Mar 07 Women’s Rights Advocate Fights Impunity of Gender Crimes in Guatemala By Talea Miller Norma Cruz heads Fundacion Sobrevivientes (the Survivors' Foundation) in Guatemala City. The foundation works to help victims of gender violence and pushes for prosecution of the crimes. Continue reading
Mar 04 Preview: Series on Women’s Health and Safety in Guatemala By Talea Miller The NewsHour will begin airing a two-part series on Monday, March 7, on the high levels of brutal violence against women in Guatemala and efforts to educate communities about family planning and maternal health. Watch a preview from Ray Suarez… Continue reading
Mar 04 Health Reform: Senate Passes 1099 Repeal, But Final Passage Not in Sight File under "even when we agree, we disagree." Perhaps the only aspect of health reform on which Republicans and Democrats concur is the "1099" provision -- both parties say they want to repeal the unpopular measure that would burden small… Continue reading
Mar 04 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Crisis at Libya Border, Food Prices Hit 20 Year High By Talea Miller A man reaches for bread while waiting to cross from Libya into Tunisia. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Humanitarian Crisis at Libya-Tunisia Border People desperate to leave Libya and the violent clashes between rebel groups and Moammar Gadhafi's forces… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch In California, Rising Health-Insurance Premiums Spark Outcry Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on increases in health-insurance premiums in California and the resulting outcry for government investigation. Continue watching
Mar 03 Spider-like Brain Cells May Be Active in Memory Making This image shows the interaction of astrocytes and neurons in the hippocampus of a rat. Astrocytes are stained green, neurons are shown in red, and cell nuclei in blue. (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A lesser-known brain cell may… Continue reading
Mar 03 Scenes from Guatemala Known for it's scenic beauty but plagued by poverty, violence and malnutrition, Guatemala has the second largest indigenous population in the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading
Mar 03 Florida Judge Declines to Halt Health Reform Implementation A Florida judge on Tuesday refused to order the government to stop implementing the health care reform law, handing the Obama administration at least a temporary victory in the ongoing legal battle over reform. U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson… Continue reading
Mar 02 Medicare Fraud Is ‘Incredibly Easy,’ Congress Hears Aghaegbune "Ike" Odelugo fraudulently billed Medicare for nearly $10 million worth of medical equipment between 2005 and 2008. On Wednesday, a repentant Odelugo spoke before a congressional subcommittee about how simple it was to commit his crime -- and… Continue reading
Mar 01 Republican Governors: Reform Law will Cost too Much It's one of the central debates around health care reform -- in the end, will the reform law cost too much, or will it actually save money? On Tuesday, Republican lawmakers and governors argued that it will cost too… Continue reading