Dec 20 Watch Health Reform Law’s Legal, Political Obstacles Continue to Mount Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal challenges of mandating Americans to pay for health coverage with White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who filed a lawsuit against the federal mandate, which was… Continue watching
Dec 20 Cubans Look to Break Down Misconceptions By Cat Wise During The PBS NewsHour's recent trip to Cuba, we asked people what they thought was the biggest misconception Americans have about Cuba. Here are some of the people we met and their responses: Antonio Perez is a 37-year-old security… Continue reading
Dec 20 States Move to Implement Health Care Reform as Fight Continues in Courthouses, Congress In courthouses and on Capitol Hill, the battle over health care reform is still being fought. Behind the scenes, though, in states all over the country, officials are quietly moving ahead to implement some parts of the law. Last… Continue reading
Dec 20 In Cuba, Questions About Economic Change Persist By Ray Suarez Ray Suarez's three-part Cuba series begins Monday night on the NewsHour. When I returned from Cuba recently, I was struck by the intense level of curiosity about the place, and the air of mystery the United States trade embargo and… Continue reading
Dec 17 Health Reform Watch: After Verdict, Experts Consider the Individual Mandate After Verdict, Experts Consider the Individual Mandate Health reform challenges in court this week have revived a longstanding debate -- in order to work, does the law need to include the "individual mandate" that requires all Americans to buy insurance?… Continue reading
Dec 17 Foreign Aid Funding Under Scrutiny By Sarah Sullivan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) As control of the House shifts to Republicans, lawmakers are vowing to find ways to cut deficits -- and some are pointing to… Continue reading
Dec 17 Haiti, a Year After the Quake By News Desk It's been nearly a year since a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti. The aftermath left the capital of Port-au-Prince shattered, thousands living in tent camps and aid organizations scrambling to assist Haitians already burdened with poverty, now burdened with a… Continue reading
Dec 17 Preview: The NewsHour in Cuba By Talea Miller The NewsHour is airing a three part series on Cuba next week, beginning on December 20. Ray Suarez and the global health team traveled to the island nation earlier this month to report on signs of possible economic change, the… Continue reading
Dec 16 FDA: Avastin Does Not Work for Breast Cancer Treatment (Photo by Jb Reed/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it is beginning the process of revoking approval for the drug Avastin for use in the treatment of breast cancer. In a statement, the… Continue reading
Dec 16 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Stem Cell Treatment for HIV, Haiti Cholera By Talea Miller HIV Patient 'Cured' A patient with HIV and leukemia has been declared cured of both diseases through stem cell treatment, a team of Berlin doctors wrote this week in a peer-reviewed study in the journal Blood. The results suggest… Continue reading