Jan 14 Cholera One Part of Zimbabwe’s Growing Health Concerns By Admin, PBS News Hour Political trouble in Zimbabwe has taken a toll on the population's health and aid groups warn that thousands more will die as the infrastructure and health care systems continue to deteriorate. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Daschle Pledges Bipartisan Health Care Reform Effort During a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle pledged to lead a bipartisan health care reform effort, based on evidence and not ideology. Experts discuss the challenges he will face if confirmed. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch As Costs Rise, Businesses Struggle to Provide Worker Health Insurance In the third and final in a series on health care challenges facing the new administration, Betty Ann Bowser reports on small businesses' struggle to keep up with the rising cost of insuring their employees. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch States Faces Shortages of Primary Care Doctors While universal healthcare legislation in Massachusetts means more people today are insured, the new demand for primary care doctors outstrips the supply. Educational loans, low wages and fights with insurance companies are turning growing numbers of students away from the… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Even Insured Patients Struggle as Health Care Costs Rise As health insurance premiums and deductibles rise, even patients with health insurance are finding it difficult to keep up with escalating costs. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the challenges facing the "underinsured" in Nashville, Tenn. Continue watching
Dec 31 China Dairy Exec Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case By PBS News Hour The former chairwoman of a Chinese dairy company implicated in September's tainted milk scandal pled guilty Wednesday to charges of selling "fake or substandard" products. Continue reading
Dec 26 Researchers Hope Obama Team Will Reinvigorate Role of Science Adviser By PBS News Hour Scientists and scientific organizations hailed President-elect Barack Obama's choice of top science advisers as a "dream team" this week. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israel Opens Gaza Border Despite Rocket Fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel opened three border crossings into Gaza Friday, allowing in fuel and other goods for the first time in 10 days, as militants fired another round of rockets into Israel. Continue reading
Dec 18 First U.S. Patient Receives Face Transplant By PBS News Hour After 22 hours of surgery, a woman at the Cleveland Clinic has an almost entirely new face, the clinic announced this week. Continue reading
Dec 12 Profile: Robert Mugabe By PBS News Hour Robert Mugabe, long-time leader of Zimbabwe, was hailed as a hero during his country's liberation from the UK, but has since maintained power in controversial elections and garnered international criticism for how he is running the African nation. Continue reading