Centrifuge – smashing science into theater
What happens when an actor has to keep putting on a skull-cap, in order to look bald, over and over?
Seattle Genetics aims to put drug on front line of cancer
But there is nothing modest about this 18-year-old company, which is plowing forward patiently and aims to make a major splash.
Cheerleader helps discover novel bacterium
A cheerleader volunteering for a citizen-science project helped discover a novel bacterium from a seat at a football stadium.
Man makes his microbes into research study
Richard Sprague keeps samples of his own feces, in the family freezer, so he can send them to a Stanford University laboratory.
Citizen science – Many hands make research work
Seattle area resident Laura James spends many hours each year piloting an underwater exploration robot beneath Puget Sound waves to count sea stars.
Susannah Fox and open patient data
Susannah Fox was appointed the chief technical officer for the US Department of Health and Human Services in May.
Lessons from #CancerFilm on “second screen”
For three nights this Spring, an unusual set of fireworks exploded across the social media landscape with implications for public discussions of health, particularly for health care professionals whose work includes crafting messages for patients. An estimated 746 doctors joined in a twitter chat with the hashtag #cancerfilm in an extended conversation with more than […]
‘Second screen’ for health: Lessons from #cancerfilm
For three nights this Spring, an unusual set of fireworks exploded across the social media landscape with implications for public discussions of health, particularly for health care professionals whose work includes crafting messages for patients.
Unprecedented conversation on cancer film
People are talking about the cancer film, “Emperor of Maladies,” produced by Ken Burns for the Public Broadcasting System, PBS.