Oct 25 Watch Syrian Civil War Threatens Destruction, Looting of Ancient Aleppo Heritage Syrian Civil War Threatens Destruction, Looting of Ancient Aleppo Heritage… Continue watching
Oct 25 David Wessel on Virginia, Germany and Interest on the U.S. Debt Photo of David Wessel and Paul Solman by Diane Lincoln Estes. The Wall Street Journal's David Wessel recently took us on a D.C. "budget tour" for a NewsHour story on his new book "Red Ink." One stop on… Continue reading
Oct 25 Should Hospitals Eliminate Waiting Rooms? To hear Dr. Robert Mecklenburg tell it, the conversation was the first time in his career as a physician that he'd felt ashamed. It happened over 10 years ago when he and a group of his fellow doctors took… Continue reading
Oct 25 How Grandmothers Gave Us Longer Lives Photo by Susan Smith via Flickr. Humans may have developed our long life spans as a result of nature's first babysitters: grandmothers. A new study published in the Proceedings of Royal Society B on Wednesday uses a… Continue reading
Oct 25 Student Loan Debt: Everything You Need to Know Photo by Flikr user jeco. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tursday's query: Susan Schrank: Judy Woodruff mentioned a new student loan… Continue reading
Oct 25 The Daily Frame Public art and music students demonstrate Tuesday outside the Greek Parliament in Athens against budget cuts affecting transportation to schools. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Rooting Out Waste in Health Care by Taking Cue From Toyota Assembly Lines Rooting Out Waste in Health Care by Taking Cue From Toyota Assembly Lines… Continue watching
Oct 24 Seven Factors Driving Up Your Health Care Costs There is no one villain in the battle against rising health care costs. Currently, the United States spends more on health care services than any other country, exceeding $2.6 trillion, or about 18 percent of gross domestic product. Most years,… Continue reading
Oct 23 A Few Books That Influenced Paul Solman Economics correspondent Paul Solman. Photo by Elizabeth Shell. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Brian Mecca: Can you cite two… Continue reading
Oct 23 How to Make Your Hospital Stay Safer and Cheaper: A Checklist EmbedVideo(4783, 482, 304); Elizabeth Bailey made quite a few assumptions when her father developed double vision and needed to see the doctor. She thought that he would receive the proper diagnosis and prescription dosage, to name just two. Continue reading