Dec 11 More Flu Vaccine Doses to Be Shipped As Virus Spreads Federal officials Thursday reported widespread flu activity in 24 states and announced that 100,000 additional doses of the flu vaccine will be shipped across the country to help ease shortages. Continue reading
Dec 10 Boston, New Hampshire to Begin Buying Cheaper Drugs From Canada Boston and New Hampshire announced Tuesday they will begin buying prescription drugs from Canada even though it is illegal. They will join the city of Springfield, Mass., which now has the only government program to import cheaper drugs from Canada. Continue reading
Dec 08 Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Signed Into Law President Bush on Monday signed a $400 billion, 10-year Medicare bill that will enact sweeping changes to the entitlement program by adding a prescription drug benefit and increasing the roll of private companies. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Medicare Changes President Bush signed into law Monday a $400 billion, 10-year Medicare bill that will cover the cost of some prescription drugs and allow a larger role for private health insurers. Experts discuss how the massive legislation will impact the lives… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Medicare Changes: Background Report President Bush signed a Medicare reform bill Monday that will cover the cost of some prescription drugs and allow a larger role for private health insurers. Continue watching
Dec 04 Higher Drug Co-Pays Keep Some Patients From Filling Prescriptions Health insurance plans that discourage people from using more expensive drugs by charging higher co-payments for filling those prescriptions may cause some people to stop taking important medications, according to a new report. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Mark Bagg Susan Dentzer talks to Dr. Mark Bagg, the chief of orthopedic surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center. Bagg has treated many soldiers who were wounded in Iraq… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Healing the Wounds Many U.S. soldiers are returning from Iraq with serious injuries, including devastating burns. Doctors treating these troops are taking advantage of new technology and building on techniques developed during past conflicts. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Extended Interview: B.J. Jackson Susan Dentzer talks to 22-year-old Iowa National Guardsman B.J. Jackson and his wife Abby Jackson. B.J. Jackson was wounded when his Humvee was attacked in Baghdad. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch World AIDS Day The World Health Organization and United Nations marked World AIDS Day with a pledge to provide cheaper drugs to 3 million HIV-infected people by 2005. Experts discuss recent efforts to counter the pandemic. Continue watching