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Advancements in Brain Imaging: Understanding Brain Function and Potential Treatments

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video showcases the use of positron emission tomography (PET) technology at London's Hammersmith Hospital to track blood flow in the brain. Researchers have discovered that different parts of the brain react to stimulus such as...
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The most popular types of MEDICAL IMAGING techniques

9th - Higher Ed
X-Rays, CT Scans, MRIs, Mammograms, Ultrasounds, and PET Scans are some of the more important types of medical imaging techniques used by doctors and other healthcare professionals to look inside our bodies.
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Smart Shirt: A Scientific Approach to Protecting the Elderly from Accidents

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video discusses a smart shirt developed by researchers in Singapore that can detect falls in elderly individuals. The shirt includes a device that detects shocks generated when a person falls, and the data is transmitted to a...
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Improving Pediatric Medication: The Need for Clinical Studies and New Prescribing Guidelines

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video highlights the issue of most medicines being unlicensed for children and the lack of information on appropriate dosage for pediatric patients. It emphasizes the need for clinical studies on children to ensure accurate...
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Digitalization of X-ray Imaging: Revolutionizing Healthcare in England

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video highlights the transition from traditional X-ray films to digital imaging and storage in hospitals across England. The nationwide computerized system allows doctors to make diagnoses from screens, eliminating the need to...
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When you die, this is what happens to your body

9th - Higher Ed
What happens to our bodies when we die? Well, after death, many things happen to our bodies at physical and chemical levels. In this video, we will cover all the science of death.
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Virtual Emergency Training: Preparing Medical Staff for Extreme Scenarios

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Meta Centre is a virtual emergency unit that provides realistic training scenarios for medical professionals to handle large-scale emergencies. Using dummies as virtual task trainers, doctors and nurses practice difficult procedures...
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Life-Saving Procedure: Treating Fetal Hernia to Ensure Proper Lung Development

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video showcases a groundbreaking medical procedure performed on Kieran, a baby diagnosed with a fetal hernia that was hindering his lung development. Doctors at King's College Hospital in London successfully inserted a tube through...
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Revolutionizing AIDS Diagnosis: Introducing the World's Smallest AIDS Laboratory

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The world's smallest AIDS laboratory, developed by Texan entrepreneur Richard Hawkins and researchers from the University of Texas, is a revolutionary device that can quickly and accurately measure CD4 lymphocytes in a small blood...
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Revolutionizing Diagnoses: The Incredible New MRI Scanner

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Introducing a groundbreaking MRI scanner that revolutionizes patient diagnosis. With incredibly detailed images produced in just 15 seconds, doctors can now accurately assess and monitor conditions in real time, including the beating...
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Life-Saving Treatment: Rapid Angioplasty for Heart Attack Patients

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video highlights the life-saving treatment of unblocking arteries through angioplasty, allowing blood to flow back into the heart muscle after a heart attack. It emphasizes the importance of prompt treatment in reducing the risk of...
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Revolutionary Vital Signs Monitoring System Offers Hope for Premature Babies

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Doctors in Edinburgh are developing new software that can simultaneously monitor up to 32 vital signs of premature babies, allowing for early detection of deteriorating health. This innovative system provides real-time data and alerts...
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Blood Typing and Transfusions: Saving Lives Through Medical Breakthroughs

12th - Higher Ed
This video provides a brief history and development of blood typing and transfusions, highlighting how this medical advancement has saved countless lives. It explores the ancient understanding of blood, the discovery of blood...
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Robotic Revolution: The Future of Open Heart Surgery

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Doctors at the University of California's Cake School of Medicine are revolutionizing open heart surgery with the use of a three-armed robot named Da Vinci. This robotic system allows surgeons to perform surgery with greater precision...
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Robotic-Assisted Open Heart Surgery: Advancements in Medical Technology

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video highlights the use of robotic technology in open heart surgery at the University of California's Kick School of Medicine. The Da Vinci Robot System allows surgeons to perform precise and minimally invasive procedures,...
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Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt: A Rare Exhibition of Mummies and Treasures

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA, will be hosting the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities ever to leave the UK. This exhibition, titled "Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt," features 140 ancient objects, including six...
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Revolutionary Heart Valve Procedure Gives New Life to Patient

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video showcases a complex experimental procedure that saved Fred Grant's life by replacing his weak heart valve without the need for open-heart surgery. The surgeons used a new style valve, compressed it to the width of a pencil,...
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Understanding Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges with Insulin

12th - Higher Ed
This video discusses diabetes, a chronic disease that affects the body's ability to regulate sugar in the blood. It explains the different types of diabetes and the importance of managing the condition through lifestyle changes and...
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Medical Care at Pennhurst State School and Hospital

3rd - Higher Ed
While Pennhurst had some dedicated doctors and staff, medical care quality varied significantly. Residents had limited access to specialists, and routine care often fell short. Additionally, the institution heavily relied on medication...
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Patient Experiences at the Pennhurst State School and Hospital

3rd - Higher Ed
This clip recounts the harrowing experiences of several individuals who were placed in the Pennhurst State School. It highlights stories of neglect, abuse, and separation from families due to societal inability to care for individuals...
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Landmarks - Hotel Hanoi

12th - Higher Ed
HOTEL HANOI IF YOU OWN A PET, THIS IS ONE LANDMARK STORY THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST. TUCKED AWAY IN AN UNREMARKABLE RESIDENTIAL ALLEY OF HANOI IN VIETNAM IS THE HOTEL CHO MEOW, OR HOTEL DOGS AND CATS. NGUYEN BAO SINH'S 50-ROOM HANOI HOTEL...
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Blood Transfusion: Vietnam

6th - 12th
Lessons from the frontline: why the experiences of soldiers in the Vietnam War made doctors rethink how they treat severe trauma wounds. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. During the Vietnam War, emergency blood transfusions given...
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Electricity in Medicine

6th - 12th
Discover how doctors use electricity in the human body to stimulate and suppress muscles - and save lives. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. Electricity is a useful tool in medicine and saves lives. An electric shock...
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The world's highest hospital

K - 5th
Venture to the world’s highest hospital, at Mount Everest's Base Camp.
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