Curated Video
Antibiotics
Discover why antibiotics have become one of the most frequently used medicines. And why their efficiency is threatened by the emergence of superbugs. Biology - Healthy Living - Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic for...
Curated Video
The common cold
Everybody catches a cold at some point in life ... but how do they get infected? Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Colds are caused by viruses that spread from person to person....
Curated Video
The spread of disease
Discover how a disease can spread from person to person. Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria spread disease. The immune system sends white...
Curated Video
Nature's Pharmacy: Rediscovering Grandma's Remedies for Common Ailments
Join Mac Lesggy as he explores the effectiveness of traditional remedies like honey, thyme, and lemon in treating common ailments. Learn from health experts about the science behind these natural solutions and witness how essential oils...
Curated Video
Understanding Medication Interactions and Side Effects
Learn why it is crucial to read the leaflet that comes with your medication. Discover how certain foods can interact with medications, the importance of completing antibiotic courses, and the impact of common drugs like cough syrup on...
Curated Video
When Antibiotics Fail, What's Next?
Antibiotic overuse and misuse is driving resistance in bacteria. Without new therapeutic tools, we could by 2050 see 10 million deaths annually from “superbug” infections. Co-hosts Alok and Sheena explore how phage therapy and other...
Wonderscape
Understanding Harmful Bacteria: Causes, Prevention, and Effects
Explore the world of harmful bacteria and their potential to make us sick. Learn about pathogens, foodborne illnesses, skin infections, and how to protect yourself from the effects of these bad bacteria. Discover the importance of proper...
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Antibiotics: The Discovery of Penicillin
This video explores the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928, highlighting its importance as one of the earliest and most widely used antibiotics derived from the Penicillium mold fungus. It delves into the natural...
Curated Video
Flies: The New Frontier in the Search for Antibiotics
This video discusses how flies, typically associated with filth and disease, could potentially be a valuable source of new antibiotics. Researchers at Sydney's Macquarie University have already extracted antibiotics from various species...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Why Antibiotics Don't Work Like They Used To
In this video, Jonathan from The Institute of Human Anatomy delves into the world of antibiotics and their impact on the human body. He explains what they are, explores their benefits, allergies, and discusses the potential risks that...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - What is Antibiotic Resistance? Why Antibiotic Resistance is a HUGE issue #81
In real world terms, this is one of the most important concepts we cover on this channel Antibiotic resistance is a rising menace across the world, and leading to millions of deaths that could have otherwise been prevented. Learn how it...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Drugs - Painkillers vs Antibiotics - Relief vs Treatment #44
Drugs can either relieve symptoms (painkillers) or treat the underlying disease (antibiotics). Learn about the drugs you need to know and how they work - including why antibiotics don't work against viruses.
PBS
How We Discovered Germs
Humanity didn't always know about the invisible viruses, bacteria, and microbes that can cause disease. But that doesn't mean we didn't come up with some truly bizarre ideas. From the four humors and miasma theory to bloodletting and...
Curated Video
New Chinchilla Rescue Update
Jessi gives an update on the new chinchilla rescue. So much has happened in the last month, including picking a name!
Curated Video
Meet and Greet: Agent Peri The Parakeet
Budgerigars are often kept as pets but sometimes they aren't given the care they need. Agent Peri has a sad past, an incredible rescue and recovery story, and a happy and healthy future.
Global Health with Greg Martin
One Health - thinking about human health, animal health and environmental health as one system
One health is about developing strategies that consider the interrelations between human health, the environment and animal health. Zoonotic outbreaks, where infectious diseases spread from animals to humans, is an example of the need to...
Vlogbrothers
The Causes of Cholera
In which John discusses cholera, its many causes, and why we aren't hearing much about the cholera epidemic in Yemen, the worst outbreak of the disease since at least 1949.
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Big Are Viruses?
This video is answering the question of how big are viruses.
Curated Video
Bacterial Meningitis : Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments & Pathology
What is Meningitis? Well, Bacterial Meningitis is a True Medical Emergency that requires an urgent Lumbar Puncture for the diagnosis. This real life clinical case is about a young female patient in her thirties who presented with...
Curated Video
What is Appendicitis? A real case of Burst Appendix.
In this video, I’m going to teach you about a complicated case of acute appendicitis. What can happen when the Appendix ruptures? It is a life-threatening surgical emergency. First, I’ll show you how and why the appendix gets inflamed....
Soliloquy
Why don't we use Viruses to Fight Diseases for Us?
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a big problem, some strains of pathogens are now resistant to all antibiotics normally used in hospitals. But there is an alternative, using viruses that infect bacteria, bacteriophages, to fight the...
Food Farmer Earth
The Paradox of Progress: The Complex Impact of Food Industrialization
Paul Roberts explores the unintended consequences of innovations in food production, starting with the post-World War II discovery that led to widespread use of antibiotics in livestock, which initially boosted production but later...
SWPictures
Global Collaboration in Bacterial Diagnosis in Vietnam
This video discusses the use of a special camera developed by a Vietnamese hospital that can take high-resolution photographs of bacterial samples. These pictures are then sent to Dutch experts who can discuss the case over a video link,...