Jul 12 Watch Background: Medicare Coverage After this background report by Susan Dentzer, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson discusses discount prescription drugs for Medicare recipients. Continue watching
Jul 11 Scientists Harvest Embryos Solely for Research Scientists in Virginia are the first in the world to harvest human embryos for the sole purpose of using the stem cells for research. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Promising Pump Doctors from the University of Louisville implanted the world's first self-contained artificial heart Monday. Doctors Laman Gray and Robert Dowling join Margaret Warner to discuss the surgery and its aftermath. Continue watching
Jul 03 Patient Receives Implanted Heart A patient received the first completely implanted artificial heart Monday. Continue reading
Jul 02 Cheney Returns to Work Vice President Cheney returned to work this morning, less than 48 hours after having a defibrillator implanted in his chest. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Patients’ Care The Senate adopted new patients' rights legislation late Friday night. Four policy experts assess whether the proposal will improve health care in America. Continue watching
Jun 29 Cheney May Get Pacemaker Vice President Dick Cheney has been experiencing irregular heart rhythms and will check into the hospital on Saturday for tests. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Heart Trouble Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo additional heart tests tomorrow after experiencing more irregular heart rhythms. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Patients’ Bill of Rights Following a report by Kwame Holman, Shields and Gigot discuss the Senate debate over a patients' bill of rights in addition to the president's foreign policy and the 2002 elections. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Background: Targeting AIDS A background report on the U.N. special session on AIDS in New York. Continue watching