Jul 04 The 9 Deadly Diseases That Plagued George Washington George Washington is a mainstay of history books for fighting everything from the British Empire to a cherry tree, but his private battles may have been the fiercest. Tuberculosis. Malaria. Smallpox. Dysentery. Some of the deadliest ailments of the… Continue reading
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Jun 30 Watch Denver Hospital Sets the Bar for Patient Safety As many as 96,000 people are estimated to die every year from an infection or a medical mistake after going into the hospital. And almost all of those deaths are preventable. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from a Denver… Continue watching
Jun 30 Doctors Tell Congress How to Rein in Prescription Drug Abuse More than 125 physicians descended on Capitol Hill this week to demand some relief in their fight against prescription drug addiction. With nearly 30,000 Americans dying from overdose last year - roughly half from prescription drugs - they say it's… Continue reading
Jun 30 Treatment for Deadly 'Sleeping Sickness' Shows Promise By Talea Miller A new treatment for sleeping sickness, a neglected disease found in remote communities in Africa, is being developed through an innovative partnership. Continue reading
Jun 30 Jakarta Gridlock Creates a Public Health Nightmare By Talea Miller More than 1,000 die each year in auto accidents in Jakarta, where population growth and lack of public transportation have created a traffic crisis. Continue reading
Jun 29 Health Reform Law's Supporters Encouraged by Appeals Court Ruling By Maureen Hoch In the legal saga playing out over the health reform law, the Obama administration picked up a victory Wednesday: For the first time, a federal appeals court ruled on the case and voted 2-1 that the measure is constitutional. Continue reading
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