Jul 23 Watch 14:50 25 years on, celebrating ADA's advances while facing stubborn barriers By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, prohibiting employment discrimination and guaranteeing access to public places and transportation. For a look at the progress and the challenges, Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Special Advisor for… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 6:51 Colorado program that reduces teen pregnancy in jeopardy By PBS News Hour For six years, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative has been providing free long-term birth control to teens and low-income women. The program has reduced unplanned teen pregnancies by 39 percent, and the abortion rate by 42 percent. The group has… Continue watching
Jul 23 Transgender people still denied health services despite Affordable Care Act By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News Transgender people are still fighting for access to crucial health services despite the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurance companies not deny coverage based on gender or health history. Continue reading
Jul 23 HHS pushes states to negotiate lower Obamacare rates By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Some analysts who have looked at health insurers’ proposed premiums for next year predict major increases for policies sold on state and federal health exchanges. Others say it’s too soon to tell. One thing is clear: There’s a battle brewing… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 6:06 Two drugs show promise in slowing Alzheimer's progression By PBS News Hour Two companies have announced new progress in the development of the first drugs to slow Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found the drugs helped reduce cognitive loss in patients with mild symptoms, but some observers say the improvements are too small and… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 9:19 Being shamed by a CEO turned this mom into a health privacy advocate By William Brangham, Jason Kane Deanna Fei was thrilled when her daughter, born premature at 25 weeks, came home from the hospital. Then, her husband’s boss – the CEO of AOL – claimed he was trimming workers’ retirement benefits because the company had spent too… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 9:02 How early treatment has changed the death sentence of AIDS By PBS News Hour At the 2015 International AIDS Society Conference, researchers confirmed that starting HIV patients on antiretroviral drugs early does prevent AIDS-related illness and deaths. Gwen Ifill talks to Justin Goforth of Whitman-Walker Health and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx… Continue watching
Jul 21 How a Coney Island sideshow advanced medicine for premature babies By William Brangham Dr. Martin Couney created and ran incubator-baby exhibits on the island from 1903 to the early 1940s, and though he died in relative obscurity, he was one of the great champions of this lifesaving technology and is credited with saving… Continue reading
Jul 21 Study suggests that women with mild memory problems worsen faster than men By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Older women with mild memory impairment worsened about twice as fast as men, researchers reported Tuesday, part of an effort to unravel why women are especially hard-hit by Alzheimer's. Continue reading
Jul 21 7.5 million Americans paid fine for having no health insurance in 2014 By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News About 7.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014 — the first year most Americans were required to have coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the Internal Revenue Service says. Continue reading