Curated Video
Today's Cigarettes
Sleep scientist Matthew Walker (UC Berkeley) makes the analogy of today's attitudes towards sleep and yesterday's views of cigarettes.
Curated Video
Sleep Attitudes
Sleep scientist Matthew Walker, UC Berkeley, describes how, while medicine and biology now firmly recognize the essential importance of sleep, most of the rest of us are still unaware, describing public attitudes towards sleep as akin to...
Curated Video
Smoker's Lungs
Smokers’ Lungs will show students what the lungs of a smoker look like and the negative impacts that smoking has on a person.
Healthcare Triage
Why Don't We Invest More in Public Health?
Many, many studies conclude that investing in public health is more effective than continually increasing spending on expensive treatments. So why doesn't the US spend more on public health?
Visual Learning Systems
Caring for Your Cardiovascular System
In this video, the importance of taking care of your cardiovascular system is emphasized. It highlights key actions to maintain a healthy heart and blood vessels, such as avoiding smoking, adopting a balanced diet, engaging in regular...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tobacco and the Human Body - Part 1
Tobacco and the Human Body, a 1954 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.
Healthcare Triage
Good News! Smoking is on the Decline, and You Don't Need that Vitamin D Test!
Smoking prevalence is way down in the US, and you likely don't need to be screened about Vitamin D deficiency. It's good news all around on Healthcare triage News.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tobacco and the Human Body - Part 2
Tobacco and the Human Body, a 1954 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.
Curated Video
Understanding Externalities in Economics
The video covers the topic of externalities in economics. It explains how economic agents make decisions in market economies based on maximizing behavior, leading to private costs and benefits. The video defines internal and external...
Healthcare Triage
Shrooms and Smoking, Adult Drug Abuse, and Ebola: Healthcare Triage News
Shrooms to quit smoking, who's using drugs, and a clarification on Ebola. This is Healthcare Triage News.
TLDR News
Cigarette Law & Banking Regulations - This Week in Parliament
This Week in Parliament is a series we are currently trialling where we keep you up to date with the latest news from the UK's Parliament. This week we discuss the latest bills about tobacco and cigarette sales and the availability of...
JJ Medicine
Macular Degeneration | Wet vs Dry | Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Macular Degeneration | Wet vs Dry | Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Macular Degeneration) is an ocular condition involving degeneration of the macula, which is involved in...
Healthcare Triage
Preventive Care is Good, Even Though It's Not Saving Money
The idea that spending more on preventive care will reduce overall health care spending is widely believed and often promoted as a reason to support reform. Unfortunately, that doesn't pan out in real life.
Healthcare Triage
More Money, More Life: Studies Indicate Wealthy People Live Longer
Unless you were living under a rock this week, you heard there was a huge new study on life expectancy in America. It's worth our time. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Healthcare Triage
Healthcare Triage Questions #1
This week, Healthcare Triage presents its first questions video! Many of you submitted questions over Twitter, and John and Aaron sat down to answer them. Hilarity sometimes ensues. Make sure you get your question in next time if you...
Healthcare Triage
Texting Robots May Improve Your Health!
Amazing health effects of texting people with significant cardiovascular disease! This is Healthcare Triage News.
Healthcare Triage
The Harms of Marijuana
We've talked in the past about the positives of Marijuana use. What are the harms? From pregnancy effects to impaired driving to memory and concentration, Aaron will tell you how pot might hurt you.
The Economist
How to revive the NHS
Britain's National Health Service is facing serious challenges, 70 years after its creation. Lord Ara Darzi, a surgeon and former health minister, gives us his prescription for nursing the NHS back to health
Healthcare Triage
Your Questions Answered!
Aaron Carroll and Tiffany Doherty address viewer questions about tobacco research, vitamin D, Coronavirus, breast milk production, and whether sports drinks help with a fever!
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Economists Failed to Predict the Financial Crisis
10 years later, Nobel laureate George Akerlof says the walls within economics need to come down. George Akerlof, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, doesn’t mince words: economists failed to predict the financial crisis because the...
Catalyst University
Clinical Correlation Emphysema [DON'T SMOKE!]
Clinical Correlation Emphysema [DON'T SMOKE!]
TLDR News
Should Weed Be Legal in the UK?
Britain seems to be oblivious to the global trend of decriminalising and legalising marijuana. Should the UK do the same and legalise weed? Would the UK ever legalise weed?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australia on Fire - Hidden Danger
This summer's bushfire disaster has already taken 28 lives directly, but countless others could suffer from the health impacts of prolonged exposure to toxic smoke.
Curated Video
The History and Making of Barbecue
Barbecue refers to a style of cooking meat over an indirect heat source, often coals or fire. Did you know that barbecuing likely pre-dates humans? Learn more about the history of this method of cooking and how to make barbecue ribs!