Tag: CBS Sunday Morning

Wearable devices to track your health data

Experts say devices like smartwatches that continually monitor your health data can also give you early warnings about medical problems before a doctor might. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how self-tracking data may one day help detect conditions like infectious diseases, type II diabetes, heart conditions or even cancer. (Originally broadcast May 22, 2022.) “CBS […]

How public health works – and why it sometimes doesn't

Health / Radio Online

Workers on the frontlines of public health have a lot on their plate, from eliminating disease, reducing workplace injuries, and ensuring clean water and better sanitation, to keeping our food safe to eat. But a patchwork of reporting systems across the country isn’t always effective, and public health officials – under-funded and short-staffed – face

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