When it comes to giving birth, the first image that comes to mind is a woman lying down on her back, but this wasn't always the case. In fact the origin of the position we now most associate with women giving birth started as a procedure...

Scars are not just skin deep - emotional and psychological histories lie beneath the healed wounds. In this documentary, we meet 5 different people for whom their scars changed forever how they see the world, and how the world sees them....

In this episode, Leslie Samuel talks about the 3 meningeal layers of the central nervous system - the Pia, Arachnoid and Dura Maters. In it, he shows how these layers protect the CNS. Enjoy!

It’s known as The Silent Killer – blood pressure is one of the world’s growing killers – especially in countries like China where Western diets and a growing lack of exercise are beginning to take their toll. We travel to Beijing to join...

A man's arms and legs were amputated after his dog's saliva caused a blood infection in his body, reports The Washington Post.

This lesson teaches an introduction to the alphabet and the sounds and names of the letters, consonants and vowels. We look at personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, the) and the verb “to be,” "I am" "you are" "he is." We also look...

It takes a lot of ongoing training to get doctors to take up new treatments and techniques in their practice. But it turns out it's REALLY difficult to get docs to stop using treatments when later studies show that treatment to be...

A simple explainer video about 'Irritable Bowel Syndrome' or IBS, a common condition that affects the digestive system. We explain the symptoms, possible triggers, how it is diagnosed, and ways it can be managed. We hope this video will...

Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this only by training and hiring more physicians.

The video discusses the link between disease and human health, defining and classifying diseases into categories based on onset, transmission, and duration. It also highlights the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle to prevent...

Leading economists and professors explain the role of an economist in society and why young people would be attracted to the field - particularly now after the global crisis.

A TEENAGER who suffers from an extremely rare condition means if he falls asleep unassisted - he dies. Liam Derbyshire was born with Ondine's Curse, officially known as Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, which causes...

Sometimes, the words of politicians save lives. In the case of Teddy Roosevelt, ""Bull Moose"" Party presidential candidate in 1912, that was very literally true.

Having already served as the 26th President of the United States,...

This video explores the issue of plastic pollution and its impact on the environment, focusing on the challenges of recycling and waste management. It also highlights the struggles faced by a community living near a landfill, including...

This haunting film provides a brilliant summary of one of the most infamous experiments ever conducted in psychology, looking at its origins, methods, quite extraordinary findings and its lasting impact on psychiatry.

Short animation explaining UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing for teenage students

In this video, a group of people discuss the amount of garbage they produce and how they are trying to reduce it by taking their garbage home with them. They also discuss the lack of available garbage cans in public places and the impact...

Medical science has come a long way in the last hundred years, but that doesn't mean every medical mystery has been solved. The cause of the mysterious sleeping sickness that struck New York in the 1920s, Encephalitis lethargica, remains...

In this video, the speaker explores how gum companies have strategically associated their products with positive experiences and personal hygiene, diverting our attention from the potential health and environmental impacts of chewing...

Targeting brain tumors with enough anti-cancer medication is no easy task. But Stefan Bossmann and Deryl Troyer at Kansas State University are developing a novel materials treatment method for persons with brain cancer that uses a...

Next time you sit down for a hotdog at a football game, you might be surprised to know that what you're doing isn't nearly as red, white and blue as you think. So have a sit down and find out why all your favourite American things aren't...

This week, Aaron recaps the year on Healthcare Triage. All of it. Hear about all the stuff we made in 2015, with links!

In the 19th century, physicians argued that Victorian hospitals offered modern, scientific care. But in Vienna, one doctor realized physicians were inadvertently ending the lives of their patients. That's because 19th-century medical...

"Hyperelastic Bone" can be matched to patients or used off-the-shelf and could be cheaper, better and less painful than conventional bone tissue



Description: The transplanting of bone tissue, known as bone...