Curated Video
Antibiotics: How Do They Work and Why is Resistance a Concern?
This video provides an overview of antibiotics, explaining how they work to help cure bacterial infections. It discusses the different types of drugs that treat symptoms versus those that work to cure the disease, as well as the...
FuseSchool
Microorganisms
Microorganisms | Genetics | Biology | FuseSchool Would you be surprised to hear that over 60% of life on earth is so small that it can only be seen with a microscope? We call all of these little things ‘microbes’ or ‘microorganisms’....
JJ Medicine
Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) | Causes, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Acute Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) | Causes, Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidney that causes inflammation of the kidney. It is often a complication of a...
Professor Dave Explains
Sulfa Drugs
With the birth of the pharmaceutical industry covered, it's time to investigate an early achievement of this industry: the development of antibiotics. This will be divided into two parts, so before we get to the famous penicillin, we...
JJ Medicine
Cephalosporin Antibiotics: 1st to 5th Generation, Mechanism, Side Effects, and Bacterial Targets
Lesson on cephalosporin antibiotics, including similarities and differences between first, second, third, fourth, and fifth generation cephalosporins. Cephalosporins are beta lactam antibiotics that are bacteriocidal in nature through...
JJ Medicine
Clindamycin | Bacterial Targets, Mechanism of Action, Adverse Effects
Lesson on the antibiotic Clindamycin (cleocin), what bacteria clindamycin targets, the mechanism of action of clindamycin, and adverse effects of clindamycin. Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that targets anaerobic bacteria well,...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Epidemiological transition
Epidemiological transition is the changing patterns of disease (and causes of death) seen in human history. Those of us interested in public health and global health need to understand that this process isn’t over. The epidemiology of...
Financial Times
The drugs don't work: a global antibiotics crisis
The World Health Organisation says drug-resistant diseases already kill at least 700,000 people each year. This could be 10m deaths each year by 2050 unless new antibiotics are found. The FT's Andy Bounds visits the UK government-backed...
Curated Video
Understanding Antibiotic Resistance: The Evolution of Bacteria and the Emergence of Superbugs
This video discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and its evolution through natural selection. It explains genetic variation and the development of resistance in bacteria, leading to the spread of superbugs like MRSA....
SWPictures
The Struggle to Breathe: Tackling Clay Oven Air Pollution
The Struggle to Breathe part 7/8: This video discusses the problem of indoor air pollution caused by traditional cooking stoves and how a new, more efficient clay stove can significantly reduce harmful particles.
Healthcare Triage
Overtreating Kids, and the Shocking Truth About Alcohol in the US: Healthcare Triage News
Some kids are getting too many antibiotics, and some Americans are drinking WAY too much
Catalyst University
Disk Diffusion Test using Bacitracin or Optochin
In this video, I explain how to determine resistance (R) or susceptibility (S) in bacteria using the disk diffusion method (with bacitracin and optochin).
Healthcare Triage
Antibiotics are Overused
The best way to prevent transmission of Ebola in the United States, or any country for that matter, is to identify and quarantine those with the disease as soon as possible. However, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the US was,...
Food Farmer Earth
The Hidden Costs of Conventional Pig Farming
The video sheds light on the economic, environmental, and health implications of conventional pig farming, emphasizing the true costs beyond the market price, including antibiotic resistance, environmental degradation, and animal welfare...
SWPictures
The Struggle to Breathe: Pneumonia and Poverty in the Philippines
The Struggle to Breathe part 1/8: This video highlights the devastating impact of pneumonia on young children in poverty-stricken areas of the Philippines. It emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment through simple...
SWPictures
The Struggle to Breathe: Tackling Childhood Pneumonia in the Philippines
The Struggle to Breathe part 2/8: This video explores the causes of pneumonia and its impact on children, particularly in impoverished areas where pollution and malnutrition increase the risk of infection. The importance of vaccination...
Debunked
How Dangerous is Mixing Antibiotics & Alcohol?
A study found that most people believe that mixing antibiotics with alcohol will either stop the medication working or make you sick. But what really happens?
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding and Draining an Abscess: A Medical Explanation and Demonstration
The video covers abscesses, explaining what they are, how they form, and how they are treated. The teacher uses a cadaver skin to illustrate the structure of the skin and the process of abscess formation, and also demonstrates the...
Healthcare Triage
Fatigue and its Effect on Doctors & Prescriptions
Actually, you can even use these mugs for tea. Or any other hot drink. Or even a cold drink, if you don't mind bucking convention. Fatigue matters. Even when it comes to doctors. Especially when it comes to doctors. We've got data. This...
SWPictures
The Struggle to Breathe: Training Local Health Workers in Remote Villages
The Struggle to Breathe part 3/8: The video showcases the efforts of healthcare workers and volunteers in providing education and treatment for pneumonia in a remote village. It highlights the importance of early detection and prevention...
Healthcare Triage
What Does the Microbiome Have to do with Allergies?
Allergies and atopic disease are on the rise. Especially food allergies in kids. A HUGE new study has looked at how changes to the microbiome can lead to allergies.
STAT
Science Happens! With Carl Zimmer | Episode 10
At Harvard Medical School, scientists have built a giant petri dish to study antibiotic resistance.
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.