Dec 16 In Florida, Health Care Reform Once Again Before A Judge Updated 5:30 p.m. Attorneys for the federal government and for 20 states made their cases about the constitutionality of the health care reform law in three hours of arguments before U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson Thursday. David Rivkin, an… Continue reading
Dec 15 1 in 6 Americans Gets Food Poisoning Every Year, CDC Finds About one in six Americans -- 48 million people -- get sick from food poisoning every year, according to a new estimate released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control. The report marks the first time since 1999… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Report: Teen Drug Use Up, Binge Drinking Down A new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows teenage drug use is up, especially among eighth-graders. Gwen Ifill speaks with U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske about the report's findings. Continue watching
Dec 14 Survey: Marijuana Use Outstrips Tobacco Use Among Teens More high school seniors have used marijuana in the past month than have smoked a cigarette, according to a federal study released Tuesday. The National Institutes of Health's annual Monitoring the Future study has surveyed trends in… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Health Reform Law: Will It Survive New Judicial Scrutiny? In the latest in a spate of challenges to the sweeping health care reform law, a Virginia judge said certain provisions, including an individual insurance coverage requirement, were unconstitutional. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Gwen Ifill speaks with Neera Tanden… Continue watching
Dec 13 Virginia Judge Rules Major Health Reform Provision Unconstitutional Updated 4:02 p.m. Federal judge Henry Hudson ruled Monday afternoon that a major provision of the health care reform law is unconstitutional, setting up a legal battle that will likely end at the Supreme Court. In his decision, the… Continue reading
Dec 13 How Will the Nutrition Bill Change School Lunches? President Obama has signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 into law, a major victory in First Lady Michelle Obama's crusade against child obesity and hunger. The bill increases federal funding for school lunches - by about six cents… Continue reading
Dec 13 Cuba Faces Economic Woes; Boasts Strides in Health, Education By Talea Miller Ray Suarez is back from Havana, Cuba, where he reported on the health system, medical diplomacy and the move towards economic reforms. Watch an online-exclusive on the struggles of everyday life in Cuba and Suarez's experience as an American reporter… Continue reading
Dec 10 Health Reform Watch: Congress Passes ‘Doc Fix,’ Revisiting McAllen Congress gave Medicare doctors a one-year reprieve from a looming pay cut this week. On Thursday, legislators passed a bill that will stave off a 25 percent cut in the Medicare reimbursement rate, which they paid for by shifting… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Surgeon General: Smoking Even Once Poses Health Risks Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speaks with Judy Woodruff about a new study on how even just one puff of one cigarette causes immediate harm to a person's lungs and lead to bigger health problems down the road. Continue watching