May 31 Watch China Faces Growing Health Crisis from Prevalent Tobacco Use In the first of three global health reports from China, Ray Suarez examines the work of anti-tobacco advocates in China, where the government -- which is a huge producer of tobacco products -- has done little to quash the deadly… Continue watching
May 25 High-Risk Pools Set to Begin in July, But Funding, Fairness Questions Remain In July, some of the first money allocated by the new health care reform law will start flowing to states to fund temporary high-risk insurance pools. These pools are intended to extend insurance coverage to some of the most medically… Continue reading
May 24 Lancet Study: Child Death Rates Dropping Around the World By Talea Miller Fewer children are dying around the world each year and the decline in child deaths is accelerating, according to a study published Monday in the Lancet. The research, done by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at… Continue reading
May 20 Researchers Build First 'Synthetic Cell' By Lea Winerman Researchers have created the first cell powered by a man-made genome, according to a paper published Thursday in the journal Science. The genetic code of the cell was stitched together in a laboratory. "This is the… Continue reading
May 20 WHO Plan Targets Role of Marketing, Pricing in Alcohol Abuse By Talea Miller World health ministers agreed Thursday that alcohol advertising targeted to young people should be limited, and sponsorships regulated. The non-binding plan, approved by the World Health Organization's 193-member states, urges countries to take action to control alcohol marketing and… Continue reading
May 19 Novartis Employees Awarded $250 Million in Gender Bias Lawsuit Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG must pay $250 million in punitive damages after a federal jury in New York found the company consistently discriminated against its female employees. The ruling marks the largest-ever employment discrimination verdict, according to… Continue reading
May 18 Frontline Examines Hidden Scars of Going to War in 'The Wounded Platoon' By Hari Sreenivasan "The Wounded Platoon," the latest FRONTLINE documentary, explores the mental health implications of war by focusing on "the dark tale of the men of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry, and how the war followed… Continue reading
May 18 Wounded Warriors The 'Wounded Warrior' art therapy program at Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group helps soldiers at Fort Carson work through physical and psychological trauma after they return from combat. Their artwork is currently on display at the Fine Arts Center in… Continue reading
May 13 Reporter's Notebook: Turning Heads in China By Ray Suarez At five-and-a-half feet tall, with brown hair, brown eyes and a beard, I can walk unnoticed in great big chunks of the world. On the streets of Lima and Mexico City, throughout the Mediterranean, across North Africa to the… Continue reading
May 12 In Mississippi, Childhood Obesity Hurts Military Recruiting By Lea Winerman _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f6dqea2',482,304,""); High school senior DeaShaun Taylor wants to join the army when he graduates this spring. But Taylor, who lives in Shelby, Miss., is among the one in four young people in the United States who don't qualify for military… Continue reading