Health

Confronting Malaria and Drug Resistance on the Thai-Cambodia Border

OCHRAB, Cambodia | In this reporter's notebook, NewsHour correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro writes about tracking the growing resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in western Cambodia.

Despite Breakthrough in Congress, Wrangling Persists Over Health Reform

With Congress showing some progress Wednesday in the health care reform debate, journalists discuss the political hurdles that must be cleared to reach a final deal.

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Q&A: New Flu Vaccine Recommendations for Children

The Center for Disease Control released recommendations last week that seasonal flu vaccines be given to all children and adolescents between 6 months and 18 years.

Pregnant Women, Children Top H1N1 Vaccination Priority List

The Centers for Disease Control's advisory committee on immunization met Wednesday in an emergency session to set priorities for who should receive the H1N1 influenza vaccine now in development.

House Blue Dogs Reach Health Reform Deal, Senate Committee Nears Agreement

By Lea Winerman

Blue Dog Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee have reached a deal with House Democratic leadership that will allow the committee to resume its stalled markup of a health care reform bill Wednesday.

Amid Health Reform Debate, Prospects for Public Plan Explored

As House Democrats try to round up votes for a health reform plan and a bipartisan group works on a Senate compromise, two bloggers size up the prospects for a public health insurance plan.

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Health Care Wrangling Picks Up Speed

By Lea Winerman

Negotiations over health-care reform continued on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as President Barack Obama once again made his case for reform to the public, this time in a forum with the AARP.

High Obesity Rates Stress U.S. Health Care Budgets

A new study finds that obesity rates grew 37 percent from 1998 to 2008 and account for 10 percent of the nation's health care spending. The author of the report speaks with Gwen Ifill about health concerns in the U.S.

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House Democrats May Vote on Health Reform Bill Next Week

The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on a healthcare reform bill next week, Rep. John Larson, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said Friday.

Fake and Substandard Drugs Threaten Malaria Treatment in Cambodia

By PBS News Hour

TASANH, Cambodia | A stream of poor-quality and counterfeit malaria drugs coming into Cambodia is contributing to growing resistance to treatment for the disease near the Thai-Cambodian border.