Author and correspondent T.R. Reid discusses the possible real-world ramifications of the pending health care bill. Though the provisions in the bill would outlaw the most reprehensible practices of health...

Author T.R. Reid says that the problem with health care in America isn't the quality of the service, but the lack of availability to millions. Reid tells of a young...

Author T.R. Reid discusses health care in Massachusetts, where 98 percent of residents are covered but costs remain high. He believes the issue may benefit from a new leader aside...

In this special, author T.R. Reid takes the pulse of health care systems around the globe and writes a prescription for America based on his observations.

Many mentally disabled children in Iran are still considered a curse on their families. But now, one man in Tehran is helping these children transform their lives through art and...

(Global Pulse: January 29, 2010) Despite the epic nature of the disaster in Haiti, this overview of worldwide news coverage of the earthquake reveals that media still found time to...

Magda Amer is a "daiya" or caller for Islam in Cairo, Egypt. Magda is certified by al-Azhar in Egypt to teach Islam and teaches in several mosques in Cairo. ...

Hanan al-Lahham is a religious teacher in Damascus, Syria. Although she did not receive a formal education in Islam when she was young, she endeavored to study and now...

(Global Pulse: August 28, 2009) The U.S. health care debate is raging, and other developed countries are part of the argument -- though not always willingly. Everyone has a health...

Devastated by his young son's suicide, a Taiwanese-American doctor seeks solace in sunny Miami. Six years later, a new young patient crosses his path, bringing with him a new perspective...

Premature babies are only minutes old but are already in urgent need of medical attention. For patients of emergency physician Dr. Jens Siegel, it's always a race against time.

Traditional values and modernization clash as Uganda becomes a melting pot of cultural values. In this episode, the school's choir embraces the 'witchdoctor dance' while the head teacher opposes witchcraft.

Join artist and television host Bokara Legendre as she engages in a conversation on the mental state of mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn, founding Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness...

The health system in Gaza has suffered severe damage in recent years due to the blockade and embargo put in place by both Israel and the international community. In recent...

In Los Angeles' West Side, teams of health workers bring free critical medical services to people who are often averse to seeking treatment - the homeless. This doc profiles...