Jan 28 Health Reform Headlines: Administration Lays Groundwork for Health Care Fight President Obama said he's open to efforts to "tweak" the new health care law, but said he was "not willing to just refight the battles of the last two years." In a speech to Families USA, a consumer advocacy… Continue reading
Jan 28 'Emperor of All Maladies' Author Mukherjee Answers Your Questions After our conversation with Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee about his new book, "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," Dr. Mukherjee offered to answer some questions submitted by NewsHour viewers. _pap_embeddable('news01s478cq103f',482,304,{ pap_usecache:true }); We received many… Continue reading
Jan 28 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Global Fund Backlash, Foreign Aid Poll By Talea Miller Executive Director of the Global Fund Michel Kazatchkine marches with AIDS advocates at the 2010 International AIDS Conference. Global Fund Facing Corruption Backlash In the wake of press reports of flagrant corruption within some projects backed by the… Continue reading
Jan 25 Ask 'Emperor of All Maladies' Author Mukherjee Your Questions About Cancer _pap_embeddable('news01s4723q101c',482,304,{ pap_usecache:true }); In his new book "The Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee delves into the history and future of the disease. Continue reading
Jan 24 Global Fund Defends Corruption Policies By Talea Miller The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Monday it has "zero tolerance" for corruption, and downplayed a media report claiming flagrant misuse of funds within some projects backed by the organization. The Associated Press reported… Continue reading
Jan 21 Health Headlines: What's Next for the Reform Law? The Road Ahead for Health Reform House Republicans fulfilled their campaign promise to challenge last year's landmark health reform legislation, voting 245-189 to approve a repeal measure. But now Republicans are gearing up for a longer campaign. They plan… Continue reading
Jan 21 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Push for USAID Cuts, Rotavirus Successes By Talea Miller Republicans Call for USAID Cuts A group of 165 Republican members of the House of Representatives are calling for drastic spending cuts in foreign aid, including $1.39 billion a year from USAID, which funds health and development programs around… Continue reading
Jan 20 House Ways and Means Among Panels Working on Health Reform Alternatives The House Ways and Means Committee announced Thursday that its first hearing will be next Wednesday, one day after President Obama's State of the Union address. Among other tasks, Ways and Means is one of the committees charged with GOP-led… Continue reading
Jan 20 As Republicans Push Health Reform Repeal, How Do Americans View Law? In terms of keeping promises, Wednesday's vote to repeal the health reform law stands as a significant checkmark on the House Republican agenda, but what does it mean outside of Washington? Maybe not as much as GOP leaders… Continue reading
Jan 20 In South Korea, the Importance of 'Wellbeing' By Larisa Epatko SEOUL, South Korea | Signs with "wellbeing" written in English are popping up all over Korea from corner markets to high-end spas. Its meaning: a healthy and wholesome body inside and out. Continue reading