long Used by Vets Could Boost Fight Against Malaria By Talea Miller Infant surrounded by mosquito nets. Photo by World Bank. A drug commonly used to combat heart worms in pets in the United States is becoming a versatile parasite-fighting treatment in regions stricken by tropical disease. Ivermectin, developed decades ago as… Continue reading
Jul 06 Malawi's Muslim Communities Embrace Family Planning By Talea Miller Muslim leaders and U.S. health workers in Malawi are partnering to shift attitudes towards family planning. Continue reading
Jul 05 Medicare Coverage of Pricey Cancer Drugs Sparks 'Rationing' Debate Photo by Bloomberg via Getty Images. As health care costs play an ever-increasing role in Washington's budget drama, Medicare officials announced last week they will continue to pay for two extremely expensive cancer treatments despite lingering questions about… Continue reading
Jul 05 Teaching the Importance of Breastfeeding By Talea Miller The Indonesian Breastfeeding Center in Jakarta offers training classes for healthcare workers and for families. Continue reading
Jul 05 New Indonesia Law: Allow Breastfeeding, or Face Punishment By Cat Wise Watch a slide show on teaching the importance of breastfeeding: In the United States, the breast milk versus formula debate tends to center on what works best for the mom and what is most nutritious for the baby. In… Continue reading
Jul 05 Poll: The 5 Most Dangerous Countries for Women By Stella Clingmon A burqa-clad woman in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images Dismal health care, poverty and harmful cultural practices make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country to be a woman in 2011, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Chefs Cook Up Ideas for Healthy School Lunches A pair of chefs has stepped out of their kitchens and into school cafeterias to lend their services in hopes of crafting healthier menus for school lunches. Betty Ann Bowser has this encore report. Continue watching