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Helping Hands - Learning Emergency Numbers
Sing and memorize emergency numbers effortlessly.
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Henrietta Lacks' Revolutionary HeLa Cells
The astonishing story of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cells, taken without consent, revolutionized medical research but also exposed ethical dilemmas, leading to crucial changes in consent laws to protect patients' rights in the scientific...
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Susan La Flesche Picotte: The First Female Native American Doctor
At a time when many Native Americans were refused healthcare by racist White doctors, Susan La Flesche Picotte overcame gender discrimination to become the first Indigenous woman in U.S. history to earn a medical degree.
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Elizabeth Blackwell: Trailblazer for Women in Medicine
The first woman to graduate from a U.S. medical college, Elizabeth Blackwell broke through gender barriers to make history. Her remarkable story of courage and perseverance serves as a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
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Titus' Rescue Story!
Jessi brings on a special guest, Bridget Burns, to help share Titus the tortoise's rescue and rehabilitation story. Bridget is an animal enthusiast and wants to help rescued animals find good homes and live out happy and healthy lives....
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Pandemic Perspectives: The Nature of Research
SCIENCE, ONGOING: Professor Barwich talks about how the pandemic has highlighted the need to teach people science as a process as well as the actual concepts of science to increase democratic participation and how the pandemic showed the...
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Pandemic Perspectives: Moral Implications, Part 2
ALL TOO FAMILIAR: Professor Yamey talks about how the system of sharing vaccines which had been created with incentives to not hoard of vaccines did not work at all through a lack of genuine international health cooperation and his...
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Pandemic Perspectives: Biology
CONFRONTING FALLIBILITY: Dr Hie talks about how his hope is that the general public has a better appreciation of the ongoing process of scientific research, including uncertainty and fallibility, and the need for scientific research more...
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Thanks to the Vet
Miss Palomine gets a phone call from her friend April, telling her that April’s cat, Barney, went to the veterinarian and now he’s not sick any more. She talks about the way her vet helps her and the pets in the community. She recites...
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There's a Doctor for Everything
Miss Palomine returns from a doctor’s visit with some medicine her doctor gave her. She talks about the way her doctor helps her and the people in the community. She recites the poem, “My Doctor” and talks about the many different types...
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Indoor Safety
Miss Palomine helps the student identify potentially dangerous objects around the house. She provides tips to help the student stay away from potential household safety hazards.
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The Asian Culture
Miss Palomine tells the student about the Asian culture. She introduces some of the most well known Asian languages. Miss Palomine then gives an overview of Asian food, dress, and Asian technologies and medicines that are used in the...
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How We Discovered Germs
Humanity didn't always know about the invisible viruses, bacteria, and microbes that can cause disease. But that doesn't mean we didn't come up with some truly bizarre ideas. From the four humors and miasma theory to bloodletting and...
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Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?
Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? Why does the same medication cost significantly less in other countries around the world? Today Danielle examines the history of pharmaceutical regulation in America and how...
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Health Disparities in the Black Community: Past & Present
You're probably aware that the United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans. Today, Danielle looks at the historic reasons for distrust of medical establishment in the Black community as well as why these huge...
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What's up with all this Vaping?
E-Cigarettes are everywhere. Vaping has become so ubiquitous that "vape" was Oxford Dictionaries word of the year in 2014. Today, Danielle looks at how and why vaping took off. She examines the early 20th century prototypes for electric...
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How To Help Your Loved One Get Help
It's very hard to watch a loved one need help but not get it. What you do to help depends on why they refuse help and how much they accept that they have an illness. See this video on The Imposter Syndrome for one way this looks •...
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All That Plants Do for Us
Miss Palomine talks about the number of plants that we eat. This leads to a discussion of all the ways in which we use plants.
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Benefits of Plants
Miss Palomine talks about the number of plants that were used in the past and still used today to make medicines. She then talks about how trees benefit people and animals.
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More about Living and Nonliving Things
Miss Palomine shows the student that her plant is growing but her rock isn’t. She reviews the concept that her plant is a living thing and her rock is not. This begins a review of living and nonliving things. Miss Palomine then describes...
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Living Things Need Each Other
Miss Palomine explains what is meant by the term “living things.” She then describes all of the benefits of plants and describes why people and animals could not live without plants. She puts these benefits on a list.
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My weekend at man camp: trauma, wrestling and tears
Earlier this year, pre-pandemic, Adam Gabbatt spent a weekend with Sacred Sons, a male-only community that aims to help men explore their vulnerable side and listen to their emotions. In an era when masculinity is under scrutiny, could...
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Kemosabe's Vet Visit
Kemosabe the prehensile tailed porcupine, gets regular visits from his veterinarian to check on the length and health of his teeth. This time it doesn't go as planned. Also includes several other animals who needed vet attention as well.