Nov 17 USDA: 1 in 7 U.S. Households Struggle for Food At some point in 2008, 14.6 percent of U.S. households had trouble finding food, a 3.5 percent increase from 2007 and the highest since the USDA has kept records. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Co-author: Mammogram Study’s Advice ‘Misinterpreted’ The vice chair of a government health panel that released controversial new recommendations for mammograms says the study's findings have been "misinterpreted" and apologized for a "lack of clarity."… Continue watching
Nov 16 Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 50, Panel Finds A government medical task force recommended major changes in breast cancer screening guidelines Monday, suggesting that most women should not begin getting routine mammograms until age 50, and then only once every two years. Continue reading
Nov 16 Report: House Bill Would Increase Health Care Costs The health care reform bill that passed the House last week would increase U.S. health care costs by $289 billion over the next decade, according to a government report released this weekend. Continue reading
Nov 13 Reid Aims to Begin Senate Health Care Debate Next Week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is aiming to bring a health care reform bill to the Senate floor next week, but several obstacles remain. NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser discusses the week's health reform news. Continue reading
Nov 12 White House Nominates New Leader to Revive USAID By Talea Miller The White House has named its USAID head nominee, after 10 months of a leadership vacuum that prompted public statements of frustration from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Continue reading
Nov 12 Cost Estimates Prove Key to Health Reform Debate This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is waiting to hear back from one of the most influential yet least well-known figures in this year's health care reform debate: Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the Congressional Budget Office. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Troops’ ‘Avalanche of Needs’ in Treating Traumatic Stress Judy Woodruff speaks with a pair of experts about how the military helps treat soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch For Some Veterans, the Battle Continues Against PTSD After returning home from Iraq, Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Workman struggled with the memories of war. As Betty Ann Bowser reports, soldiers like Workman are finding that often time, returning home can mean a new battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Counting the Costs of Health Care Reform Can health care reform change the system and cut costs? Judy Woodruff gets one take from Gail Wilensky, a former administrator of the federal Medicare program. Continue watching