Apr 14 Watch China Struggles With Health Care Reform Amid Growing Demand Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from China on the country's efforts to improve health care for its population, the world's largest. Continue watching
Apr 14 Top Five Global Health Headlines: Foreign Aid Cuts, Preventing Stillbirths, Japan Raises Alert By Talea Miller Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images. Spending Plan Cuts Foreign Aid, Boosts Child Health The hotly-debated FY2011 spending plan agreed to by the White House and congressional leaders this week includes cuts to the State… Continue reading
Apr 14 Colorado’s Paradox: Healthy Adults, Unhealthy Children Colorado advertises itself as a healthy state, attracting mountain climbers, skiers, and outdoorsy types. But new data finds that just because Colorado is lean, that doesn't mean its entire population is healthy. The Colorado Health Foundation's 2010… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch In China, Factory Workers Allege Poisoning From iPhone Production In China, Workers Detail Health Effects of Producing i-Phones… Continue watching
Apr 13 Autism Diagnoses Bring Slew of Costs for Families By Maureen Hoch As part of the PBS NewsHour's Autism Now series, which begins airing on April 18, we explore some of the basics of autism, including the costs of treatment and therapy. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Obama Administration Introduces Plan to Reduce Preventable Medical Errors The Obama administration announced a new patient-safety program Tuesday on the heels of medical journal Health Affairs publishing a study showing that one in three people admitted to hospitals suffers a medical error or accident. Margaret Warner talks with Heath… Continue watching
Apr 12 New Initiative Aims to Reduce Medical Errors, Accidents Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that her department will spend $1 billion dollars on a new program designed to cut down on medical mistakes, preventable injuries and infections in American hospitals. The new program, called… Continue reading
Apr 12 China Series Continues With Pollution, iPhone Workers, Health Care Reports By Mary Jo Brooks The NewsHour continues its series from China this week as special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks at workers' rights, environmental concerns and the country's latest attempt at health care reform. Kaye, producer Mary Jo Brooks and cameraman Denis Levkovich traveled… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Coming Soon: ‘Your iPhone Is Making Me Sick’ NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on workers' rights in China. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Coming Soon: China’s Health Care Reform NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on China's health care reform. Continue watching