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Rethinking Healthcare
Janet Fang
Janet Fang
Janet Fang has written for Nature, Discover and the Point Reyes Light. She is currently a lab technician at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. She holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University. She is based in New York.
Janet Fang
Janet does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn is a multimedia science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has corresponded for PRI's The World, Radiolab, Deutsche Welle's Living Planet, and a number of NPR affiliate stations. She also produces and hosts a podcast for the Mind Science Foundation. Previously, she performed neuroscience research at the University of Washington Autism Center and the Seattle VA Hospital.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 07-2012
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What’s driving health care costs? Not the technology
Turns out, the growth of advanced imaging has slowed amid financial concerns, a new study shows.
July 30, 2012, 11:02 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Sewage analysis reveals illicit drug use
Chemical traces of drugs and metabolites found in sewage were used to create a snapshot of drug flow through 19 European cities.
July 28, 2012, 4:13 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Which countries will run out of food first?
And which are getting too much to eat?
July 28, 2012, 7:30 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Which performance-enhancing fitness products stand up to science?
You may be surprised what University of Oxford researchers found after examining the claims of 54 different sports products.
July 25, 2012, 10:48 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Stem cells can restore memory
Using human stem cells, a California biotech has restored memory in rodents who have an Alzheimer’s-like condition. Clinical trials with these cells in humans are underway.
July 24, 2012, 10:20 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Top disease-spreading airports in the U.S.
MIT scientists have developed a new model that judges airports in terms of their disease spreading influence. Where does your airport rank? Hint: it’s not all about size.
July 23, 2012, 10:12 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Three space mice have lots to share about astronaut health
A group of mice spent a record-breaking 91 days aboard the International Space Station. Here’s a collection of what they can teach us, which includes aging, sperm production, and bone loss.
July 20, 2012, 1:48 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Are genetically modified mosquitoes coming to America?
To control dengue fever in Florida, a biotech may release mosquitoes engineered to produce offspring who die before the disease can spread.
July 19, 2012, 8:15 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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FDA approves most promising diet drug yet
Qsymia from Vivus Inc. is the 2nd pill to be approved this summer. This is the first time the FDA has approved new diet drugs in 13 years.
July 18, 2012, 1:23 PM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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23 naked photos can help diagnose skin cancer with new iPhone app
UMSkinCheck helps you track lesions you’re concerned about. AND, Northwestern researchers are working on a way to make treatment as easy as applying a moisturizer.
July 17, 2012, 10:08 PM PDT | By Janet Fang