Sep 22 Health Reform Law at 6 Months: What Changes Go Into Effect Now? The health reform law hits its six-month anniversary Thursday, putting a first round of new consumer-protection provisions into effect. Below is a recap of the provisions that are about to go into effect, who they impact, and… Continue reading
Sep 21 Some Insurers to Stop Offering Child-Only Plans Ahead of New Rules Among the health reform provisions that will go into effect Thursday -- on the six-month anniversary of the law's signing -- is a much-touted new rule banning insurers from denying coverage to children because of pre-existing conditions. But this… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch How Safe Would Genetically Modified Salmon Be to Eat? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the process of deciding whether to allow genetically modified salmon to be sold to American consumers and how to label them if they are sold. Margaret Warner gets two perspectives. Continue watching
Sep 20 Progress, But Less Promise for Development Goals By Talea Miller Leaders from around the globe are gathering in New York Monday for the start of a three-day summit on the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Here's a crash course on what those goals are, and where they stand. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch In New Orleans, Clinic Caring for Underinsured Once Again Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Crescent City on one doctor's success in establishing clinics for the underinsured after Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city's main charity hospital. Continue watching
Sep 16 In New Orleans, Rebuilding a Health System After a Hospital Is Destroyed By News Desk In September 2005, News Orleans' Charity Hospital was evacuated due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Patients were moved out of the hospital by military truck, airboat, and any other means possible. Mooney Bryant-Penland, a nurse at the hospital, took these… Continue reading
Sep 16 1 in 7 Americans Lived in Poverty in 2009, New Census Data Show Updated 3:48 p.m. ET Driven by the recession, the percentage of Americans who live in poverty and the percentage of those who live without health insurance both rose in 2009, according to data released Thursday by the Census… Continue reading
Sep 15 Studies Ask: Which Men Benefit Most From Prostate Cancer Screening? Two studies published this week suggest that a single prostate cancer screening test performed at a relatively young age could help men and their doctors decide whether or not they would benefit from regular follow-up screening. For years, researchers have… Continue reading
Sep 14 Rwanda Sees Gains Against Top Cause of Child Death: Pneumococcal Disease By Talea Miller Pneumococcal disease is one of the leading causes of death for children around the world, killing more than 800,000 children younger than 5 every year, according to the World Health Organization. But the deadly illness, which can cause a… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Ahead of Elections, Lawsuits Revive Debate on Health Reform A judge in Florida listened to arguments filed by 20 attorneys general who are challenging the validity of a new health reform law. Gwen Ifill talks to reporters for more. Continue watching