Sep 17 Progress Towards a Malaria-Free Tanzania In this reporter's notebook, senior correspondent Ray Suarez writes about the steps Tanzania has taken to reduce malaria infection, and the promise of new malaria vaccine trials. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch In Tanzania, New Push To Combat Malaria Between 60,000 and 80,000 Tanzanians die from malaria each year. In the last installment in his series of reports from Tanzania, Ray Suarez looks at a mult-million-dollar effort to slow the spread of the disease through the distribution of bed… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch For Young Americans, Health Insurance is Often Elusive President Obama took his health reform call to young people Thursday with a speech at the University of Maryland. Kwame Holman reports on the challenges faced by the more than 10 million Americans between the ages of 19 and 26… Continue watching
Sep 16 Baucus Unveils $856 Billion Health Reform Plan Sen. Max Baucus unveiled the long-awaited Senate Finance Committee version of health care reform Wednesday. The $856 billion plan trims more than $100 billion from the versions of health reform passed by other congressional committees this summer. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Baucus Health Plan Hits Opposition From Both Parties Sen. Max Baucus unveiled his committee's health care plan on Wednesday. Republicans complained the plan would cut Medicare, while Democrats opposed the exclusion of a public option. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Health Workers in Tanzania Battle 'Neglected Diseases' Senior correspondent Ray Suarez reports from Tanzania on a community drug distribution system being used to prevent river blindness, one of the conditions considered a "neglected tropical disease" because of its low profile in comparison to HIV, TB or malaria. Continue watching
Sep 15 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. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 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… Continue watching
Sep 15 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. Continue reading
Sep 14 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. Continue reading