Healthcare Triage
The Opioid Crisis in 2020
In 2016, Healthcare Triage presented a special series of videos looking at the opioid crises in the United States. Now, we're taking another look at the crisis and seeing where we've improved, where we've failed, and what we can do...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Anatomy of Pain
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy pain and shows the various structured associated with its transmission and processing.
Next Animation Studio
How sugar addiction impacts the brain
New research from the journal Scientific Reports has found that sugar has the ability to transform our brain chemistry.
Next Animation Studio
How Narcan saved Demi Lovato from an overdose
Pop star Demi Lovato is in a Los Angeles hospital after reports indicate she overdosed on an undisclosed drug.
Healthcare Triage
Opioid Addiction and Treatment
Thanks, in part, to the generous support of the NIHCM, this month we are releasing four special episodes on Opioids. We hope you enjoy them. This week's episode:
Professor Dave Explains
The Isolation of Natural Products: Morphine and Other Alkaloids
In the early 19th century, we were still in the habit of searching for plants with medicinal properties. But we were finally beginning to develop the capacity to identify active ingredients within those plants, isolate them, and purify...
Healthcare Triage
The History of Opioids
The History of Opioids - We will give a historical overview of people and opioids. We will look at when people first started using opioids, how they've changed over the years, and ways that they've been both amazingly positive as really...
Healthcare Triage
COCAINE. It's a Serious Problem Drug, Too
The opioid epidemic is certainly terrible. Even as we're plumbing the depths of it, we should remember that there are other terrible drugs out there killing people and making lives worse. Cocaine is a big problem as well, and it kills a...
Healthcare Triage
The Science of Opioids
The Science of Opioids - How do opioids work? We look at the physiological processes that let opioids produce their effects in human bodies.
Professor Dave Explains
Illicit Drugs: How Do They Work?
Drugs of all varieties are very interesting from a biochemical standpoint, as they produce an incredible array of physiological effects. These effects are due to the shape of each molecule, which determines the cellular components they...
Healthcare Triage
America's Epidemic of Opioid Abuse
Opioid Abuse - Opioid drugs can be powerfully effective treatments for those in pain, but they can also be extremely dangerous. This episode explores how opioids can lead to dependence and addiction, and the effects that abuse have had...
Curated Video
Can America's War on Drugs Ever Be Won?
As our understanding of the consequences of drug abuse has improved, so America’s relationship with drugs has changed. From Nixon to Trump, the so-called 'War on Drugs' has cost the US government billions – but will there ever be an end...
Curated Video
Louvre in Paris removes Sackler name after opioid protests
LOUVRE IN PARIS REMOVES SACKLER NAME AFTER OPIOID PROTESTS
Curated Video
Louvre in Paris removes Sackler name after opioid protests
France's Louvre Museum in Paris became the first major institution to remove the Sackler family name after protests erupted against the family that is blamed for the deadly opioid crisis in the United States.
Curated Video
Addiction, Mental Illness: Three Candidates’ Plans For Fighting Both
According to HHS, 5.6 million people with serious mental health illness also used illicit drugs.
Curated Video
Study: More Than 1 Million People Will Die From Opioids In This Decade
Researchers are calling for better regulation, industry reform and new methods of managing pain after projecting high overdose numbers.
Curated Video
DEA Warning Public About Counterfeit Pills Laced With Fentanyl
The DEA says Mexican cartels are making "mass quantities" of counterfeit prescription drugs laced with fentanyl for distribution in North America.
Bloomberg
J&J CFO on Earnings, Immunology Portfolio and Pricing Pressure
Jan.22 -- Joseph Wolk, Johnson & Johnson chief financial officer, discusses the company's fourth-quarter results, drug portfolio plans and industry pricing pressure with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
AFP News Agency
VOICED : US hospital cuts painkiller gateway to heroin addiction
VOICED : US hospital cuts painkiller gateway to heroin addiction
Curated Video
Experts Explain Effects of Narcan on Opioids
Prince's final days and unexpected death at age 57 raise questions among experts familiar with prescription painkiller overdoses. It's possible the innovative musician's demise represents one of the most public tragedies in an overdose...
Bloomberg
Trump Has No Agenda for Rural America, Rep. Ryan Says
May.15 -- Representative Tim Ryan, a Democrat from Ohio and 2020 presidential candidate, discusses free trade, trade tariffs, and the challenges faced by American farmers. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Walgreens Settles Lawsuit Over Fake Pharmacist
Walgreens agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged it employed a phony pharmacist in the San Francisco Bay Area for over a decade.
Curated Video
ONLY ON AP Cheap morphine eases Rwanda pain crisis
On the rolling hills of Rwanda, a nurse is on an urgent mission, by foot, to bring relief to a patient suffering from severe pain. In her bag she carries liquid morphine.