Mar 07 Watch 'Epicenter of Violence': Guatemala Combats Brutality Toward Women Guatemala has become an epicenter of violence in Central America, and violence against women in particular has hit record levels. Ray Suarez and the NewsHour's Global Health Unit have the first of two reports from Guatemala with a look at… Continue watching
Mar 07 Study: 'Exergames' Provide Some Real Exercise Playing a video game used to mean sitting, sedentarily, in front of a screen. But more recently, "exergames" such as Dance Dance Revolution and the Wii Fit have gotten game players off the couch. A study published Monday… Continue reading
Mar 07 Slide Show: Life in Guatemala By Talea Miller The first installment of the NewsHour's two-part series on Guatemala airs tonight. Learn more about the country and the daily experiences of Guatemalans striving to making ends meet in a country hard hit by poverty and violence below. Continue reading
Mar 07 Timeline: Guatemala's Brutal Civil War The bloody civil war that raged through Guatemala for 36 years left a brutal legacy of violence behind it. Continue reading
Mar 07 Women's Rights Advocate Fights Impunity of Gender Crimes in Guatemala By Talea Miller Norma Cruz heads Fundacion Sobrevivientes (the Survivors' Foundation) in Guatemala City. The foundation works to help victims of gender violence and pushes for prosecution of the crimes. Continue reading
Mar 04 Preview: Series on Women's Health and Safety in Guatemala By Talea Miller The NewsHour will begin airing a two-part series on Monday, March 7, on the high levels of brutal violence against women in Guatemala and efforts to educate communities about family planning and maternal health. Watch a preview from Ray Suarez… Continue reading
Mar 04 Health Reform: Senate Passes 1099 Repeal, But Final Passage Not in Sight File under "even when we agree, we disagree." Perhaps the only aspect of health reform on which Republicans and Democrats concur is the "1099" provision -- both parties say they want to repeal the unpopular measure that would burden small… Continue reading
Mar 04 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Crisis at Libya Border, Food Prices Hit 20 Year High By Talea Miller A man reaches for bread while waiting to cross from Libya into Tunisia. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Humanitarian Crisis at Libya-Tunisia Border People desperate to leave Libya and the violent clashes between rebel groups and Moammar Gadhafi's forces… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch In California, Rising Health-Insurance Premiums Spark Outcry Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on increases in health-insurance premiums in California and the resulting outcry for government investigation. Continue watching
Mar 03 Spider-like Brain Cells May Be Active in Memory Making This image shows the interaction of astrocytes and neurons in the hippocampus of a rat. Astrocytes are stained green, neurons are shown in red, and cell nuclei in blue. (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A lesser-known brain cell may… Continue reading