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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: 09-2012
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Why I support the New York City soda ban
Why limiting the size of sugary drinks is good for public health and soda companies alike.
September 13, 2012, 10:22 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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How to detect bioterror attacks in the subway
Department of Homeland Security researchers released a cloud of bacteria into a subway tunnel underneath the Boston area.
September 12, 2012, 10:52 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Is your kid the next global warming poster child?
Polar bears, yes. But some argue that the symbol should be a child. People respond better to climate change warnings when portrayed as a health issue, rather than an environmental problem.
September 11, 2012, 10:20 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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What happens when a wife earns more?
Are these couples happier?
September 11, 2012, 6:27 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Prestigious prize for molecular motors, liver transplants
The Lasker Awards, prized at $250,000, are sometimes a prelude to the Nobel Prize in medicine.
September 10, 2012, 10:37 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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One day, humans may not need breasts
Breast milk — health workers say babies need it, parents rave about it, and surrogates are giving it away for free. But will technology render it obsolete?
September 10, 2012, 1:33 PM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Preemptive strike against Alzheimer’s
Disappointing clinical trial results are driving researchers and drug developers to rethink their approach. Should the focus be on drugs for people before the onset of symptoms?
September 9, 2012, 8:43 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Tiny scale weighs one molecule at a time
At just a couple millionths of a meter, the device can weigh things as small as viruses, proteins and nanoparticles, helping scientists diagnose diseases and measure air pollution.
September 7, 2012, 10:32 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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The top causes of U.S. health care waste
The country’s health system wastes $750 billion a year, thirty cents for every American dollar spent on care.
September 7, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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At-home test checks your spit for TB
A probe lights up blue if you’re infected. This quick and cheap tool could be used in remote locations where the disease is especially common.
September 6, 2012, 9:43 PM PDT | By Janet Fang