(1951) Henrietta Lacks seeks treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins, where tissue samples are collected without her knowledge or consent. Cells from her sample prove to be remarkably durable and prolific, becoming the first human...

Dr. Turner is the Director of the CCSU Literacy Center, and a Professor in the Department of Literacy Elementary, and Early Childhood Education. He is also the Co-Host of TEDxCCSU events, (2013-Present), the Co-Host of the Central...

NEW YORK - MARCH 27: HAVING a giant birthmark has taught a body positivity advocate how to accept herself for who she is and spread an inspiring message of self-love. Nathalia, of Los Angeles, was born in Brazil with a rare condition...

Australian man James Harrison is known as 'The Man with the Golden Arm' after his blood was used to develop an injection that has since saved the lives of an estimated two million babies from rhesus disease.

In this video, we discuss the mechanism of benzodiazepines (e.g., xanax, ativan). In doing so, we also cover the functions of the GABAa receptor and the effects of benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and alcohols on it.

In this episode we are going to talk about amputations in the Napoleonic Wars

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found promising results for a weight-loss drug in the U.S.

Dr. Clack discusses her professional journey from medicine to television, what it’s like working on a hit series and her experience as a Black entertainment leader in Hollywood.

The video explains what genetic engineering is and how it is used in agriculture and medicine. It discusses the benefits and limitations of genetic engineering and considers some of the concerns that people have regarding its use. The...

William Harvey explains how he discovered circulation; how blood flowed around the body.

In part 5 of this series, Mary explains how she built the British Hotel at Kadikoi in the Crimea to tend to the needs of sick and convalescing officers.

Animals aren’t just cute – during times of war, they’ve proven to be immensely useful. Some have even been awarded with prestigious medals for helping to save lives.

Ian Goldin, the director of the James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford, talks about the school's new partnership with INET. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.

In episode 36, Charlie and Jordan discuss the potential Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering...

In part 4 of this series, Florence talks about her arrival at Scutari Hospital and her dismay at the sanitary conditions there..

In part 3 of this series, Florence explains why she recruited a team of nurses and travelling out to the Crimea.

Meet Frances Oldham Kelsey - a true American hero! Frances was a pharmacologist working for the FDA who stood up to the big drug companies and ultimately saved thousands of American lives in the process.

(1951) Henrietta Lacks seeks treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins, where tissue samples are collected without her knowledge or consent. Cells from her sample prove to be remarkably durable and prolific, becoming the first...

Researchers at Duke University have made initial steps toward creating artificial limbs that can not only move like real limbs, but also sense touch. Electrodes were implanted into both the motor and sensory areas of the brains of two...

This video takes a look at shell shock and the effect it has on soldiers.  It also highlights the treatments for shell shock and the way in which officers were treated differently to the ordinary soldier

In Brazil, millions of people are infected with intestinal worms. Although there are effective drugs to treat worm infections, they’re not universally available and can’t prevent future infections. Now a team of scientists are trying to...

A significant study on the safety of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 has been retracted. So, what does this mean? What does it say about using the drug to treat COVID? What does it say about the way we do science?

Former U.S. Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan spoke in Indianapolis back in 1900 on the opposition of Imperialism within America. The speech has since been entitled Flag of an Empire.

Great strides were made towards a scientific approach to medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, but after the fall of the Roman Empire, the baton was handed over to the Arab World. The so-called Golden Age of Islam produced incredible...