Health

Tanzania Moves to Build Laboratory Capacity

By Talea Miller

Shortages in laboratory supplies and trained technicians in Tanzania cause delays and gaps in diagnosis that can put patients' health at risk.

Tanzanian Doctor Shortage Spurs Training Innovation

In the first installment of a three-part series on health care challenges in the east African nation of Tanzania, Ray Suarez reports on how health officials there have had to come up with new training efforts in order to meet…

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Health Premiums Rise, Outstripping Inflation

The cost of employer-sponsored health care insurance has risen by about 5 percent this year, according to a new report, outstripping overall inflation and workers' wages.

Baucus: Senate Health-care Bill Costs Less than $880 Billion

By Lea Winerman

Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Monday that the committee is on track to unveil a formal health care reform proposal this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.

‘Green Revolution’ Founder Borlaug Dies at 95

A look back at the life of Norman Borlaug, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize who developed important agricultural strategies for countries around the world. Borlaug died over the weekend at the age of 95.

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Chinese Dissidents Committed to Mental Hospitals

Special correspondent Shannon Van Sant reports on political dissidents being committed to mental hospitals in China.

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Presidential Heckling Quite Rare, Historian Says

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's interruption of President Obama's address to Congress Wednesday night was a rare instance of presidential heckling, but it was not the first. Historian Richard Norton Smith discusses past instances and the context.

Study: H1N1 Replicates, Spreads Faster Than Seasonal Flu

A new study released by University of Maryland researchers this month found that the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may have a biological advantage over other seasonal flu viruses this winter.

Obama Says Time Is Now for Health Reform

By Lea Winerman

President Barack Obama sought to call Congress and the American public to action Wednesday night, in a prime-time speech aimed at resetting the terms of the debate over health care reform.

Full Text: GOP Response to Obama Reform Speech

Following is the text of Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany's GOP response to President Obama's health reform address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, as distributed to news organizations.