For better or for worse, whenever many are asked about how they would help control spending in the US health-care system, tort reform always seems to be one of the first things offered as a solution. That's because there's a malpractice...

Can dementia be prevented? Will exercise or nutritional supplements improve cognitive decline? Prepare to be disappointed. This is Healthcare Triage News.

More than 86 million people, including 22 million people 65 or older, have pre-diabetes, which increases their risk of heart disease, strokes or diabetes. As we've watched that number grow, it has somehow felt that despite billions of...

One of the most interesting misconceptions about the Salem witch trials is that they were the first and only witch hunts that took place. What is significant about the Salem trials is they were some of the last to take place; they came...

In episode 47 of Supreme Court Briefs, it's the story of the Scottsboro Boys, the nine African American teenage boys who were falsely accused of raping two white women.

St. Louis, Missouri Some time between 1830 and 1833 Dr. John Emerson, an United States Army surgeon, buys a slave named Dred Scott. Emerson moved around a lot, and he always took Scott with him. In 1836, Emerson moved to Fort Armstrong,...

Are you under arrest? Know your rights. Mr. Beat explains the American judicial system with both criminal and civil cases and at the federal and state levels.

Part three of the Magna Carta explains how King John tried to renege on the terms which eventually led to the First Barons War

Part two of the Magna Carta describes the basic principles of the Magna Carta, the clauses within it and how it forms the basis of our laws today.

Part one of the Magna Carta explains how William Marshal, first Earl of Pembroke, rode to Runnymede in 1215 to witness King John sign the Magna Carta and explains why the Magna Carta was needed

The video discusses the power of the placebo effect, which can make fake treatments seem effective in treating pain and other conditions. It explores theories behind why placebos work, and how they are used in medical research to test...

Frank Morton details the process of developing disease-resistant plants using classical plant breeding methods, focusing on a specific project to increase lettuce's resistance to Sclerotinia (lettuce drop). By conducting trials with...

If you’ve recently had to take antibiotics or you’re feeling run down, someone has probably suggested probiotics.

In this video, the teacher explains how to determine if a model is consistent with the results by performing a simulation with random numbers. The example used is flipping a coin to determine who washes the dishes, and the teacher...

In the first of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains what segregation was like for her.

In the last of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains how her protest and arrest prompted the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted for 381 days.

This programme examines the period of time during the 16th and 17th centuries in Western Europe commonly referred to as; The Reformation. Scholars from Saint Anselm College and California Lutheran University provide a balanced and...