Health

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bush Joins Calls for Mugabe to Step Down

By PBS News Hour

President Bush said in a statement Tuesday that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should step down and called for African support to end his "tyranny" as a growing chorus of foreign leaders calls for the embattled leader to quit his post.

U.S. Calls for Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to Resign as Power-sharing Deal Falters

By PBS News Hour

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office after his government stalled on a power-sharing deal with the opposition party.

‘Wired’ Americans Wrestle With Sleepless Nights

Guest essayist Julia Keller from the Chicago Tribune reflects on why Americans have so much trouble getting a good night's sleep.

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Riots Break Out as Zimbabwe Faces Cholera Epidemic, Hyperinflation

By PBS News Hour

Doctors, teachers and union members clashed with riot police in the streets of Zimbabwe's capital of Harare as they protested the country's deepening economic meltdown and a cholera epidemic that has been blamed on poor infrastructure.