Debunked
What Are The Limits of Human Survival? #SURVIVAL #MYTHS
How long can you survive without SLEEP, WATER, FOOD and AIR? How HOT or COLD can you go? What is the MAXIMUM HUMAN AGE LIMIT?
Debunked
6 Myths Debunked About The Human Body
Just how unique are your fingerprints? Appendix’s purpose? Why aren’t we totally human? How do we really taste things?
Debunked
What Happens When Something Goes Down The Wrong Hole?
Whether it has caught us off guard when we’re merely sipping water or scoffing down a foot long, you find yourself cough and spluttering all over the place, and it’s because ‘something’s gone down the wrong hole.’ But where exactly does...
Curated Video
Using Isotopes
Using Isotopes explores isotopes by describing how isotopes are used in scientific research and medicine.
Curated Video
Robotics and Agriculture
“Robots and Agriculture” discusses the field of robotics and how it applies to medicine, industry, and, specifically, agriculture.
Neuro Transmissions
How the war on drugs BLOCKS life-saving treatment
For a long time, American society has generally accepted the system in place that has protected us from the detrimental effects of scheduled drugs. But what if the "most dangerous drugs", Schedule 1 controlled substances, could actually...
Curated Video
Is It an Emergency?
“Is It an Emergency?” discusses the role of emergency workers and distinguishes between emergency and non-emergency situations.
Vlogbrothers
Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG
In which John sweats through his shirt while discussing the American health care system and various proposals for reform, including the public option, nonprofit health insurance cooperatives, and continuing to feed the pig.
Curated Video
Being Other - LGBTQ History
National Archives; This video looks at the history of otherness relating to LGBTQ history, and the legislation and culture that formed LGBTQ identities historically as 'the other' in cultural and sociological norms.This film is part of...
Curated Video
Learn How to Sign Medical Signs in ASL | Profession Signs
Learn how to sign more than 40 signs about the medical industry in American Sign Language. This is Part 2 in our series on profession signs. Calling all doctors, nurses and medical employees, this one’s for you! Use the chapter markers...
Curated Video
They Stand Ready - British serviceman enlistment film (1955)
National Archives: They Stand Ready was a film produced for the British government looking at the enlistment, training and duties of a National Serviceman. During the 1950s, all British men between the ages of 17 and 21 were required to...
Neuro Transmissions
UCSD Scientists Explain How They Spend NIH Funds
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...
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...
Soliloquy
Why don't we use Viruses to Fight Diseases for Us?
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a big problem, some strains of pathogens are now resistant to all antibiotics normally used in hospitals. But there is an alternative, using viruses that infect bacteria, bacteriophages, to fight the...
Healthcare Triage
Election Results Impact the ACA, Medicaid Expansion, and Marijuana
Yesterday's election results have a lot of impact on health care in the United States. The new Democratic House of Representatives and the ACA, expansion of Medicaid in red states, and medical and recreational marijuana are all affected...
Healthcare Triage
Behavioral Economics Aren't that Convincing in Medicine
There have been a lot of stories about using behavioral economics to change wide array of human behaviors. Studies have looked at adherence to treatments, weight control, and lots of other areas, and have found that trying to change...
Healthcare Triage
Heart Stents, Angina, and the Placebo Effect
Stents are a popular treatment for angina pectoris, or chest pain usually resulting from narrowed arteries. Getting a stent is a serious procedure, with no small risk associated with it. And recent studies indicate that stents don't do...
Healthcare Triage
Doctors' White Coats Can Host a Lot of Bacteria
For a lot of doctors and patients, the physician's traditional white coat is a big part of a doctor's identity, and contributes to their authority. Those white coats can also spread disease! It turns out, fabrics in doctors coats can be...
Healthcare Triage
The Ups and Downs of Evidence Based Medicine
This week on HCT, we're talking about evidence based medicine. We talk about it a lot here on the show, but what exactly does the term mean? Why is evidence based medicine useful, and what can we do to use it more effectively?
AllTime 10s
10 Weirdest Medical Anomalies
At some point in our lives, we're bound to have one medical condition or another. Fortunately few of us have to deal with the anomalies in this list.
Healthcare Triage
The Implications of "Public Charge" on Immigrant Children
The Trump administration has put forth a rule change for immigration saying that if an immigrant gets one of a number of benefits from the government, it could lead to their being denied legal permanent residency or entry to the US. Will...
AllTime 10s
10 Tiny Health Problems That Are Signs Of Impending Doom
Do you find yourself overlooking little medical issues, after all it can sometimes be a real effort to go see a doctor about something that's probably nothing? Well, maybe you shouldn't. Alltime 10s brings you 10 seemingly tiny health...
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: Why COVID-19 is more lethal for patients with heart disease or diabetes
Biologists at the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences have found why COVID-19 patients with heart disease or diabetes are more likely to suffer serious complications
Barcroft Media
India's Incredible Dwarf Family: BORN DIFFERENT
A FAMILY in the Indian city of Hyderabad always stand out in a crowd - because nine of the 11 family members are dwarves. Fifty-two-year-old Ram Raj Chauhan is the head of the family who have been affected by a genetic condition called...