Curated Video
How the Ketogenic Diet Helps Schizophrenia
In this video I discuss the ketogenic diet, what is ketosis and how is it different from ketoacidosis. I also talk about how the ketogenic diet affects brain metabolism and how this improves schizophrenia. In the previous video, I talk...
Curated Video
What Happens To Your Body When You Don't Sleep?
What happens to your body when you don’t sleep? Here are the take away points: Poor sleep puts you at risk for weight gain, diabetes and worsening ADHD (especially in children). These negative health effects occur with chronic poor...
Curated Video
Losing Weight On Medications Just Got Easier – Should You Take A Pill for Weight Loss?
There's been a lot of hype about weight loss medications lately. Are they for you? Psychiatric medications are guilty of causing enough weight gain to push someone into the category of obese. Today there are several different types of...
Mr. Beat
When Does a Police Officer Go Too Far? | Graham v. Connor
In episode 15 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man with diabetes is beat up by the police who think he is drunk and just robbed a convenience store. Spoiler alert- he didn't.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Food Groups Choca Esos Cinco - Grupos De Alimentos
Este video explora cinco datos divertidos sobre grupos de alimentos.
Curated Video
Important People of Canada
A video entitled “Important People of Canada” which examines the lives of several people who were significant in Canada’s history.
Science Buddies
Model Artificial Pancreas Science Project
This video is a walk-through of the "Dealing with Diabetes: The Road to Developing an Artificial Pancreas" project at Science Buddies:...
Curated Video
A real case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) & Management
Diabetic Ketoacidosis or DKA is a medical emergency that I never take lightly. This real-life clinical case is about a young female with type I diabetes who presented to us with classical symptoms. We were able to treat her successfully...
Curated Video
Understanding the Correlation between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
This video provides an explanation of type 2 diabetes and its correlation with obesity. It discusses the rise in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and obesity rates in many countries, and highlights excess body fat as the strongest risk factor...
Healthcare Triage
When Drug Costs Are High, Patients Skip Doses
The idea behind cost-sharing in healthcare costs goes something like this: If the patient is responsible for some part of the cost of their care, they'll be more judicious in their choices of treatment, and healthcare spending will...
Healthcare Triage
Behavioral Economics Aren't that Convincing in Medicine
There have been a lot of stories about using behavioral economics to change wide array of human behaviors. Studies have looked at adherence to treatments, weight control, and lots of other areas, and have found that trying to change...
Healthcare Triage
Americans Spend a Lot on Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Back Pain
One of my fist big efforts on my blog was a ten point series on health care spending in the US. It also led to John doing this video - which is the fourth most popular vlogbrothers video EVER, - which pretty much led to Healthcare...
Healthcare Triage
Why Does the U.S. Spend So Much on Healthcare? High, High Prices.
American healthcare spending is still WAY higher than pretty much all other industrialized countries. But not that long ago, things were different. The US didn't spend nearly as much in this realm. What changed? Demographics? More...
Debunked
Does Sugar Affect Your Behavior?
Parents have been telling us for years, that if you give a child candy and cola it will hype them up and make them go nuts! But, how much truth is there to the 'sugar rush', and how much of it is just in the parents perception?
JJ Medicine
Fructose Metabolism: Absorption, Fructolysis, Regulation and Role in Obesity
In this lesson you will learn about the fructose metabolism pathway aka fructolysis, including an in-depth overview of the pathway, how fructose is absorbed in the body, where fructose metabolism occurs in the body, what enzymes are...
Mediacorp
Preventing Diabetes: Making Lifestyle Changes for the Whole Family
In this video, a teacher meets with a family to discuss their risk of diabetes and the importance of making healthy lifestyle changes. They explore the family's diet and habits, and seek advice from experts on how to improve their...
AllTime 10s
10 Tiny Health Problems That Are Signs Of Impending Doom
Do you find yourself overlooking little medical issues, after all it can sometimes be a real effort to go see a doctor about something that's probably nothing? Well, maybe you shouldn't. Alltime 10s brings you 10 seemingly tiny health...
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: Why COVID-19 is more lethal for patients with heart disease or diabetes
Biologists at the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences have found why COVID-19 patients with heart disease or diabetes are more likely to suffer serious complications
Catalyst University
Diabetes Insipidus | Mechanism & Signs/Symptoms
In this video, we explore the mechanism and signs/symptoms of the condition, diabetes insipidus, which results in diminished levels of the hormone, ADH.
JJ Medicine
"A Common Genetic Cause of High LDL Cholesterol" (Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia)
Lesson on familial combined hyperlipidemia: genetics, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Familial combined hyperlipidaemia is a relatively common dyslipidaemic condition that results in increased LDL...
Healthcare Triage
Many Common Treatments Aren't Helpful
There are a surprising number of treatments that get accepted into mainstream care, and covered by insurance, despite the fact that there is little evidence that they work. There's even evidence that some of these treatments may be...
Healthcare Triage
Going Hungry is not Great for your Health
About 50 million people in the United States don't have access to enough food to support a healthy lifestyle. The technical term for this is food insecurity, and over 40% of people in the United States will experience it during their...
Science360
CONTACT LENSES THAT CAN TALK TO YOUR PHONE
In episode 74, Jordan and Charlie investigate interscatter communications, a new way of wireless communications developed by researchers at the University of Washington. Interscatter communication lets devices like brain implants,...
Healthcare Triage
Reducing Obesity Won't Necessarily Reduce Care Costs: Healthcare Triage News
So, obesity is a serious problem. And it does drive up health care costs in the US. But, and we know this seems counterintuitive, weight loss doesn't necessarily bring down health care costs. Aaron Carroll tells you why.