Curated Video
Edith Galt: The First Lady Who Took Control
Historically a ceremonial position, the role of First Lady at one point mainly involved hosting events at the White House. But when President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke in 1919, his wife, Edith, covertly took on many of his duties...
Curated Video
Mental Health Matters Part 1: Sixth Grade
Welcome to another impactful episode of In Control. Today, we're starting a crucial conversation about mental health and mental illness, approaching it with the respect and sensitivity it deserves. As we delve into these topics, we'll...
Curated Video
Mental Health Matters Part 2: Sixth Grade
In the second installment of our Mental Health series, we delve deeper into understanding mental illness. We'll debunk some common misconceptions about mental illness and explore various causes, from heredity to lifestyle habits. As we...
Vlogbrothers
EBOLA! (...meningitis)
In which John is diagnosed with ebola by the Internet but turns out to be suffering from viral meningitis. How should we imagine novel diseases and how should we combat them? And why do we only focus on diseases that we fear will affect...
Vlogbrothers
Ebola: What IS Terrifying
In which John discusses the ebola outbreaks in the United States, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, and how best to deal with them.
Vlogbrothers
Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Global Health
A special bonus video in which John Green and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talk about how Ethiopia has reduced its infant mortality dramatically in the past twenty years.
Vlogbrothers
The Causes of Cholera
In which John discusses cholera, its many causes, and why we aren't hearing much about the cholera epidemic in Yemen, the worst outbreak of the disease since at least 1949.
Vlogbrothers
How Big a Problem is Mental Illness?
In which John discusses global human health, mental illness, and how metrics like Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) can help us understand how severely mental illness affects human health around the world.
Vlogbrothers
end the stigma
In which John discusses what actually causes the stigmatization of certain health conditions, and how best to fight stigma.
Vlogbrothers
My Physicalmental Illness
In which John discusses labyrinthitis, OCD, categories, the body in thought, and the body in pain.
Vlogbrothers
Empathy and its Limits
In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.
Vlogbrothers
Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?
In which John discusses the complicated reasons why the United States spends so much more on health care than any other country in the world, and along the way reveals some surprising information, including that Americans spend more of...
Vlogbrothers
On Disease
Greetings to my brand new -itis. In which John discusses illness, and his experiences with it, and the way we imagine disease.
Curated Video
Joanna of Castile part 5: Ferdinand II and Philip Undermine Joanna
Despite their historic animosity, Joanna's father, Ferdinand II and her husband, Philip Duke of Burgundy joined forces to prevent Joanna becoming queen. What were the terms of their alliance and what motivated them to undermine Joanna?
Curated Video
Treating Covid Pneumonia: Real Story told by a Frontline Doctor
I'm a Frontline Covid Doctor who treats Covid 19 Pneumonia patients everyday. This real life clinical case is about a young male patient in mid-twenties who had refused to take the covid vaccine. It was painful to see how he deteriorated...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Mind, Myth and Madness (long form version)
From schizophrenia to depression we assume our psychiatric diagnoses are real. But as the mental health epidemic turns global, the categories now seem like the cause. Is it time to abandon our biological account of mental illness? Or is...
Indigo Artbox
Amadeo Modigliani: 6 Minute Art History Video
Learn about Modigliani, sculptor and painter and how African Art influenced his work.
Healthcare Triage
The Ups and Downs of Evidence Based Medicine
This week on HCT, we're talking about evidence based medicine. We talk about it a lot here on the show, but what exactly does the term mean? Why is evidence based medicine useful, and what can we do to use it more effectively?
Healthcare Triage
Measles Infections Can Wipe Out Immunity to OTHER Diseases
We're very clearly in favor of vaccines here at Healthcare Triage, because they save a LOT of lives. It turns out, the measles vaccine was doing more than we previously thought. Getting infected with measles doesn't only make you sick,...
Healthcare Triage
Alcohol and Cancer and How We Think About Risk
Recently, there have been big, splashy headlines about how drinking ANY alcohol increases your risk of cancer. As usual, there's more to the story than the scary headline. Aaron looks at the studies that made all the news, and talks...
Curated Video
Civil War Hospitals
The medical hospitals established during the American Civil War helped save thousands of lives – and change how the US military cares for troops to this day.
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Understanding COVID-19 Variants
This video provides an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the origins of the virus, the impact on society, the development of vaccines, the emergence of variants, and the importance of global cooperation and vaccination in...
SWPictures
Revolutionary Ultrasound Treatment for Cancer: A Clinical Trial Success Story
The video discusses a clinical trial being conducted at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, where doctors are using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat kidney and liver cancer. The video features David Atwell, a tennis player who...
SWPictures
Subsidized Malaria Treatment in Africa: Making Effective Drugs Affordable
The video discusses the issue of affordability for malaria treatment in Africa and how a subsidized combination therapy has made it more accessible for those who need it. The success of this pilot scheme depends on its effectiveness and...