Jul 13 Watch 10:12 ‘Ending AIDS’ in New York means finding the most vulnerable By William Brangham, Jason Kane Nearly one in 10 Americans living with HIV live in New York, where an ambitious plan aims to cut new infections and HIV-related deaths. But the state has serious challenges, including keeping people on their meds and preventing the spread… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 8:54 Medical marijuana research comes out of the shadows By PBS News Hour It was an unprecedented meeting of the minds and it happened at Harvard Medical School. The subject of April’s confab? Medical cannabis. Researchers suspect cannabis can do so many things, from fighting cancer to easing concussions and Crohn’s disease. There… Continue watching
Jul 13 $10,345 per person: U.S. health care spending reaches new peak By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The nation's health care tab this year is expected to surpass $10,000 per person for the first time. The new peak means the Obama administration will pass the problem of high health care costs on to its successor. Continue reading
Jul 13 Will the U.S. create a single-payer health system? By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Most health policy analysts — including those who are sympathetic to the idea — say moving from the current U.S. public-private hybrid health system to one fully funded by the government in one step is basically impossible. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 9:47 Why the South is the epicenter of the AIDS crisis in America By William Brangham, Jason Kane The epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in America is Atlanta and the southeast, and among the hardest hit populations are gay and bisexual black men. According to the CDC, half of them will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 11:45 San Francisco’s bold AIDS mission is ‘getting to zero’ by 2030 By William Brangham, Jason Kane There’s still no vaccine and no cure, but the medical community is increasingly focused on ambitious plans to bring about an end to HIV/AIDS. The NewsHour launches its series, “The End of AIDS?” with a look at intense prevention and… Continue watching
Jul 11 Obama calls on lawmakers to revisit public option on health care By Josh Lederman and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public option" to let Americans buy insurance from the government. Continue reading
Jul 11 The End of AIDS? By Megan Crigger, William Brangham, Jason Kane It’s a bold mission by any standard: to end the AIDS epidemic. But the tools are there, say officials of the joint United Nations program on HIV/AIDS. Here’s what the UNAIDS plan, known as “90-90-90,” looks like. Continue reading
Jul 10 Advocates hope shaming drugmakers discourages price spikes By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Frustrated by the rising cost of prescription drugs, California health advocates hope sunlight and a dose of shame will discourage drugmakers from raising their prices too quickly. Continue reading
Jul 10 Looking for sober friends at a concert? Find the Deadheads with a yellow balloon By Kamala Kelkar As the music began for a third day at a music festival in northern California last Saturday morning, 38 people sat at a campsite nearby, sharing how they would get through the weekend without relapsing. Continue reading