New America Media: Health

Are There Health Risks in U.S. from Japan’s Nuclear Disaster?

New America Media, Question & Answer, Dr. Erin Marcus, Posted: Mar 29, 2011

Three weeks after the Japanese nuclear power plant disaster began, many U.S. residents are fearful about the possible health effects of radiation traveling across the Pacific.

California Budget Cuts at Odds With State’s New Alzheimer’s Plan

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Mar 28, 2011

Some 1.1 million Californians serving as caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s face severe cuts in state assistance, even as the number of people with the disease is expected to explode.

一年後，健保改革造福十萬名加州居民

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Summer Chiang翻譯 , Posted: Mar 23, 2011

自健保改革法立法後，估計已造福10萬名加州人民。

Un año despues, la reforma del cuidado de salud beneficia a 100.000 californianos

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Traducido por Liz Gonzalez, Posted: Mar 23, 2011

La ley de protección al paciente y atención sanitaria asequible (ACA por sus siglas en inglés) celebra su primer aniversario esta semana.

One Year Later, Health Care Reform Benefits 100,000 Californians

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Mar 23, 2011

Health care experts take a look at who has benefited from the health care reform law in its first year.

One Year Later: The Health Effects of the BP Oil Spill

New America Media, Question & Answer, Erin Marcus, Posted: Mar 20, 2011

Nearly a year after the BP oil spill, medical experts try to help locals understand the very serious health effects of the disaster.

United States's First-Ever Universal Period Review by the UN

New America Media, News Report, Peter Micek, Posted: Mar 18, 2011

For the first time ever, the United States's own human rights record will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Tohoku Quake & Tsunami Monitoring: "A Lighter Moment"

New America Media, News Analysis, Yoichi Shimatsu, Posted: Mar 18, 2011

The post-tsunami clean-up effort is a mammoth task, and large sea-crafts known as "lighters" would get the job done quickest.

Lack of Medical Coverage Spells Trouble for Small Business Owner

Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Mar 18, 2011

The Korean owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in the South Bay has filed a claim against a former employee on charges that the latter made false accusations regarding a work related injury, reports the Korea Times.

This Week on New America Now: Nuclear Disaster, Iranian New Year, and the New Jim Crow

New America Media, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Mar 18, 2011

New America Now covers the nuclear disaster in Japan and its radiation fall-out, Iranian New Year, the new Jim Crow, and a new film about Indian surrogacy.