Nov 23 Watch Frontline Examines Difficulty, Importance of End-of-Life Decisions The latest Frontline -- airing Tuesday on many PBS stations -- confronts the complicated end-of-life decisions that patients, families and doctors must face. This excerpt shows the tough decision-making surrounding one patient's grim prognosis at the Mount Sinai Medical Center… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch High Costs of HIV Medication Cause ‘Terrible Dilemma’ in Mozambique In Mozambique, where 1 in 8 adults is living with HIV, the number of patients on antiretroviral drugs has expanded thanks to international AIDS funding, but a debate is emerging over whether foreign donors can continue to fund an ever-expanding… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Four Years After Health Reform, an Update on Care in Massachusetts Betty Ann Bowser begins a new series on health reform's effects with a report from Massachusetts, where a major health care reform law passed four years ago and served as a model for the federal law. 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
Dec 24 Watch Senate Health Bill Sets Stage for Tough Negotiations With House In a landmark vote Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 60-39 to approve an overhaul to the nation's health care system. Judy Woodruff examines the negotiations ahead to reconcile Senate and House versions of the bill, and what the measures might… Continue watching
Sep 25 Economists Find Mixed Results on Tort Reform Amid the push for a health care overhaul, the Obama administration announced last week that it will spend $25 million on new research to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Cleveland Clinic Chief: Lower Care Costs Must Be Focus in Reform Efforts In the first in a series of health reform conversations, Judy Woodruff speaks with the head of the Cleveland Clinic about his ideas for health care reform. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Extended Interview: Dr. Charles Shepard Dr. Charles Shepard spoke to NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer about the benefits and bumps along the road in using electronic health records. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Studies Clarify Best Practices for Heart Care People should receive angioplasties to unclog arteries in the first 90 minutes following a heart attack, though they often don't receive the treatment in time, the American Heart Association said at a recent meeting. An expert discusses this and other… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Number of Americans without Health Insurance Hits Record High According to a new U.S. Census Bureau report, the number of uninsured people in America has increased by 1.3 million to 46.6 million, including 400,000 more children. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer discusses the story behind the alarming numbers. Continue watching