Apr 12 Seasonal Rains Bring Rise in Cholera Cases in Haiti By Talea Miller Cholera patients in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images. The months-long rainy season is just beginning in Haiti, boosting the number of cases of cholera just as critical sanitation services are in limbo. Cholera is waterborne and often spreads… Continue reading
Apr 07 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Superbug in India, Refugees Flee Ivory Coast Violence By Talea Miller Family washing vegetable in Delhi. Photo by Flickr user Michael Foley. Superbug Found in New Delhi Water A drug-resistant superbug was found in about a quarter of samples taken from tap water and puddles in New Delhi,… Continue reading
Apr 06 Heavy Rockets, Higgs and TV Science Company Planning Biggest Rocket Since Man on Moon Space X's Falcon Heavy rocket will be the most powerful heavy rocket ever built, primed to carry twice as much weight into orbit as a NASA space shuttle, according to… Continue reading
Apr 01 Robert MacNeil Returns to NewsHour for Autism Now Series For the first time in more than 15 years, Robert MacNeil is returning to the program he co-founded, with a major series of reports on Autism Now. The subject that drew him back is one that resonates deeply with his… Continue reading
Apr 01 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Radiation Fears, Teen Deaths, Measles Epidemic By Talea Miller Radiation Rises at Japan Plant Japanese officials are debating expanding a 12-mile evacuation radius around the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant as radioactivity levels of seawater near the plant rose this week and highly radioactive water was found in… Continue reading
Mar 31 Medicare Rules Will Guide Hospitals, Doctors Toward More Cooperation By Lea Winerman Medicare will encourage doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to team up to provide more coordinated care for patients, according to federal guidelines released Thursday. The new draft regulations, which are part of the health care reform law, lay… Continue reading
Mar 31 Japan's Radioactive Leak: What Are the Long-Term Consequences? By Talea Miller Fukushima nuclear power plant. Environmental and nuclear scientists in the U.S. are watching apparent leakage discovered at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor site this week with a concerned eye, for both health effects and impact on the environment. Japanese safety… Continue reading
Mar 30 How Healthy Is Your County? A Few Miles Can Make a Big Difference By Dante Chinni What difference can a few miles make? It may be the difference between living a healthy life and struggling against a sea of health problems, according to a new study that ranks the relative health of counties. The study… Continue reading
Mar 29 Explainer: What Is the Difference Between Radiation and Radioactive Contaminants? The damage caused at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has created a host of potential hazards for workers and residents. Radiation and radioactive contaminants can have serious effects on humans, and can spread… Continue reading
Mar 28 Ancient Stone Scraps, Stardust and Rock People Stone Tools Cut Swathe Through Clovis History Thousands of stone scrappings and chips, believed to be discarded during an ancient toolmaking process, were unearthed by archaeologists in a Texas creek bed. Dating shows the chips to be as… Continue reading