Dec 27 Shortage of Cholera Vaccine an Obstacle in Haiti Response By Talea Miller Health experts are calling for the creation of a cholera vaccine stockpile so the vaccine can be deployed in future cholera outbreaks, like the one still spreading in Haiti. Continue reading
Dec 24 Health Reform Watch: Insurer Rate Review; Debate Over 'Lie of the Year' New Scrutiny for Insurers The big news of the week was rate review: Beginning next year, insurers who want to raise their rates more than 10 percent will face new government scrutiny, according to regulations the Obama administration released this… Continue reading
Dec 23 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Vatican Clarifies on Condoms, Cholera Vaccine By Talea Miller Vatican Clarifies Condom Statement The Vatican's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith issued a statement Tuesday reaffirming that the church does not condone the use of condoms to prevent pregnancy, in an effort to clarify controversial statements made… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch For 9/11 Responders, Some Peace of Mind as Congress Clears Aid Bill A last-minute compromise led to Senate passage of a bill that will provide up to $4.2 billion for monitoring and treating illnesses for 9/11 responders who worked at Ground Zero. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Glen Klein, a former New York… Continue watching
Dec 22 Cuba Offers Poor Medical Students a Free Ride By Cat Wise On Wednesday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez wraps up his series on Cuba with a look at its medical diplomacy efforts around the world. HAVANA, Cuba | In an old naval academy on Havana's western shore, thousands of low-income students… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Food Safety Bill Focuses on Prevention, Creates Recall Power A new food safety bill was among the last-minute actions in Congress this week. Jeffrey Brown gets details on what's in the bill and how it could impact farmers, food processors and regulators. Continue watching
Dec 22 Senate Approves 9/11 First Responders Health Bill A group of 9/11 first responders at a 2007 news conference next to Ground Zero; Spencer Platt/Getty Images Updated 2:38 p.m. ET The Senate has passed a $4.2 billion aid package for 9/11 responders and survivors. It's a smaller… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Debt-Free Doctors Part of Cuba's Foreign Policy Strategy Ray Suarez wraps up his series on Cuba with a look at a "medical diplomacy" program that offers medical school education to low-income students from around the world. Continue watching
Dec 21 New Rules Will Increase Scrutiny of Health Insurance Premium Hikes Beginning next year, health insurers who want to raise their rates by more than 10 percent will face strict new requirements to explain and make public the price increases, according to a regulation released by the Obama administration Tuesday. The… Continue reading
Dec 21 In Photos: Scenes from Cuba By Cat Wise The second installment in a three-part Global Health series on Cuba airs Tuesday on the NewsHour. View photos from the team's trip through Havana below and tune in to learn more about Cuba's universal health care system and the… Continue reading