Healio Minute Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 Edition: Smartphone videos aid surgical training, vaccine-derived polio presents hurdle, mental health care goes un-used

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Surgeons prefer surgical microscope images through smartphone adapter

Healio.com/Ophthalmology: Video clarity coupled with audio and editing capabilities provide practical teaching tool. Read more.

Goal of worldwide polio eradication hits snag in Congo

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Discovery of emerging vaccine-derived poliovirus may prompt need for alternative vaccines. Read more.

Mental health service availability does not guarantee utilization

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Canadian analysis shows women with depression more likely to seek care than men. Read more.

Value of screening children for hypertension called into question

Healio.com/Cardiology: No clear conclusion reached after analysis of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic children. Read more.

New release technique succeeds for percutaneous trigger finger

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Office setting procedure appears to succeed more often than corticosteroid injection. Read more.