Mar 09 Watch A New Study on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Medical Care Dr. Adewale Troutman, director of the Louisville Metro Health Department, discusses a new study he co-authored on racial and ethnic disparities in medical care. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch President Clinton to Undergo a Procedure to Remove Excess Fluid Around His Lungs Former President Clinton will undergo a procedure Thursday to remove scar tissue and excess fluid after his quadruple bypass heart surgery six months ago. A medical doctor explains the procedure. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Medicaid Squeeze Proposed cuts in funding to Tennessee's Medicaid program to help ease a state budget crisis stands to leave more than 323,000 people facing the possibility of losing health care coverage. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Travelers Head to Thailand for Inexpensive Medical Procedures Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on how people are traveling to Thailand to have medical procedures done at reduced rates. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Drug Safety Panel Investigating Painkillers Releases New Report A drug safety panel investigating the popular Cox-2 inhibitor painkillers released a report stating that even though Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx pose a risk of heart trouble, the drugs should be available to the public. Margaret Warner speaks with a… Continue watching
Feb 09 Medicare Drug Benefit to Cost $720 Billion in First 10 Years By PBS News Hour President Bush called for Medicare reforms Wednesday, saying the health care plan for the elderly, like Social Security, is facing financial strains as the baby boom generation ages. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Emphasize Grains, Fruit The U.S. government Wednesday announced the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, which recommend more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, low-fat milk and lower salt intake. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch New Heart Health Study Could Be Breakthrough for Treating Heart Disease Two new studies published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine are being heralded as a potential breakthrough in treating heart disease. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a cardiologist about what the findings mean for lowering the risk for heart… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch President Bush Proposes Medical Malpractice Reform President Bush called on Congress to pass new legislation limiting the amount plaintiffs can receive in damages. Two medical liability experts discuss the president's plan and what is behind the soaring cost of healthcare. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Painkiller Naproxen May Increase Heart Attack and Stroke Health correspondent Susan Denzter and Dr. Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health, join Gwen Ifill for a discussion on new health concerns over the painkiller naproxen. Continue watching