Jun 15 In Many Countries, Cancer Patients Face Stigma, Misperceptions By Beat Beat A growing body of research looks at perceptions of cancer and the stigma for patients, both self-inflicted and from their communities. Continue reading
Jun 14 FDA Issues New Effectiveness Guidelines for Sunscreen By Maureen Hoch The Food and Drug Administration released new regulations Tuesday for sunscreens that will require the products to be tested for protection against two types of sun exposure that cause sunburn, premature aging of the skin and skin cancer. Continue reading
Jun 14 Chronic Disease Hitting Growing Economies Hard By Beat Beat The majority of preventable deaths from non-communicable conditions like cancer and heart disease occur in developing countries. Continue reading
Jun 10 5 Global Health Headlines: Escaping Syria, Aids at 30, Viagra as a Weapon? By Talea Miller The NewsHour's global health beat rounds up key stories from the week. Continue reading
Jun 10 Health Reform Headlines: Legal, Messaging Battles In this week's roundup of the top health reform news, an appeals court considered the legality of the individual mandate, and Democrats and Republicans sparred over the meaning of fresh polls. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch New Wave of Bloodshed Hits Syria as Refugee Exodus to Turkey Continues A violent crackdown by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a rebellious northwestern city has sent more than 4,000 people fleeing into Turkey over two days. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest violence and the humanitarian crisis. Continue watching
Jun 07 30 Years of HIV/AIDS: Progress, but No Answer By Maureen Hoch This week marks 30 years that the HIV virus has been with us. Continue reading
Jun 06 Essay: Treating the Earliest Cases of AIDS By Maureen Hoch It's been 30 years since the first reported case of AIDS, leading many in the medical community to reflect on the challenges of the earliest days of the crisis. Continue reading
Jun 06 AIDS at 30: In Early Years, Uncertainty Fueled Fear and Confusion By Maureen Hoch When AIDS began sweeping through communities in the early 1980s, little was known about the disease -- except its deadly cost. Continue reading
Jun 06 Studies Show Promise for Treating Melanoma By Beat Beat Two studies showed that new drug therapy options may extend the lives of patients with late-stage melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Continue reading