Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading
Oct 03 AP FACT CHECK: Distortions from a week of wild disruption By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis Friday cut short the week’s political arguing and even quieted his Twitter account for a time. But the wild presidential debate produced plenty of distortions in the campaign for the election a month away. Here’s… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 2:50 A Brief But Spectacular take on reimagining the doctor’s visit Studies show that health outcomes are worse for poorer Americans, but pediatrician Lucy Marcil is one doctor who is trying to change that. Marcil integrates free tax and financial services into her clinical care as a way to improve patients’… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 6:45 What happens if the Affordable Care Act is eliminated during a pandemic? The fate of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare, is on the line again. The Trump administration has filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing the law, through which 23 million Americans get health insurance, is… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 6:28 How Vietnam’s authoritarian government succeeded at containing COVID-19 By Mike Cerre The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to spread across much of the world, but one country that set out to defeat it has apparently succeeded: Vietnam. Bordering China, where the virus originated, the similarly authoritarian country instituted mass quarantines and social… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 6:35 Will antibody testing help ease lockdown restrictions? As scientists rush to find a vaccine that could end the global pandemic, some cities and states in the U.S. are relying on antibody testing to get a better picture of how the virus has spread and how many people… Continue watching
May 02 As warmer weather beckons, NYPD to enforce social distancing By Jim Mustian, Tom Hays, Associated Press Officers set out on foot, bicycles and cars to break up crowds and remind those enjoying the weather of public health restrictions requiring they keep 6 feet away from others. Continue reading
Apr 27 Supreme Court rules insurers can collect $12 billion under health care law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 5:52 The supply chain fiasco that has derailed COVID-19 testing in the U.S. As states mull when to lift pandemic restrictions and reopen, the question of testing for COVID-19 remains a critical one. In much of the country, testing capabilities have not kept up with demand, and health experts and epidemiologists say broader… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 5:02 Why this Detroit doctor sees signs for optimism in recent COVID-19 trends Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday that the growth rate of new COVID-19 cases in her state may be starting to flatten. But already, there have been more than 1,600 deaths and 25,000 confirmed cases. The Greater Detroit area has… Continue watching