Jonathan LaPook

New York

Chief Medical Correspondent at CBS News

Chief Medical Correspondent, CBS News. Professor of Medicine, NYU Langone Health. All tweets represent my personal views. Retweets do not = endorsement.

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The long-term health effects of Flint water crisis

Apr 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jonathan LaPook

NEW YORK -- The parents of children in Flint, Michigan have good reason to be worried about lead in the city's water supply. "There's real danger that the injury is going to be permanent and lifelong in them," Dr. Philip Landrigan, Dean of Global Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, tells CBS News. "The problem here is, no level of lead is safe," Landrigan says.
Can AI help fill the therapist shortage?

Apr 7, 2024 | msn.com | Jonathan LaPook

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Can AI help fill the therapist shortage? Mental health apps show promise and pitfalls

Apr 7, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Jonathan LaPook

Providers of mental health services are turning to AI-powered chatbots designed to help fill the gaps amid a shortage of therapists and growing demand from patients. But not all chatbots are equal: some can offer helpful advice while others can be ineffective, or even potentially harmful. Woebot Health uses AI to power its mental health chatbot, called Woebot. The challenge is to protect people from harmful advice while safely harnessing the power of artificial intelligence.
New mom dies after giving birth at a Boston hospital

Feb 28, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Michael Kaplan |Jonathan LaPook |Sheena Samu

A CVS pharmacist at an understaffed store knew she was having a heart attack but stayed at work until she died, her family says
A new mom died after giving birth at a Boston hospital. Was corporate greed to blame?

Feb 28, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Michael Kaplan |Jonathan LaPook |Sheena Samu

Nabil Haque said he can still remember the moment his wife Sungida Rashid first held their baby daughter in her arms after giving birth at Boston's St. Elizabeth's Medical Center last October. "It was a beautiful moment," Haque told CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook, in his first television interview. "I wasn't expecting it to be this blissful."The bliss was short-lived.
New mom dies after giving birth at a Boston hospital

Feb 28, 2024 | aol.com | Michael Kaplan |Jonathan LaPook |Sheena Samu

Nabil Haque said he can still remember the moment his wife Sungida Rashid first held their baby daughter in her arms after giving birth at Boston's St. Elizabeth's Medical Center last October. "It was a beautiful moment," Haque told CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook, in his first television interview. "I wasn't expecting it to be this blissful."The bliss was short-lived.
A new mom died after giving birth at a Boston hospital. Was corporate greed to blame?

Feb 28, 2024 | flipboard.com | Michael Kaplan |Jonathan LaPook |Sheena Samu

Sports5 hours agoBoston Celtics roasted by Alex Morgan for embarrassing USWNT kit gaffe after sharing picture of Jrue Holiday - husband of World Cup winner Lauren HolidayGoal - Gill Clark • 5hUnited States Women's National Team star Alex Morgan let rip at the Boston Celtics for an embarrassing mistake on social media.
Redefining old age

Feb 18, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Jonathan LaPook

There's an old saying among doctors: if you've seen one 80-year-old, you've seen one 80-year-old. Some will act like they're 60 or 70, while others seem a lot older. So, instead of asking How old is too old?, shouldn't the question be, How old is too old for what function? "Absolutely. I could not agree more," said Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the University of San Francisco. Her bestselling book "Elderhood" is about redefining old age.
Redefining old age

Feb 18, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jonathan LaPook

Technology17 hours agoThe small but mighty electric helicopter that’ll have you rethinking the way you travel in the futureFox News - By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report • 17hWho hasn't been stuck in traffic and said, "I wish I could get out of this mess and fly over it all." That idea might be closer to reality than you think. An Australian startup called FlyNow Aviation is developing an auto-piloted electric helicopter, or eCopter, that aims to revolutionize urban air …
Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg announces cancer diagnosis

Jan 22, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Todd Feurer |Charlie De Mar |Jonathan LaPook |Adam Harrington

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg announced Monday he has begun treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Sandberg announced the diagnosis in a post on Instagram:"I have begun treatment, and I am surrounded by my loving wife Margaret, our incredibly supportive family, the best medical care team, and our dear friends. We will continue to be positive, strong, and fight to beat this.