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The World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to develop...
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Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Evidence strongly suggests that men have, on average, a shorter lifespan than women, but scientists aren't exactly sure why that is. Check out today's QQ to learn more about this mortality mystery.
Crash Course
How Can Cooperation End an Outbreak? Crash Course Outbreak Science
In 1959, the WHO set out to eradicate smallpox, an ambitious goal that was achieved by 1980. But this goal wouldn't have been possible without coordination on all levels of society. In this episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science, we'll...
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Good News, & Drinking Pigs
The SciShow Science News Bureau brings us some GOOD news this week - Hank tells us about a newly developed vaccine for dengue fever, a newly discovered monkey species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and some happy pigs drinking...
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3 Things We Can Do to Stop Ebola
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest efforts to stop the spread of ebola: including airport screenings, treatments for patients, and developments in the search for a vaccine.
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FAQs About the New Flu
In today's news, Michael Aranda stands in for Hank to talk about this year's flu season. And no, Hank isn't out sick with the flu - he's on the road and out of the studio for a few weeks!
TED Talks
TED: How to end the pandemic -- and prepare for the next | Maria Van Kerkhove
We will get out of this pandemic, says Maria Van Kerkhove, the COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO). The question is how fast -- and if we'll take what we've learned from the past two years and apply it to the...
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Why Cancer Labels Are Super Misleading
What does it actually mean when a label says something ‘causes cancer’? Those labels can be misleading, but knowing the legal and scientific reasoning behind them can help.
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The Woman Who Changed Drug Development
From a new method of drug design to an antiviral agent for herpes, Gertrude Elion's works totally transformed the world of drug development.
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Three Creative Ways to Eradicate Diseases
Smallpox is the first and only human disease we've totally wiped out. However, thanks to breakthroughs made while eradicating smallpox and a number of other creative solutions , we've come really close to making a few more diseases a...
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How We Eradicated Cattle Plague
As a species, we’re getting better at preventing viral diseases. But eradication, or eliminating them completely, is much harder. So how did we eradicate the Cattle Plague?
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The Best Way to Fight the Flu
Each year, we try to fight flu season with the influenza vaccine and this year is no different. But why is there a flu season at all and how do we fight it?
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The World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to develop...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Careers in Global Health - identify your area of interest
The first in a 4 part series that takes a look at what you need to do to get your career in global health off to a good start. In this video Greg Martin walks you through the process of identifying your area of interest.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Tedros - the new Director General of the World Health Organization
Dr Tedros is the new Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). This video takes a closer look at his background and vision for global health. Dr Tedros has facilitated demonstrable public health results in the areas of...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Epidemiological transition
Epidemiological transition is the changing patterns of disease (and causes of death) seen in human history. Those of us interested in public health and global health need to understand that this process isn’t over. The epidemiology of...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Pandemics - a worrying global public health threat
Pandemics are one of the greatest existential threats facing humanity today. Over the last few centuries, we've seen outbreaks and epidemics kill millions of people. From plague in the 14th century to influenza in the 20th century,...
Professor Dave Explains
Edward Jenner and the Dawn of Immunology
Now that we are past the Renaissance and approaching a more modern era, it's time to quickly touch upon a major advancement in battling pathogens. Edward Jenner invented the smallpox vaccine, which was responsible for eradicating the...
Next Animation Studio
World Health Organization finally recommends wearing masks in public places
The World Health Organization on June 5 changed its guidance on wearing masks to curb the transmission of the COVID-19 disease, recommending governments encourage everyone to wear masks in public places.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Getting a job at the World Health Organization
In this video, Dr Greg Martin talks about his experiences working at the World Health Organization (both the up-sides and the down-sides) and discusses one or two important issues with respect to the application process.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Finding a job at a UN agency - This Week in Global Health
This episode focus on finding a job in the global health space, particularly within the UN agency system, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank etc.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Ebola One Year Later
We review and update you on the Ebola epidemic one year after it began its spread across West Africa. We also discuss what the future looks like for both the epidemic and the countries it has hit and talk about lessons learned for public...
Next Animation Studio
Darfur yellow fever outbreak kills nearly 100
An outbreak of Yellow fever has killed nearly 100 people over the past six weeks in Sudan's Darfur region. The disease is spread by mosquitoes and symptoms are fever, vomiting, bleeding and in some cases death. The WHO estimates that...
The Wall Street Journal
Google's Venture Into Healthcare
Google's David Feinberg outlines the Silicon Valley giant's progress in tackling health initiatives -- from its partnerships with Ascension, the Mayo Clinic and The World Health Organization to the development of health-tech solutions.