Feb 20 Watch Will U.S. Forge Public-Private Partnership to Draw Brain Activity Map? In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a decade-long effort to map the activity of the brain. To understand the president's plan and walk through the possible implications, Ray Suarez talks to Dr. Francis Collins, director of… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez Goes Home After Cancer Treatment Venezuelans got the surprising news that their president, Hugo Chavez, had returned home to the country in the middle of the night after a long absence in Cuba for cancer treatment. Ray Suarez reports on reaction to Chavez's surprise homecoming. Continue watching
Feb 15 Can Folic Acid Reduce the Risk of Autism? Photo courtesy of Flickr user Emery Co Photo. Could taking a vitamin supplement before and during pregnancy help reduce the chances of your child being diagnosed with autism later? According to a new Norwegian study, yes. Continue reading
Feb 13 How Undocumented Immigrants Sometimes Receive Medicaid Treatment By Phil Galewitz Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images. During the debate over the 2010 federal health care overhaul, Democrats promised that illegal immigrants wouldn't be among the 27 million people who'd gain coverage. President Barack Obama repeated that pledge last month when… Continue reading
Feb 01 Contraception Rule Revised by Obama Administration By Jenny Gold After a year of lawsuits and public outcry, the Obama administration proposed Friday a way for women who work at nonprofit religious institutions to get free birth control without requiring their employers to pay for it. Instead, institutions… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs… Continue watching
Jan 09 Americans Far Less Healthy, Die Younger Than Global Peers, Study Finds Americans die sooner and experience unhealthier lives than residents in other high-income countries even though the United States spends far more on health care, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Academy of Sciences. This health… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch Health Care Spending Increases but Rate Slows With Recession and Economy Health Care Spending Increases but Rate Slows With Recession and Economy… Continue watching
Jan 01 Health Reform May Be Headed Back to Supreme Court in 2013 By Jason Kane Tea Party activist William Temple, protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 28, the morning the justices ruled to uphold the vast majority of the health care reform law. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Should old acquaintance… Continue reading
Dec 31 How the Health Reform Law Supports Gun Rights Cindy Sparr shows a customer an AK-47 style rifle at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store on Dec. 17 in Tinley Park, Ill. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. Did you know the Affordable Care Act stands up for gun… Continue reading