Jan 07 Abortion, Subsidies, 'Cadillac' Tax Remain Sticking Points in Health Reform Negotiations President Obama met with House and Senate Democratic leaders this week, as the two chambers begin negotiations to iron out the differences between their versions of health care reform. NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner talks to the Rundown… Continue reading
Jan 07 EPA Proposes Stricter Smog Limits The Environmental Protection Agency proposed stricter new limits on smog Thursday that could have big health benefits, but could also cost up to $90 billion for corporations and the government to implement. The proposal would limit smog to… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch With H1N1 Vaccine Now Abundant, Flu Fears Ease With the H1N1 vaccine no longer in short supply, the crowds that once lined clinics nationwide are now gone. But has the rush to get vaccinated slowed too soon? Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jan 07 H1N1 Vaccine Reaching Poorer Nations as Flu Fears Continue to Wane By Talea Miller Developing nations will begin receiving donated H1N1 vaccine Thursday, just as the U.S. shortage is waning and some European nations find themselves with more vaccine than they can handle. Continue reading
Jan 06 An Interview With Francesco Clark of 'This Emotional Life' By Hari Sreenivasan Seven and a half years ago, Francesco Clark survived a tragic swimming pool accident that severed his spinal cord and left him paralyzed. While it took him a long time to overcome a deep depression, he is getting stronger by… Continue reading
Jan 05 Health Reform Talks Resume; Dems to Bypass Formal Conference After a holiday break, congressional Democrats are beginning to return to Capitol Hill for a final push to pass health care reform legislation before President Obama's State of the Union address, likely in early February. Although Congress isn't scheduled… Continue reading
Jan 01 Eye Hospital in India Restores Sight With Free Surgeries By Carolyn O'Hara Friday on the NewsHour, a second look at a Fred de Sam Lazaro report from India on the Aravind system of eye hospitals and clinics, the largest such system in the world. These clinics subsidize sight-restoring surgery for impoverished patients… Continue reading
Dec 31 Elizabeth Farnsworth: For Some World Crises, a Chance to Turn the Corner NewsHour special correspondent Elizabeth Farnsworth sent the Rundown this reflection on some of the international stories she has covered and where they stand today. This month brought news I wouldn't have believed possible in 1984, when I first reported… Continue reading
Dec 30 Patchwork Nation: As Health Care Bill Details Solidify, Public Support Drops By Anna Shoup After months of debate and wrangling to get health reform bills passed in the Senate and the House, much of the support from the public has now dwindled, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center for the People… Continue reading
Dec 29 Cash Incentives for Healthy Families in Mexico By Talea Miller Getting paid to keep your family healthy? That's the idea behind Mexico's innovative conditional cash transfer program, Oportunidades, which gives cash payouts to parents who take steps to keep themselves and their children well. The program is an effort to… Continue reading