Sep 26 Congress Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation By PBS News Hour After slogging through Congress for nearly a decade, legislation on the fair treatment of mental health conditions reached a critical milestone this week when it cleared both houses of Congress. Continue reading
Sep 22 China’s Food Quality Chief Quits Over Tainted Milk Supply Scandal By PBS News Hour The head of China's food quality watchdog agency quit Monday, as anger grew in China and in neighboring countries over a tainted milk supply scandal that has sickened more than 50,000 children. Continue reading
Sep 19 FDA Hearings, New Research Reignite BPA Controversy By PBS News Hour The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its position in a hearing this week that the chemical bisphenol A, used in many plastic household products, is safe in low levels. Continue reading
Sep 05 Genetic Map of Cancer Reveals Unexpected Complexity By PBS News Hour Researchers have mapped the genetic blueprint of two of the deadliest forms of cancer, detailing the mutations that lead to tumors of the pancreas and brain. Continue reading
Sep 02 Scientists ‘Reprogram’ Adult Mouse Cells to Produce Insulin By PBS News Hour Researchers have discovered a way to convert one type of adult cell to another without stem cells, possibly paving the way for major advances in treating diabetes and other illnesses. Continue reading
Aug 26 Health Insurance Rates Rise, Poverty Unchanged in 2007 By PBS News Hour The number of people without health insurance in the United States fell last year for the first time since the beginning of the Bush administration, according to a report released by the Census Bureau Tuesday on poverty, income and health… Continue reading
Aug 22 90 Years Later, 1918 Flu Lives on in Antibodies, Research By PBS News Hour Ninety years after the 1918 flu pandemic claimed the last of its approximately 50 million victims, antibodies to the virus live on in people exposed to it as children -- and the pandemic itself is still inspiring research and debate… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Doctors Aim to Better Diagnose Troubling Sleep Apnea Twelve to 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea -- many without knowing it. Now, new research suggests that they are more than three times as likely to die from other ailments as people who sleep normally. NewsHour Health correspondent… Continue watching
Aug 12 Can you explain “moral hazard” in how it increases the cost of health care? Question/Comment: Your report on “moral hazard” was really outstanding. Now, try explaining how it increases the cost of health care. Paul Solman: As with any insurance, if you’re covered for your health, you might take more risks than… Continue reading
Aug 11 Disaster Feared as 130,000 Flee Fighting in Southern Philippines By Admin, PBS News Hour Continued fighting between Muslim rebels and troops in the southern Philippines has raised fears of a humanitarian disaster as nearly 130,000 refugees have fled their homes. Continue reading