At a party last year I chanced to turn my head and see a famous person, about whom two things immediately impressed me: One, he …
Month: December 2011
Better Know a Bioengineer: Stephen Quake
Over the next three Mondays, we'll be running a short video series I've (just now) decided to call "Better Know a Bioengineer." The videos, which …
Three thousand blog entries – and counting
Our last entry marked a milestone for this blog: It was the 3,000th one we've posted! All of us at Scope would like to thank you for your readership - …
Scope will be on a limited publishing schedule until Jan. 3
From Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, Scope will be on a limited holiday publishing schedule. During that time, we also may take longer than usual …
How Regina Holliday uses art to advance the discussion about patients rights
Today on the Medicine X blog, writer Julia James tells the empowering story of how Regina Holliday, a widow and mother of two, is challenging the …
Guest post: Healthy traveling is happy traveling
Wintertime means the joyous anticipation of time off school or work, and trips near and far to visit relatives or bask in the Hawaii sunshine. …
Americans still falling short of national nutritional guidelines
Eating more fruits and vegetables has been linked to decreased risk for such health problems as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Still, most …
Can the use of devices among physicians lead to "distracted doctoring?"
In case you haven't see it this morning, the New York Times has a piece on the potential downside of increased usage of smartphones and …
Video: "Seven Wonders of the Microbe World"
This neat little documentary from Open University catalogs seven "wonders" of the microbe world, from the making of beer to what caused the Black Death …
Study shows link between indoor tanning and common skin cancer
Previous research has shown a link between tanning beds and melanoma, the rarest and deadliest form of skin cancer, and now there's more evidence of the …
Can journalism training strengthen physicians' bedside manner?
A U.S. News article published online today examines the growing number of partnerships between medical schools and journalism programs and explores how the collaborations may …
CDC launches campaign to reduce accidental drug overdoses among children
Children can be quite creative when it comes to opening containers and packages they aren't supposed to touch. Unfortunately, that ingenuity can often result in …
Using fluorescent peptides to shine a light on tissues and tumors during surgery
Accidental damage to nerves during surgery can sometimes result in chronic pain, paralysis and other adverse events. To help surgeons be more precise, a group …
A look at the world's smallest preterm babies
Amazing as it sounds - and thanks to advanced medical technology and neonatal care - there are children out there who weighed less than a can …
Those who give care need care too
There's lots of talk these days about teaching medical students how to be compassionate practitioners; Stanford's School of Medicine has even introduced patient-role players into …
Examining health-care providers' perceptions of health games
Over at MobiHealthNews, there's a thoughtful discussion about the road ahead for health games, which include a range of applications and devices that leverage social-gaming …