Doctors Seek to Improve End-of-Life Care

Recent studies show that barely a third of patients have had major conversations with oncologists about end-of-life care. Betty Ann Bowser reports.

Twelve to 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea -- many without knowing it. NewsHour Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports.

Betty Ann Bowser reports on the rising suicide rate among returning veterans and examines how military doctors are treating mental health problems.

As the international community highlights AIDS at the International AIDS conference in Mexico City, the NewsHour focuses on high HIV, AIDS rates among African Americans in Washington D.C.

In a bid to encourage veterans to get needed counseling, the Pentagon said Thursday that employees will not be required to disclose mental health treatment.

A new study details methods for treating the disorder known as sleep apnea.

An increasing fear of alleged dangers from child vaccinations has led to an upsurge in the reported cases of measles this year.

The state of Florida agrees to buy farmland owned by a sugar company to expand and restore the Everglades.

Julia Keller, guest essayist from the Chicago Tribune, reflects on the growing number of people who wait for sleep each night in vain.

Spencer Michels reports on new diagnostic tools and drugs that doctors are using to fight Pick's disease, a form of dementia.