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The United States Bill Of Rights - Amendment 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...
Curated Video
The Development of New Drugs: From Discovery to Clinical Trials
This video provides an overview of the development process for new drugs, from discovery to clinical trials. The presenter explains the different stages of testing, including preclinical testing on cells, tissues, and live animals, and...
Healthcare Triage
Which Drug Will Work Best for You? We Need Comparative Effectiveness Research
The FDA's drug approval process is pretty good at determining which drugs are safe and effective. What the FDA doesn't look into is how similar drugs compare to one another. If there are three competing blood pressure drugs on the...
Hip Hughes History
The Fifth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment 5. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.
Mr. Beat
Gideon v. Wainwright
Reading Through History: The Great Supreme Court Cases Panama City, Florida June 3, 1961 Sometime between midnight and 8am, someone breaks into the Bay Harbor Poolroom and steals money from a cash register. One witness reported that they...
Step Back History
How Comedy Saved Free Speech
There are a lot of claims of censorship wafting around public discourse, and article after article of think pieces claiming that the right to speak your mind has become embattled. To give this context, let’s talk about a different case...
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
Does Vitamin D Influence Mood?
We’ve scoured the data for you when it comes to Vitamin D supplements, coming up empty-handed almost every time. We know it doesn’t help with a variety of conditions, including those related to the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal...
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?
Science360
Computational biology of cancer
Endometrial cancer affects 48,000 women per year in the United States. For patients with tumors greater than two centimeters in diameter, the effected organ(s) and lymph nodes may be surgically removed. Yet post-surgery analysis...
Healthcare Triage
Ebola in America and Placebos Work! Healthcare Triage News
A few more patients are cured of Ebola in the US, and placebos can help kids with the cold. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Mr. Beat
Can the Police Take Your DNA? Maryland v. King
A man is arrested and a sample of his DNA is taken and put into a database. The DNA sample comes back months later to reveal it matched the DNA in a rape case and he is charged with the rape. Wait a second, what about the Fourth Amendment?
Next Animation Studio
Medical expert says police restraint killed George Floyd
A medical expert at the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin has said that the activities of law enforcement officers resulted in George Floyd's death, according to the BBC.
Next Animation Studio
Breath tester for cancer detection trialed in the UK
The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center is launching a two-year clinical trial of a new breath test device that aims to identify molecules linked to certain cancers.
The Business Professor
5th Amendment Criminal Law Protections
This Video Explains 5th Amendment Criminal Law Protections
Healthcare Triage
Blood Clots, FDA Approval, and the AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
There’s a lot of anxiety about the AstraZeneca vaccine thanks to recent reports of incomplete data, as well as reports on blood clot risks. Let’s take a look at both issues in context, understanding the efficacy data before and after...
TLDR News
What Trump's Acquittal Means for the 2020 Election - Impeachment Explained
This week President Trump was acquitted of both of the Articles of Impeachment. This is a momentous moment for the President, allowing him an opportunity to try and move past these accusations. In this video, we discuss how the acquittal...
The Business Professor
The 5th Amendment - Explained
This Video Explains The 5th Amendment - Explained
Curated Video
Writing a Conclusion: Using the Reverse Funnel Method
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a conclusion for an essay using the reverse funnel method. The teacher emphasizes the importance of including a conclusion to provide closure to the reader. They guide the viewers through...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nikhil Goyal - Democratic Education
Nikhil Goyal is the author of the new book Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice (Random House).
Healthcare Triage
Research Studies Could Be More Pragmatic, and More Useful
Promising health studies often don’t pan out in reality. The reasons are many. Research participants are usually different from general patients; their treatment doesn’t match real-world practice; researchers can devote resources not...
Science360
How robots learn! NSF Science Now 35.
In this week's episode, we learn about models that simulate how a majority of Americans can actually eat food grown locally, how robots learn, fun and educational video games for the classroom and finally we explore a future forest.
KERA
Testing COVID-19 Vaccines on Humans
In the race to create a vaccine against COVID-19, several drug companies have moved into the final stages of development, which involves human testing. Thousands of Americans have volunteered to receive trial vaccines to help test their...