May 05 Q&A: Are Drug Shortages Multiplying? If you're a patient in the emergency room, or fighting a long battle with cancer, there's a chance your doctors may not have access to the best drugs to treat you because of rising prescription drug shortages. In… Continue reading
May 04 House Votes to Cut Funding for State Health Insurance Exchanges By Sarah Clune House Republicans advanced their latest bill to dismantle the new health care law, with a Tuesday night vote to defund state health insurance exchanges. And while it's unlikely to pass the Senate any time soon, it's part of a… Continue reading
May 04 China Tries to Kick the Public Smoking Habit By Talea Miller Smoker in Nanjing, China. Photo by Flickr user J. Unrau. When the NewsHour's global health team visited China last year for stories on tobacco, obesity and other health issues, they found a smoker's paradise and an anti-tobacco advocate's nightmare. Continue reading
May 03 Accountable Care Organizations in Health Reform Decoded By Betty Ann Bowser Anybody who's got more than one medical condition knows the drill. You go to the cardiologist with a heart problem. You go to the orthopedic surgeon if your back hurts. You find an oncologist if you need chemotherapy. They all… Continue reading
Apr 29 This Week in Health Reform No Easy Homecoming Republicans have spent much of their two-week congressional recess fending off questions from voters about their new budget proposal, which includes a revamping of the Medicare system. Wisconsin Republican Representative Paul Ryan is the architect… Continue reading
Apr 29 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Food Aid for N. Korea, China's Aging Population By Talea Miller A malnourished North Korean boy. Photo by WFP/Gerald Bourke. Emergency Food Aid Operation in North Korea The U.N. World Food Programme will deliver more than $200 million in emergency food aid to North Korea over the next year, the… Continue reading
Apr 29 Reports: 42 Killed in Latest Protests Across Syria By News Desk 2:15 p.m. ET | The latest estimates from human rights groups stand at 42 dead on Friday. Updated 12:50 p.m. ET | According to Syrian human rights groups quoted by the Associated Press, 24 people have been killed… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch In Nigerian Maternity Wards, Preventable Causes Claim Many Lives 'Edge of Joy' Highlights Maternal Health Concerns in Nigeria… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Giffords Travels to Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch as Recovery Progresses Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from a gunshot wound marks a milestone as she travels to watch husband Mark Kelly command Space Shuttle Endeavour's final flight. Despite regaining some abilities, she face many more challenges. Ray Suarez discusses her recovery… Continue watching
Apr 28 New Screening Test May Detect Autism in 1-Year-Olds Can a brief checklist help pediatricians detect autism as early as an infant's first-year checkup? New research released on Thursday in the Journal of Pediatrics, indicates that in some cases, it probably can. Dr. Karen Pierce, a neuroscience… Continue reading