Feb 20 Reporter’s Notebook: South African Society Shaped by Racial Identity, Apartheid By Admin, PBS News Hour Ray Suarez is reporting in South Africa on global health issues. In this reporter's notebook, he reflects on the deep history and continued legacy of racial prejudice in South Africa, and the signs of progress he has seen during his… Continue reading
Feb 18 Reporter’s Notebook: TB, HIV Hit South Africa’s Poorest Communities the Hardest By Admin, PBS News Hour Ray Suarez is in Durban, South Africa, reporting on the deadly airborne disease tuberculosis, which has been nearly wiped out in some parts of the world but is flourishing among the South African population, especially those weakened by HIV. Continue reading
Feb 17 Reporter’s Notebook: Children Orphaned by AIDS Cobble Lives from the Ruins By PBS News Hour Ray Suarez is in rural KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, tracing the daily lives of children orphaned by AIDS. In this report he looks at their struggle for survival and the unique family units that form in the absence of… Continue reading
Feb 16 Microbicide Gels May Help Prevent HIV/AIDS Transmission By Admin, PBS News Hour Two new studies of topical gels meant to prevent the transmission of HIV are providing fresh hope for the field of HIV prevention research after a string of disappointing set-backs. Continue reading
Feb 13 Reporter’s Notebook: South Africa Battling Double-threat of Tuberculosis and HIV By Admin, PBS News Hour Ray Suarez is in South Africa reporting on the country's health policies and the growing threat of HIV-tuberculosis co-infection for an upcoming series of NewsHour reports. In this reporter's notebook, Suarez reflects on what he's seen so far. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Number of Newly Uninsured Americans Rises Along With Jobless Rate After more than 2 million American workers were laid off in the past three months, the numbers who have lost their health insurance and applied for Medicaid have also risen rapidly. Betty Ann Bowser speaks with Connecticut residents struggling to… Continue watching
Feb 06 Economic Crisis May Take Toll on Health Services in Developing Nations By Admin, PBS News Hour As the global economic crisis continues to unfold, concern is growing over maintaining funding for health services in developing countries that rely on foreign aid to provide necessary treatments. Continue reading
Feb 05 Supreme Court’s Ginsburg Has Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer By Admin, PBS News Hour Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Thursday after being diagnosed with what is apparently early-stage pancreatic cancer, the high court said. Continue reading
Feb 04 After SCHIP Bill Signing, Major Health Challenges Will Persist for Kids By PBS News Hour After a long, uphill battle and two presidential vetoes, a bill extending health coverage to millions of low-income children was signed into law by President Barack Obama Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch On Frontline, a Personal Look at Parkinson’s Frontline correspondent Dave Iverson recently learned he has Parkinson's disease, like his father and brother before him. Iverson discusses his personal struggle and the latest medical research. Continue watching