Aug 21 Bush Administration Moves to Rein In Children’s Health Insurance Expansion By Admin, PBS News Hour The White House issued new guidelines for a low-income children's health insurance program that would essentially check states' efforts to broaden coverage to those at higher income levels. Continue reading
Aug 03 Senate, House Vote to Expand Children’s Health Program By PBS News Hour The Senate Thursday approved legislation to expand a federal children's health insurance program for low-income families by $35 billion over five years, following House passage of an even larger increase of $50 billion. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Author Recalls Polio-Stricken Childhood at FDR’s Haven Susan Richards Shreve discusses her memoir "Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven." The author was one of the last generation of Americans to suffer from polio. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Chief Justice’s Seizure Raises Questions About Causes Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who was released from the hospital on Tuesday, is among 25 million Americans who have suffered from seizures. A neurologist describes the triggers and treatments of such conditions. Continue watching
Jul 31 Chief Justice Released from Hospital After Seizure By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice John Roberts was released from a hospital in Maine Tuesday morning, a day after he was admitted for suffering an unexplained seizure. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Congress Eyes Expanding Children’s Health Insurance Lawmakers and President Bush have been at odds over funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which is set to expire this year. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and GOP Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty debate the matter. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Obesity Spreads Through Friends, Family, Study Finds People whose friends and family members gain weight are more likely to become obese themselves, according to a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer discusses the findings. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Panel Calls for Changes to Wounded Veterans’ Care A presidential commission called for "fundamental changes" to the military health system. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., explain the panel's findings. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Foreign Captives Released After Eight Years in Libyan Prison The NewsHour presents a report from Independent Television News about the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were in Libya on an AIDS mission and imprisoned for eight years. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Gastric Band Surgery Offers Hope for Obese Teens Fifteen percent of American teenagers are obese. Now, some doctors are suggesting that gastric band surgery can help those most overweight. The NewsHour looks into the surgery, which involves placing an inflatable band around the stomach. Continue watching