Apr 08 Watch Health Reform a Big Campaign Plank for Congressional Challengers In the first of two reports on the implications of the new health reform law for members of Congress this election season, Spencer Michels reports from California on how Republican challengers are making reform a key issue ahead of November. Continue watching
Apr 07 Eradicating Guinea Worm, Step-by-Step By Fred de Sam Lazaro Poverty rarely gets more degrading than when people are forced to drink from the same muddy ponds as livestock and wild animals. Yet this was a common scene on my most recent visit to Southern Sudan and rural Ethiopia. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Health Workers Push to Eradicate Guinea Worm Parasite in Sudan Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Sudan about a painful and debilitating parasite called the guinea worm and efforts by health workers and the Carter Center to eradicate it. Continue watching
Apr 02 Shields and Brooks on Americans' Attitudes Toward Health Reform Bill By Kwame Holman Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by the Rundown to discuss the political climate during Congress' spring break. As tourists flood to Washington for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, members of Congress are headed home to some districts… Continue reading
Apr 02 Health Reform Implementation Begins with High-Risk Pools In one of the first moves the Obama administration has taken under the new health care reform law, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Friday sent a letter to state governors and insurance commissioners intended to gauge interest… Continue reading
Apr 01 Life as an HIV Elite Controller By Talea Miller Washington, D.C., resident Bob Hoff has been HIV positive for more than 25 years, but has no detectable viral load and has never had to take medication. Over the years he has seen many friends die of AIDS, but his… Continue reading
Apr 01 States Mount Challenges to Health Reform Law By Lea Winerman Even as President Obama talks up the new health care reform law at rallies and speeches around the country, opponents of the measure are continuing to work to invalidate it. State legislators in 38 states have introduced legislation opposing… Continue reading
Apr 01 HIV: A Killer... Under Control? By Ray Suarez Maybe you're old enough to remember when people first began dying of a disease that caused a catastrophic breakdown in the body's ability to fight disease. Young people were being killed off by infections the body normally kept in check… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Health Care Reform Challenges Continue from Many States With 14 state governments suing over health care reform, Judy Woodruff gets opposing views about the constitutionality of the new federal law. Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch In Peru, 'Elite' AIDS Patients Boost Vaccine Research Efforts In the final report in his series about health issues in Peru, Ray Suarez reports on the country's war on AIDS through research on rare patients whose bodies can effectively suppress the virus. Continue watching