TLDR News
Is Johnson's Tax Rise Hurting Young People? The National Insurance Rise Explained - TLDR News
Yesterday, despite prior assurances, Johnson's government announced that they'd be increasing taxes in order to cover NHS costs and the rising costs of social care. However, this move has proved controversial especially because of who's...
AllTime 10s
10 Terrible Historical Health Tips
We haven't always been right in regards to medical treatments. . . Unfortunately
Healthcare Triage
Getting In-Network Care is Harder Than You'd Think
In a recent Health Affairs article, the Commonwealth Foundation conducted their periodic survey of eleven countries to see how access issues might have improved or worsened. We've covered these data before. Let's update. This is...
Science360
BIG DATA TO INDIVIDUALIZE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES
Some chronic conditions, such as the autoimmune disease scleroderma, are especially difficult to treat because patients exhibit highly variable symptoms, complications and treatment responses. The process of finding an effective...
Healthcare Triage
Buprenorphine Regulations and Better Treatment of Addiction
We face a lot of obstacles on the road to ending the opioid crisis, and one of them revolves around access to evidence-based addiction treatments. The X-waiver, a waiver physicians must obtain to prescribe the partial opioid agonist...
Healthcare Triage
Healthcare Triage Answers Your Questions!
John Green asks the questions you submitted, and Dr. Aaron Carroll answers them. Also, great job with the questions. They were really good.
SWPictures
SURVIVOR'S GUIDE - Newborn Survival
Birth is a treacherous business, especially in Africa where every year up to half a million babies die on the day they are born. Evelyn Katunge, from Kenya, knows about the heartbreak of losing babies. She was just 18 when she gave...
Healthcare Triage
The HPV Vaccine Is Still Underutilized
When people hear about vaccine denial, they most often think about parents who are refusing to vaccinate their children. But there's another type of vaccine refusal, and it's important that we not ignore that, too. Doctors sometimes...
Espresso Media
Mapping and Quantifying Gum Pollution: Revealing the Extent of the Problem
In this video, a high tech company in Toronto uses their mapping technology and software to quantify the amount of gum pollution on city sidewalks. They have also developed an app that allows users to track and pinpoint areas with high...
Healthcare Triage
Patients Bossing Doctors Around? It's a Myth: HCTriage News
One of the favorite complaints of doctors when we confront them with the over using technology and overtreating patients is that they demand it. Do they? More and more evidence says that's a myth. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Weird History
What People Ate During The Plague
When the Black Plague struck Europe in the 14th century, people didn't have much time to worry about their diets. Still, doctors warned that the most popular food and drinks in medieval England, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, could...
Espresso Media
Chickley: The Next Great Trend in Gum?
This video explores the potential of chickley, a natural gum harvested sustainably from the rainforest, as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chewing gum. It highlights the impact of consumer choices on the...
Healthcare Triage
Canada's Healthcare System Explained!
Last week we discussed the United States health care system. This week we discuss Canada's. We also take some time to bust some myths about their single payer health care system. Fight about it in the comments below.
The Wall Street Journal
An Rx for Health Care: Part I
It's already part of presidential campaign slogans: "Medicare for all." But how exactly would that work?
Healthcare Triage
Fatigue and its Effect on Doctors & Prescriptions
Actually, you can even use these mugs for tea. Or any other hot drink. Or even a cold drink, if you don't mind bucking convention. Fatigue matters. Even when it comes to doctors. Especially when it comes to doctors. We've got data. This...
Healthcare Triage
Switzerland's Healthcare Explained!
Switzerland! It's a gorgeous alpine nation of 8 million people. It's a parliamentary republic made up of 26 cantons. I've never been, but I hear great things about it. The country should free to fly us over so we can learn even more. But...
TLDR News
Emergency Coronavirus Bill: What Does the Radical Bill Do? - TLDR News.
On Monday the House of Commons approved the Coronavirus Bill, legislation which is set to give the government far-reaching powers in order to tackle the ongoing pandemic. In this video, we explain what's actually included in the bill as...
Healthcare Triage
Canada's Healthcare System Explained!
Last week we discussed the United States health care system. This week we discuss Canada's. We also take some time to bust some myths about their single payer health care system. Fight about it in the comments below.
Weird History
The Life of Typhoid Mary
The story of the real Typhoid Mary - In the early 1900s, germ theory was a relatively new concept, and many – including doctors – were unaware of how diseases spread. At the time, bacterial diseases like typhoid and dysentery could still...
Healthcare Triage
Doctors, Money, and Conflicts of Interest
I'm a doctor. My father is a doctor. My colleagues are doctors, the people I train are doctors, lots and lots of my friends are doctors. But that doesn't meant that doctors sometimes aren't blind to certain issues like their own...
The Wall Street Journal
Deep Dive: The Big Shift in AI-Driven Care
Can algorithms trained on data detect and diagnose diseases like Covid-19 better than humans? Tech executives discuss the potential of AI-driven tools to help in detecting and preventing medical conditions.
Weird History
What People Ate During The Black Plague
When the Black Plague struck Europe in the 14th century, people didn't have much time to worry about their diets. Still, doctors warned that the most popular food and drinks in medieval England, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, could...
TLDR News
Can the NHS Cope with Coronavirus? - TLDR News
With the Coronavirus continuing to spread across Britain, the NHS is being placed under increasing pressure to handle the virus. In this video, we take a look at how the NHS is doing thus far and what the government is doing to try and...
Healthcare Triage
The Malpractice System Doesn't Deter Malpractice
Research indicates that the malpractice system in the United States doesn't do a lot to deter malpractice. There are several recent studies about malpractice that look at how many doctors have malpractice claims against them, and what...