Nov 05 Watch Research Shows CT Scans Can Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths A National Cancer Institute trial found that screening by 3-dimensional X-ray tests known as "spiral CT scans" reduced lung cancer deaths by 20 percent over five years. But the test has its drawbacks, including increased exposure to radiation and false… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch What Does a Republican House Mean for Health Care Reform? Many Republicans campaigned on a platform that included a plan to "repeal and replace" the health reform law. What happens now that they've regained control of the House? Jeffrey Brown gets three views on what's ahead in Washington. Continue watching
Nov 04 Storm Threatens to Worsen Haiti Cholera Outbreak By Talea Miller A strengthening tropical storm is predicted to hit Haiti on Friday, bringing the threat of high winds and flooding, which could accelerate the spread of cholera. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak Could Worsen After Tropical Storm Ray Suarez talks to a NPR's Jason Beaubien in Port-au-Prince about concerns that rainwater could further the spread of cholera in Haiti. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch French Parliament Passes Retirement Reform Despite heated street protests, France's parliament voted in favor of pension reform, including an increase in the retirement age from 60 to 62. Continue watching
Oct 27 Cholera Outbreak Highlights Haiti’s Ongoing Sanitation Problems By Talea Miller Deaths from Haiti's cholera outbreak are slowing, but health experts warn that the threat of further spread, fueled by chronically unsanitary conditions, is still very real. At least 284 Haitians have died of the highly-contagious waterborne illness in the past… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Pakistani Mothers, Babies Face Health Risks Special correspondent Saima Mohsin reports from Pakistan, where pregnant women and infants who survived the floods often lack sufficient nutrition and access to health care. Continue watching
Oct 26 Bosnian Divide Extends to Cancer Care By Kira Kay My assignment in Bosnia this past month was two-fold: examine the surprisingly high levels of breast cancer in the country and cover the significant national elections underway. I soon discovered that the two stories would intertwine -- that the… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch In Bosnia, Breast Cancer Fight Gives Women a Unifying Voice In a country still very much identified with its civil war that ended 15 years ago, the leading cause of death among Bosnian women is breast cancer. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on efforts to stop the deadly disease. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Preview: Reporting on HIV in Mozambique Ray Suarez gives a preview of his series of Global Health Unit reports from one of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique, where the number of cases of HIV and AIDS has strained medical and financial resources. Continue watching