We've been covering the news on recent vaping-related lung injuries, and a lot has happened since our last video. Time for an update!

Rates of teen suicide are rising, and rates for girls are higher than any time in the last 40 years. There are a number of ways to address this problem, but why aren't we using evidence based approaches to the problem?

There’s a lot of media attention on a recent study examining whether labeling food with the amount of exercise that would be needed to then burn it off changes how much people eat. Let’s dig in and see.

In this video I explain economic development and the The Demographic Transition Model (DTM). Which shows how three things change over time: the birth rate, the death rate, and the total population. To give it some context, I focus on the...

We’re talking about housing for four weeks, thanks to the support of the RWJF! The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (last week’s episode topic) stimulates production in order to increase the supply of affordable housing available to poorer...

This video talks about the dangers that both patients and professionals face when it comes to accessing and delivering healthcare in conflict zones. We are joined by Dr. Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin of the ICRC's "Health Care in Danger" project...

Recent news articles have brought renewed attention to financial conflicts of interest in medical science but that should not lead us to ignore other conflicts that may be equally or even more important. Career advancement and reputation...

The Lown Institute recently announced its 3rd round of “Shkreli Awards”, a top ten list of the worst examples of dysfunction in healthcare, and we thought that was pretty newsworthy

School districts across the country are thinking about reopening. What is that going to look like? Can school reopenings be handled safely?

In this episode we'll be continuing our look at health systems, talking about how countries plan their procurement and supply chain management of products for healthcare, governance and leadership.

Universal Health Coverage is about providing healthcare to people without pushing people into poverty. It's an exciting public health and global health tool. Countries that implement universal health coverage provide better healthcare at...

Many people know by now that the United States spends much more on health care than any other country, and that health outcomes are not a lot better (and in many instances worse). That raises the question: Is our health care spending...

In the next year and a half, we here at Healthcare triage are going to take some deep dives into issues of health policy, especially those that touch on social determinants of health and health equity. The episodes that do so will be a...

Many fast food restaurants are now creating products with plant-based meat substitutes that are pretty convincingly meatlike. Some of these chains are positioning these foods as "healthier options." Sorry to be a party pooper, but they...

We've been getting a lot of requests to talk about the health care systems of different countries. It's really hard to compress the complexities of each into an episode, but we're going to try. First up is the United States. Others will...

Tech companies, airlines and governments around the world are beginning to collaborate on 'digital passports' that could make travel easier across borders. A look at how technology can help digitize health records and change the way we...

Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, and Baldrige Foundation Chair Joe Alexander present the 2008 Recipients with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-the nation's highest honor for performance excellence...

For the discerning dummy and smart smart people, this video is designed for AP American Government students, College students lost in the wilderness in a political science course and just crazy people on the internet with nothing better...