Jun 17 Haiti's Health Care System Faces a 'Defining Moment' By Talea Miller As Haiti continues to rebuild from January's earthquake, educating and training more Haitian doctors and nurses is essential to reviving and restructuring the country's hobbled health system, says the country's health minister. "The state of New York has more… Continue reading
Jun 16 New Insurance Rules Under Scrutiny The Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulations Monday that it says will fulfill the Obama administration's health care reform promise that "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it." But Republican critics… Continue reading
Jun 11 Health Concerns Heighten as Oil Spill Spreads By Talea Miller The sobering images of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are widely known: oil covered birds and sludge-choked coastal grasses. But ecosystems may not be the only ones to see negative effects -- what about the spill's possible health impact… Continue reading
Jun 09 FDA Chief: Agency Is Committed to Improving on Food Safety Issues U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg told the PBS NewsHour Wednesday that a recent report criticizing the agency for its handling of food safety issues was "very much on message and it reinforces the… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Obama Touts Health Care Reform Progress as Election Looms President Obama kicked off efforts to reinvigorate public support for health care reform, ahead of more changes taking effect and the midterm elections. Judy Woodruff gets an update on the how the law is being enacted from Susan Dentzer, editor… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Cancer Drug Treatment Reserach Highlights Oncology Conference Researchers reported new progress in the treatment of breast, skin, lung and ovarian cancers at a weekend meeting of top cancer experts in Chicago. Ray Suarez talks to American Society of Clinical Oncology President George Sledge for an update on… Continue watching
Jun 07 Forum: Obesity Becoming Global Problem By Talea Miller Ray Suarez hosts an online forum with obesity experts and authors Barry Popkin and Michael Power on the causes of weight gain in societies around the world. Continue reading
Jun 04 Doctors Group Launches Ad Campaign Against Medicare Cuts The American Medical Association on Thursday launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign aimed at stopping a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians. AMA President Dr. James Rohack said the "U.S. Senate turned its back on our… Continue reading
Jun 03 Five Days in the (Food) Desert I recently spent five days in the "desert" with three of my PBS NewsHour colleagues. It wasn't your ordinary run-of-the-mill desert. There was no sand. It wasn't blazing hot. I didn't see Lawrence of Arabia or a single camel. But… Continue reading
Jun 03 In Mississippi, Growing Vegetables in a 'Food Desert' By Lea Winerman Mississippi has the highest rate of childhood obesity in the country -- 44 percent of kids ages 10 to 17 are obese or overweight. Recently, the NewsHour health unit traveled to the state to look at some causes of --… Continue reading