It’s been many years since pediatricians first told parents to put their infants to sleep on their backs to help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. So why are there still photos in magazines showing babies being put to bed the wrong way? CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reports.

Many people are looking to health insurance co-ops as the solution to the crisis of 46 million uninsured Americans. CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen talks to spokespeople from two co-ops for some answers.

CDC officials have issued new recommendations for how schools should handle H1N1, and unlike last spring, they aren’t recommending schools close down when they have a large number of students with swine flu. CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reports on the latest guidelines and has updates about the swine flu vaccine to be released this fall.

When Susan Gonzalez visited her father in the hospital, she noticed a nurse was about to give him a medicine. When she asked what it was, the nurse answered it was ampicillin, an antibiotic. Gonzalez told the nurse he was allergic to ampicillin, and just in the nick of time. “That could have been a fatal outcome,” says Gonzalez, who herself is a nurse in Austell, Georgia. As many as 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as a result of medical errors, according to the Institute of Medicine, and some 99,000 people die each year from infections acquired in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For her Empowered Patient column this week, CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen asked nurses for tips on how to stay safe in the hospital.

At a briefing yesterday with senior administration officials, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent learned more about federal efforts to get the vaccine to those who need it most.

Both congressional democrats and republicans are exploring health insurance co-ops as an alternative to a government run health care plan. What exactly is a co-op? What do you need to start one? CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has the details.

President Barack Obama has tried to assure Americans that reform won’t hurt the healthcare they already have, but poll results show people have a hard time believing him. What exactly are people worried about? CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has this report.

A new study shows pregnant women are four times more likely to suffer from the complications of swine flu. When a vaccine comes out this fall, pregnant women will be at the top of the list to get the shot – but will they want it? CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has this report.

When you argue with your health insurance company, you’re up against some tough opposition. In this week’s “Empower Me Friday” ,CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has tips to help you win the fight.

Will you be able to keep your doctor? Your health insurance? CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen walks you through the maze of health care changes that may lie ahead.