Jun 30 Treatment for Deadly ‘Sleeping Sickness’ Shows Promise By Talea Miller A new treatment for sleeping sickness, a neglected disease found in remote communities in Africa, is being developed through an innovative partnership. Continue reading
Jun 30 Jakarta Gridlock Creates a Public Health Nightmare By Talea Miller More than 1,000 die each year in auto accidents in Jakarta, where population growth and lack of public transportation have created a traffic crisis. Continue reading
Jun 29 Health Reform Law’s Supporters Encouraged by Appeals Court Ruling By Maureen Hoch In the legal saga playing out over the health reform law, the Obama administration picked up a victory Wednesday: For the first time, a federal appeals court ruled on the case and voted 2-1 that the measure is constitutional. Continue reading
Jun 29 Reporter’s Notebook: Indonesia’s Grand Goals, and Vulnerability By Ray Suarez Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo by Cat Wise. The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. Indonesia now has one of the 20 largest economies in the world, yet nearly half its people… Continue reading
Jun 28 High Food Prices Hit Small Indonesian Town Hard By Cat Wise View a slide show from Marunda, Indonesia: The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. One of the topics the team is covering is the global hike in food prices and… Continue reading
Jun 28 Food Prices Hit Small Town Indonesia By Talea Miller Families in Marunda, Indonesia are facing declining salaries just as global food prices are on the rise. Continue reading
Jun 27 Diabetes Cases Double, Highest Rates in Oceania and Middle East By Talea Miller A new global study shows prevalence of diabetes has climbed steeply since 1980, and the number of cases worldwide is much higher than shown in previous estimates. Continue reading
Jun 24 Indonesians Looking for Improvement at Home, Watching U.S. Closely By Cat Wise The NewsHour's global health team is currently in Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, to produce a series of stories that will air next month. We're looking at rising food prices, care for the mentally ill, democratic reforms… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Author Oscar Hijuelos Tackles His Toughest Subject: Himself In "Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir," author Oscar Hijuelos paints a self-portrait of an artist as a "very uptight young man." Ray Suarez talks to the Pulitzer Prize winner about how early success changed his life. Continue watching
Jun 23 Reporter’s Notebook: Indonesia’s Mentally Ill, Caged and Bound By Ray Suarez Mentally ill man chained at the Yayasan Guluh facility in Bekasi, Indonesia. Photo by Cat Wise. It's hard to describe something sadder than the forlorn face of a man peering out at the world through the slats of a… Continue reading