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
Apr 12 Seasonal Rains Bring Rise in Cholera Cases in Haiti By Talea Miller Cholera patients in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images. The months-long rainy season is just beginning in Haiti, boosting the number of cases of cholera just as critical sanitation services are in limbo. Cholera is waterborne and often spreads… Continue reading
Apr 12 Report: Medicare Patients Spend Less Time in Hospital for End-of-Life Care, but Treatment Is Expensive A new report released Tuesday by the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows that elderly Medicare patients are spending fewer days in the hospital at the end of life, but the care they received is more aggressive and expensive. The… Continue reading
Apr 08 Health Care Issues Key in Budget Battle The news this week in Washington is all budget, all the time: Will Congress work out a budget deal before Friday's midnight deadline, or will the federal government close until a compromise can be found? The Obama administration… Continue reading
Apr 07 New Study Finds Medical Error Rates are Underreported When someone goes into the hospital for treatment for one condition, but acquires another one they didn't bargain for -- such as a bloodstream infection or a complication from the wrong medication -- it's called an "adverse event."… Continue reading
Apr 07 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Superbug in India, Refugees Flee Ivory Coast Violence By Talea Miller Family washing vegetable in Delhi. Photo by Flickr user Michael Foley. Superbug Found in New Delhi Water A drug-resistant superbug was found in about a quarter of samples taken from tap water and puddles in New Delhi,… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Estrogen Study Lead Researcher on Risks, Benefits of Hormone-Replacement Therapy Once a popular treatment for menopause symptoms, hormone-replacement therapy had come under scrutiny for raising the risk of certain diseases, but a new study found a reduced risk of breast cancer and other benefits for some women. Jeffrey Brown discusses… Continue watching