Health

Merck/Schering-Plough Merger Would Create Second-Largest Drug Company

By PBS News Hour

Two major pharmaceutical companies announced plans to merge Monday in a $41.1 billion cash-and-stock deal to form the world's second-largest prescription drug maker.

Obama Lifts Restrictions on Stem Cell Funding

By Admin, PBS News Hour

President Obama on Monday ended his predecessor's policy of restricting the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.

Obama Holds Health Summit at White House

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Looking to kick start his campaign to reform health care, President Barack Obama called health care leaders, practitioners and business owners to the White House Thursday to debate ideas for overhauling the nation's system.

Lawmakers Begin to Stake Positions on Health Care Reform

By PBS News Hour

One of the Senate's key leaders in shaping comprehensive health care legislation signaled Tuesday that he intends to set an aggressive schedule for Congress with the goal of passing a bill this summer.

Obama Names New Health Care Team to Tackle Reform Agenda

President Barack Obama has named Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Health and Human Services Agency and Nancy-Ann DeParle, a former Clinton official, to head the White House Office for Health Reform. Analysts examine the picks and the job…

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Obama Names Kansas Gov. Sebelius to Health Post

By Admin, PBS News Hour

President Barack Obama has named Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his new choice to head the massive federal Health and Human Services agency.

Obama Places Health Care Expansion, Reform at Core of Budget Proposal

President Obama's $3.5 trillion budget plan sets aside billions of dollars to overhaul the U.S. health care system and provide coverage to more Americans. Susan Dentzer of Health Affairs and NPR's Julie Rovner examine the plan's specifics and its potential…

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Study Links Alcohol, Cancer Risk in Women

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Drinking even one alcoholic drink per day can increase a woman's risk of developing several types of cancers, according to a new study of nearly 1.3 million women in the UK.

Head of Global Fund Makes Case for Health Aid Amid Economic Crisis

By Admin, PBS News Hour

With Congress taking up 2009 foreign operations appropriations this week, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been meeting with lawmakers to stress the importance of foreign health aid in tough economic times.

Reporter’s Notebook: Cultural Taboos Around Sex Feed AIDS Epidemic

By PBS News Hour

In his final reporter's notebook from South Africa, Ray Suarez reflects on the entanglement of sex and death in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the challenges of confronting the issues that no one wants to discuss.