Scientific American reporter Katherine Harmon gives a weekly one-minute report on the latest health and medical news.
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New smart phone apps that purport to assess patients' skin lesions as cancer or not are unreliable, according to a new study. Katherine Harmon reports
Jan 16, 2013 |
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The errors known as surgical "never events," which are never supposed to happen, still occur some 4,000 times annually in the U.S. Katherine Harmon reports
Jan 8, 2013 |
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The American Chemical Society has produced a YouTube video with info to help you survive the holiday eating season. Katherine Harmon reports
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Weather prediction models armed with citizens' flu symptom query data enable researchers to predict flu outbreaks. Katherine Harmon reports
Dec 11, 2012 |
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A study finds that patients who enter information online about common infections get decent diagnoses from docs, although antibiotics may be overprescribed. Katherine Harmon reports.
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Patients know that health care workers should wash their hands, but are are often reluctant to ask a doctor or nurse to lather up. Katherine Harmon reports
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Just a couple of hours of physical activity each week adds years to average life expectancy. Katherine Harmon reports
Nov 6, 2012 |
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A small study finds that sleep-deprived fat cells are less sensitive to insulin, a condition that often precedes diabetes. Katherine Harmon reports
Oct 16, 2012
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Young adults at risk for getting a sexually acquired infection were more likely to use a condom if they followed a social media's sex education campaign. Katherine Harmon reports
Oct 12, 2012
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Patients are more likely to follow doctors' orders if they have access to their notes. Katherine Harmon reports
Oct 3, 2012 |
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Obese kids have higher cardiovascular risks as adults, and sugary beverages are stoking that obesity epidemic. Katherine Harmon reports
Sep 27, 2012 |