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Mar 04

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Access to Doctors Shrinks for Some Medicare Patients

It's getting harder and harder for some seniors to find a primary care physician. Ray Suarez reports on why the threat of massive cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates has left some doctors so worried that they've decided to stop taking…

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Jan 09

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More Than 40 States See Widespread Flu Infection

Last year, cases of influenza were at extremely low levels, but the virus has returned with a vengeance. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Julie Morita of the Chicago Health Department and Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University about the current…

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May 16

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The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms

Researchers have shown that patients paralyzed from the neck down can move robotic arms with their minds, according to a new report in the journal Nature that documents two cases involving brain-stem stroke victims. Margaret Warner discusses the hopes for…

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Jan 12

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Kids and Cancer: Why Pediatric Cancer Cure Rates Have Improved So Much

Four decades ago, President Nixon signed a law that would change the way cancer research was funded in an effort to develop better treatments and cure more patients. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explores the positive developments pediatric cancer research…

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Oct 31

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For Some Patients, Drug Shortage Creates Life-and-Death Situation

Concerns Rise Over Shortages of Prescription Drugs…

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Aug 29

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Drug Hoarders, Manufacturing Cuts Exacerbate Shortage of Key Medications

Drug Shortages Force Tough Choices for Patients, Doctors…

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Feb 15

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Colorado Clinic Helps Diabetics Avoid Problems With 1-Stop Coordinated Care

Betty Ann Bowser reports on a Colorado clinic that helps patients tackle the symptoms of diabetes before the disease's side effects become major health issues.

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Dec 28

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California Forges Ahead Implementing Health Reform Changes

Spencer Michels looks at how the nation's most populous state is moving ahead on the new federal health care law.

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Dec 27

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States Have Much Discretion to Speed, Slow Health Reform’s Effects

While many aspects of the federal health reform law don't take full effect until 2014, states can choose whether to speed up or slow down some of the sweeping changes to the U.S. health care system. Margaret Warner gets some…

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Dec 27

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In Wisconsin, Political Battle Brewing Over Shaping Health Reform Law

Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Wisconsin, where a Republican sweep in the midterm elections is adding a layer of complexity to the implementation of the federal health care reform law. New resistance is cropping up in the Badger…

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