Healthcare Triage
A Look at The DASH Diet 20 Years Later
A recent Viewpoint in JAMA focused on the 20 year anniversary of the DASH diet, one of the major breakthroughs in blood pressure control. Let's discuss. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Curated Video
Could a cure for cancer be hiding in your medicine cabinet?
A combination of drugs, including aspirin and statins, are being tested to treat cancer and other illnesses. There is mounting clinical evidence that the "repurposing" of existing drugs could offer effective new treatments.
Healthcare Triage
Covid Vaccine Facts with the WHO's Dr. Kate O'Brien
We recently talked with Dr. Kate O'Brien, director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at the World Health Organization. We spoke with Dr. O'Brien about how the Covid vaccine works, how it gets distributed, and...
Curated Video
Comparing Theoretical and Empirical Probability
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between theoretical probability and empirical probability. They also explore the concept of the law of large numbers and how it relates to determining the effectiveness of a treatment.
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The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened?
The Salem Witch trials are one of the most infamous episodes in US history, but what really happened in Salem?
Catalyst University
Excel/Numbers: Program Average and Standard Deviation
Excel/Numbers: Program Average and Standard Deviation
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angeline Lillard - Montessori Education
Dr. Lillard is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and she is an elected Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (Division 7) and the Association for Psychological Science. She obtained her BA in...
Healthcare Triage
Can Text Messages Increase Vaccination Rates?
Remember last week’s episode on the exercise megastudy? Well, there’s another megastudy in existence! This time on using text message reminders to encourage people to get vaccinated for the flu. We’ve got the deets for you on today’s...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - The Race for an AIDS Vaccine
This is the glittering prize of drug R&D. In 1992 the US Government promised a vaccine within two years. Despite 25 years of research no one has found it. But in the slums of Nairobi in Kenya they may have made a breakthrough which they...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you know? The Amistad Mutiny
Learn about a group of captured Africans who sailed to freedom.
Curated Video
Manhattan Project Human Experiments
When scientists at the top secret 'Manhattan project' wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find out.
Curated Video
Testing a Model Using a Simple Simulation
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of conducting a simulation to determine if a model is consistent with given results. Using the example of a basketball player's free throw percentage, the teacher demonstrates how to design...
Healthcare Triage
Only Tell Me the Good News - Bias in Research Publication
Publication bias is a big problem when it comes to health research. Researchers sometimes use spin or change the outcomes and goals to make their research seem positive, and the citation system in research literature amplifies the...
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KILL OR CURE - Kala Azar
It’s found in India and is one of the most deadly diseases in the world – Kala Azar. It’s official name is Visceral Leishmaniasis, also known as Black Fever, is almost always fatal. But now a new drug has been licensed, tested and...
The March of Time
1945: NUREMBERG TRIALS: VS Nazi Germans stand in docket, Joachim von Ribbentrop holding papers, unidentified soldier, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher at microphone, Franz von Papen, Wilhelm Keitel, Konstantin von Neurath. War Crimes, military tribunal
MOT 1945: NUREMBERG TRIALS: VS Nazi Germans stand in docket, Joachim von Ribbentrop holding papers, unidentified soldier, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher at microphone, Franz von Papen, Wilhelm Keitel, Konstantin von Neurath. War Crimes,...
Curated Video
Evolution of American Tanks | Animated History
In this episode, we will be covering the rise of armored fighting vehicles over the twentieth-century in the United States. Beginning with American intervention in the First World War, and leading through to the closing days of the Cold...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary Maths Age 13-17 - Algebra: Trial and Improvement - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in GCSE Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video...
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The Process of Drug Testing and Trials
This video provides an overview of the process of testing and trialing new drugs before they can be prescribed to the general public. It explains the preclinical testing phase, then describes the three stages of clinical trials. The...
Healthcare Triage
Eating Breakfast Doesn't Promote Weight Loss
Breakfast still isn't the most important meal of the day. You also may have heard claims that eating breakfast somehow promotes weight loss. Well, there's a new study out, and it looks like eating breakfast isn't going to contribute to...
Next Animation Studio
"Trojan Horse" antibiotics could help fight superbugs
A new antibiotic has shown promising results after bypassing several multidrug resistant bacteria in early clinical trials.
Professor Dave Explains
Practice Problem: Initial Rates and Rate Laws
To figure out the rate law for a reaction, we have to gather kinetic data. We can't know just by looking at the balanced equation. Let's practice using initial rates data to determine the rate law for a reaction!
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Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to Z - Random Variables: Geometric Random Variable Python Practice
In this video, we will cover geometric random variable python practice. This clip is from the chapter "Basics for Data Science: Mastering Probability and Statistics in Python" of the series "Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and...
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Data Science and Machine Learning (Theory and Projects) A to Z - Random Variables: Geometric Random Variable Normalization Proof Optional
In this video, we will cover geometric random variable normalization proof optional. This clip is from the chapter "Basics for Data Science: Mastering Probability and Statistics in Python" of the series "Data Science and Machine Learning...