Health

White House Nominates New Leader to Revive USAID

By Talea Miller

The White House has named its USAID head nominee, after 10 months of a leadership vacuum that prompted public statements of frustration from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Obama Announces End of HIV Travel Ban

By Talea Miller

Foreigners infected with HIV will be allowed to travel and immigrate to the United States without restriction, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing the repeal of a twenty-year-old travel ban.

No Insurance? On Borneo, This Clinic Accepts Manure

On the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, the Asri Clinic doesn't take credit cards. Instead, the clinic accepts payments that improve the local ecosystem, be it seedlings for replanting, eggshells for composting, even manure. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

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Reid to Include Public Option in Senate Bill

By Quinn Bowman

After days of negotiations, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Monday that he will include a government-run public health insurance option in the health care reform legislation he plans to bring to the Senate floor.

CDC: H1N1 Vaccine Efforts Not Meeting Goals

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the H1N1 flu's effects have already matched those of the seasonal flu. Ray Suarez reports.

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CDC Chief: H1N1 Poses More Risk for Kids, Young Adults

Health officials warn that young people are expected to be hit the hardest this year by the H1N1 virus. Margaret Warner speaks with the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more.

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Health Reform Calculator: What Would You Pay?

By Quinn Bowman

As Congress works to consolidate pieces of legislation that could overhaul the U.S. health care system, the issue of how Americans would afford mandated health insurance is a focus of the debate.

Dealmaking on Health Reform Goes Behind Closed Doors

By Quinn Bowman

One day after Sen. Max Baucus' finance committee passed its version of health insurance reform legislation, Senate Democrats and the White House met behind closed doors to fix differences among other reform bills.

How Much Will the H1N1 Flu Cost the U.S.?

By Travis Daub

Distribution centers around the country began receiving shipments of the much anticipated H1N1 flu vaccine this week. Those costs, as well as the economic blow of closed schools and lost productivity, could set back the fragile U.S. economy.