New ReviewThis video demonstrates how to translate a word problem into an algebraic equation and solve it, specifically addressing the problem: "when a number is divided by five the result is seven more than the number" (0:00). It covers defining...

New ReviewIn this video I am going to work through an example of helping a student understand how to identify the transformations for f(x) to g(x)

New ReviewIn this video we are going to compare the difference of rationalizing the denominator when you have one radical vs a binomial with one radical.

New ReviewIn this video we are going to explore an easy example of completing the square vs a hard example where we will need to use the Conjugate

New ReviewWhat should you know about the square root graph to make sure that you can graph it at any time. Well that is to know the table of values that work

New ReviewIn this video I am going to describe how to simplify a square root from a beginner perspective versus someone more advanced.

New ReviewThis engaging program explains how chemical reactions can be described and written. Special emphasis is focused on how chemical reactions involve the rearrangement of atoms, but not the overall change in mass (Law of the Conservation of...

Learn how to find the *area of a circle* with simple, step-by-step examples! In this middle school math lesson, Mrs. C from Math Defined explains how to use the formula *A = πr²* to calculate the area of a circle whether you’re given the...

This video introduces and practices Near Doubles facts. Using what we know about doubles helps us solve facts that are near doubles facts. This is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and early learners, this video covers...

Is Obamacare working? An update on the ACA and some more bad news for believers in the power of taking Vitamin D. This is Healthcare Triage News.

We've got another major variant, and a lot of people have questions. What is the Omicron variant? Do the vaccines protect us from this variant? Is it more contagious or more virulent? It's still early days for Omicron, and there's a lot...

Let's find the most EXPLOSIVE Mentos and soda combo!

In this video students will make observations to identify materials based on their properties. Students will set up their own experiment in which they will identify the properties of ten types of matter. The video correlates to the Next...

Who names drugs? Why all the funny names? A number of months ago, we did an episode on how a drug comes to market with the help of out HCT intern, pharmD student Rachel Hoffman. She also helped us out with our episode on Flibanserin.

Recently, there have been big, splashy headlines about how drinking ANY alcohol increases your risk of cancer. As usual, there's more to the story than the scary headline. Aaron looks at the studies that made all the news, and talks...

One of the problems with the way we discuss health interventions is that we see them in black and white. Something is either good for you or bad for you. Things are rarely that simple, though. Moreover, there's "good for you" and "GOOD...

How infectious is that virus? How good is free birth control? How much should you worry about supplements? Watch and learn!

Alcoholics Anonymous has long been a treatment for alcoholism, and many, many addiction experts and people in recovery swear by the 12 step process. But what does the research show? How does AA stack up against other treatments for...

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

We’ve spent the last few weeks talking work requirements for safety net programs, and it’s all been leading up to this: work requirements for Medicaid. By looking at the EITC and TANF, we learned some things. Can these lessons inform...

Every once in a while, we like to take a moment and focus on health systems around the world. Today, we're looking at Taiwan, which made the transition to a single payer system kind of suddenly, and pretty recently.

In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement in which they said that the benefits of male circumcision outweighed the risks of the procedure. They cited health benefits which, while not great enough to warrant...

Almost every time someone wants to proclaim the US to be the "best in the world" in health care, they point to survival rates. Those refer to the percent of people who live a certain amount of time after they've been diagnosed with a...

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...