Curated Video
Frances Oldham Kelsey: Standing Up to Big Pharma
Meet Frances Oldham Kelsey - a true American hero! Frances was a pharmacologist working for the FDA who stood up to the big drug companies and ultimately saved thousands of American lives in the process.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health news - Ebola, Malaria, Dengue and more
In this episode, we take a look at front line workers in the fight against Ebola, a Dengue virus epidemic in China and safe medicines for diarrhea and malaria.
Healthcare Triage
Switzerland's Healthcare Explained!
Switzerland! It's a gorgeous alpine nation of 8 million people. It's a parliamentary republic made up of 26 cantons. I've never been, but I hear great things about it. The country should free to fly us over so we can learn even more. But...
Professor Dave Explains
Virus-Cell Interactions Part 1 Productive vs. Non-Productive
Now that we know a bit about viruses, we understand that they require a host cell. So let's get some more details about how viruses interact with cells. There are a few different ways this can play out, so let's start by looking at...
Healthcare Triage
Do Antidepressants Work or What?
A huge meta-analysis came out recently looking at how effective antidepressants actually are. It turns out, the results are complicated, and we had a hard time reducing all the stuff in this study to a headline. So, the title's a...
SWPictures
Helping Social Entrepreneurs - Partners in Health
Partners In Health believes helping these patients means dealing with their social problems as well as providing drug therapy. In this episode of Helping Social Entrepreneurs, Alvin Hall comes face to face with what it’s like to be poor...
Catalyst University
All About Warfarin | Mechanism of Action
In this video, we discuss the vitamin K cycle and how the mechanism of action of warfarin (Coumadin) interferes to thin the blood.
Healthcare Triage
Antibiotics and Resistance
A century ago, the top three causes of death were infectious diseases. More than half of all people dying in the United States died because of germs. Today, they account for a few percent of deaths at most.
The Wall Street Journal
Better Drug Discovery Through Venture Capital?
As Big Pharma pulls back from expensive drug development, venture capital is stepping in. How's that working out?
Blockchain Central
How Bitcoin Fuels the Dark Web
This week on Blockchain Central: we will dive into the darkest part of the Internet - the dark web. Without any laws that would control the ecosystem, dark web is the perfect marketplace for illegal goods with Bitcoin as its main currency.
STAT
Science Happens! With Carl Zimmer
We each spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. But what goes on in our brains when we're asleep? In search of answers, Amita Sehgal studies the sleeping habits of fruit flies.
Healthcare Triage
Doctors, Money, and Conflicts of Interest
I'm a doctor. My father is a doctor. My colleagues are doctors, the people I train are doctors, lots and lots of my friends are doctors. But that doesn't meant that doctors sometimes aren't blind to certain issues like their own...
Hip Hughes History
A History of Marijuana in the United States for Beginners
HipHughes packs a bowl of learning about the history of Marijuana in the United States exploring the relationship of Federalism to the killer cannabis.
Global Ethics Solutions
Working Sober! Alcohol and Drug Basics
There are a lot of drugs and substances out there. While there are no two exact ways an employee will react or interact with a substance, there are some common substances and signs employees are using in the workplace. This course...
Professor Dave Explains
Gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gonorrhea is the second-most common sexually transmitted infection, or STI, in the world. What is the pathogen responsible for this infection, how was it discovered, and precisely what does it do in the body? Let's answer these questions...
The Economist
Cocaine: why the cartels are winning
America spends $40bn a year on the war on drugs. But its “zero tolerance” approach has done little to curb addiction or overdose rates, which are the highest in the world.
Healthcare Triage
Keep Your Kids Out of Trouble By Keeping Them Busy
Teenagers might get up to risky behavior. But if you keep them busy, they're less likely to get in trouble. Challenging academic standards can help reduce risky business.
The Wall Street Journal
Investing in China's Biotech: Opportunities and Risks
China has poured billions of dollars into cultivating a homegrown biotechnology industry, but how soon can it challenge U.S. rivals? Lilly Asia Ventures' Judith Li and Qiming Venture Partners' Nisa Leung discuss with WSJ Health and...
Healthcare Triage
Clickbait Headlines and Medical Research! Watch This Video to Keep Your Family Safe!
Aaron is part of a weekly gaming group. Most of the time it's role playing games, although board games come into play as well. Most of the participants are doctors. We have a group text that we officially use to schedule, but...
Catalyst University
Anti-platelet Medications + Mechanisms of Action
In this video, we explore the major anticoagulant drugs that specifically inhibit platelets (anti-platelet drugs), including their mechanisms of action.
Healthcare Triage
Australian Health Care
It's been a while since we've done an international health care system episode. We thought you might need a break. That break ends now. Australia has the only continental, universal health care system, and it's topic of this week's...
Professor Dave Explains
Bronchodilators Part 1: Principles of Respiratory Airflow and Development of Selective Drugs
Bronchodilators are drugs used to expand a constricted airway in instances of asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. Poiseuille's law, an equation often used to study fluid dynamics plays and important role in calculating the effectiveness...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Big Pharma Racket
In part 4 of INET's interview with Giovanni Dosi, he says that the pharmaceutical industry systematically takes advantage of the public by taking the fruits of government-sponsored research and then substantially marking up its product