Apr 15 Public Insurance Concept May Prove Sticking Point in Health Care Reform By PBS News Hour As the outlines of a health care reform package begin to emerge in Washington, one of the central dividing lines is quickly taking shape: whether the government will create a public insurance plan that would compete with private insurers. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch Health Workers Renew Fight Against Polio in Nigeria Polio continues to be a major medical problem in Nigeria where suspicions about vaccines and other issues have revived the crippling disease. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Nigeria on efforts to curb the polio problem. Continue watching
Apr 09 Disease Trackers Examine Search Engine Data for Clues By Admin, PBS News Hour Examining Web users' search terms could help public health officials identify emerging epidemics days, if not weeks, faster than more traditional forms of disease surveillance. Continue reading
Apr 06 Study Finds Honor Killings a Major Portion of Pakistan's Homicides By PBS News Hour One in every five homicides in Pakistan is a so-called "honor killing," according to a new epidemiological study published in the European Journal of Public Health. Continue reading
Apr 03 States Move to Restrict Stem Cell Research After Obama lifts Federal Restriction By PBS News Hour Last month, President Barack Obama lifted 8-year-old restrictions on federal funding for most embryonic stem cell research. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. Hospitals Lag in Electronic Health Records Switch By PBS News Hour U.S. hospitals have been slow to enter the digital records age. According to a new study, less than 2 percent of hospitals have a comprehensive electronic health record system in place, and only about 8 percent have even a basic… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch AIDS Orphans in South Africa Face Uncertain Future With so many South Africans struck down by AIDS, a generation of children is watching their parents die and being forced to form new family units. In his third report from South Africa, Ray Suarez explores the plight of AIDS… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch TB Thrives Among South Africa's HIV-Positive Population Ray Suarez looks at the deadly partnership between HIV and tuberculosis in South Africa. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch South Africa Looks to Set New Course in HIV/AIDS Fight South Africa's new health minister is promoting testing, treatment and frank dialogue about HIV. But many challenges lie ahead in managing the epidemic, as Ray Suarez reports in the first of his three-part series of reports from South Africa. Continue watching
Mar 20 South Africa Considers Male Circumcision as Part of HIV Prevention Plan By PBS News Hour Male circumcision, which was recommended in 2007 by the World Health Organization as a prevention method for HIV, is receiving new attention from countries like South Africa that are struggling to fight the epidemic. Continue reading