Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Links to Climate Change
UNAVOIDABLE CONNECTEDNESS: Professor Kondrashov talks about the need to do more basic research which can only be done with sufficient government funding which may be negatively impacted by the pandemic, how the pandemic has highlighted...
Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Lessons from History
HISTORICAL PARALLELS: Professor Ruiz talks about the haunting parallels between the spread of the plague in 14th-century Europe and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, including how more poor people died from the plague...
Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Expertise
IDENTIFYING EXPERTISE: Professor Frazer talks about how the pandemic has given a new urgency to the question who has legitimacy to rule over others as the pandemic has shown us how much we rely on expertise to survive and has created a...
Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Education
A NECESSARY TRANSFORMATION: Professor Celenza talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a necessary transformation in higher education which includes the need to share trustworthy, transparent expertise with a broad audience...
Curated Video
Pandemic Perspectives: Biology
CONFRONTING FALLIBILITY: Dr Hie talks about how his hope is that the general public has a better appreciation of the ongoing process of scientific research, including uncertainty and fallibility, and the need for scientific research more...
PBS
HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s. In order to better understand our current circumstances, Danielle is looking back at the legacies of action and inaction surrounding HIV/AIDS and how the...
The Guardian
The pig superbug and the baby
How did the antibiotic resistant pig superbug LA-MRSA find its way onto the umbilical cords of new born babies in Glasgow - and onto the shelves of our biggest supermarkets. Watch the Guardian’s investigation into how intensive pig...
Curated Video
A Brief History of ADHD
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) traces our understanding of ADHD from the great influenza epidemic of the early 20th century to the present day.
FuseSchool
The Power of Sleep
This video highlights the crucial importance of getting enough sleep for our overall health and well-being. It discusses the harmful effects of sleep deprivation on our physical and mental health, as well as the societal factors...
Healthcare Triage
Suicide Rates and Insights from Medical Sociology - Healthcare Triage
Aaron's guest this month is Dr. Bernice Pescosolido, who is a medical sociologist at Indiana University. Dr. Pescosolido studies the environments, neighborhoods, and connections that contribute to patients' identities, and looks how this...
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: The New Spread of TB in South Africa
The Deadly Combination part 1/5: The video is about the impact of tuberculosis in South Africa, focusing on the story of a family affected by the disease. It highlights the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, while also...
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: Getting Treated for TB in South Africa
The Deadly Combination part 3/5: The video discusses the challenges of treating tuberculosis, including patient compliance and the rise of drug-resistant strains. It also explores the controversial practice of isolating patients with...
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: Living with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The Deadly Combination part 5/5: The video is about the challenges faced by patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa, including the toxic side effects of treatment and the long wait times for test results. It highlights...
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be In an Iron Lung
Developed during the 1920s, the iron lung was invented to help individuals with polio breathe after their torso and abdominal muscles ceased to work. Improvements to the iron lung were made throughout the 20th century, but the...
Weird History
What Happened After The Polio Vaccine Was Invented?
As a disease that afflicted thousands of children, adolescents, and adults each year, polio was devastating and incurable. Polio led to paralysis and, in many cases, death. With no cure available, vaccination was the only real hope.
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: The New TB Epidemic
The Deadly Combination part 4/5: This video highlights the emergence of XDR TB in South Africa and the challenges faced by healthcare workers in treating patients with drug-resistant strains. It also showcases the controversial approach...
Healthcare Triage
Many Common Treatments Aren't Helpful
There are a surprising number of treatments that get accepted into mainstream care, and covered by insurance, despite the fact that there is little evidence that they work. There's even evidence that some of these treatments may be...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Ebola One Year Later
We review and update you on the Ebola epidemic one year after it began its spread across West Africa. We also discuss what the future looks like for both the epidemic and the countries it has hit and talk about lessons learned for public...
Healthcare Triage
Green Coffee Extract Doesn't Reduce Weight, and Travel Bans Won't Stop Ebola
Research fails to show that green coffee extract works. It also fails to show travel bans are a good idea for Ebola.
Curated Video
Can a cure for diabetes be found through surgery?
Diabetes is the fastest growing health crisis of our time. Could a common surgical procedure bolster hopes of finding a cure?
The Economist
How to cure diabetes
Diabetes is the fastest growing health crisis of our time. Could a common surgical procedure bolster hopes of finding a cure?
Weird History
The Sweating Plague Was Deadlier Than It Sounds
From 1485 through the latter part of the 16th century, a new plague – English "sweating sickness" – ravaged England and Europe, killing thousands of people. The fearsome disease had many names including, "Sudor Anglicus," "English...
Healthcare Triage
Antibody Tests, Lockdowns, and Why Isn't This Working? Coronavirus Q&A 5-2-2020
We're all tired of staying home. You've still got a lot of questions about this pandemic. We've got some answers. You can jump directly to a question by clicking on the time stamps below. 0:13 - Should Officeholders Pass Basic Science...