Healthcare Triage
Gaming the System: Orphan Drugs Part 3
This week, we continue our series on Orphan Drugs by looking at a few ways that pharmaceutical companies game the system, and shoehorn their drugs into qualifying for orphan drug status, and therefore greater patent protection. All these...
Hip Hughes History
The Fifth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment 5. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.
Healthcare Triage
Behavioral Economics Aren't that Convincing in Medicine
There have been a lot of stories about using behavioral economics to change wide array of human behaviors. Studies have looked at adherence to treatments, weight control, and lots of other areas, and have found that trying to change...
Healthcare Triage
Does Wegovy Help You Lose Weight?
Today we're talking about Wegovy, which is a new prescription drug approved to treat obesity. It's also called semaglutide, and it was initially approved to treat diabetes, but studies have indicated it is effective for weight loss....
Curated Video
Conducting a Simulation to Determine Consistency with Given Results
In this video, the teacher explains how to determine if a model is consistent with given results by conducting a simulation using random numbers. The example used is a chess player named Garrett who usually wins 6 out of 9 games, but one...
Weird History
What Happened After The Polio Vaccine Was Invented?
As a disease that afflicted thousands of children, adolescents, and adults each year, polio was devastating and incurable. Polio led to paralysis and, in many cases, death. With no cure available, vaccination was the only real hope.
Healthcare Triage
A Look at The DASH Diet 20 Years Later
A recent Viewpoint in JAMA focused on the 20 year anniversary of the DASH diet, one of the major breakthroughs in blood pressure control. Let's discuss. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Curated Video
Could a cure for cancer be hiding in your medicine cabinet?
A combination of drugs, including aspirin and statins, are being tested to treat cancer and other illnesses. There is mounting clinical evidence that the "repurposing" of existing drugs could offer effective new treatments.
Healthcare Triage
Covid Vaccine Facts with the WHO's Dr. Kate O'Brien
We recently talked with Dr. Kate O'Brien, director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at the World Health Organization. We spoke with Dr. O'Brien about how the Covid vaccine works, how it gets distributed, and...
Curated Video
Comparing Theoretical and Empirical Probability
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between theoretical probability and empirical probability. They also explore the concept of the law of large numbers and how it relates to determining the effectiveness of a treatment.
Curated Video
The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened?
The Salem Witch trials are one of the most infamous episodes in US history, but what really happened in Salem?
Catalyst University
Excel/Numbers: Program Average and Standard Deviation
Excel/Numbers: Program Average and Standard Deviation
Healthcare Triage
Do Antidepressants Work or What?
A huge meta-analysis came out recently looking at how effective antidepressants actually are. It turns out, the results are complicated, and we had a hard time reducing all the stuff in this study to a headline. So, the title's a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angeline Lillard - Montessori Education
Dr. Lillard is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and she is an elected Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (Division 7) and the Association for Psychological Science. She obtained her BA in...
Healthcare Triage
Can Text Messages Increase Vaccination Rates?
Remember last week’s episode on the exercise megastudy? Well, there’s another megastudy in existence! This time on using text message reminders to encourage people to get vaccinated for the flu. We’ve got the deets for you on today’s...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - The Race for an AIDS Vaccine
This is the glittering prize of drug R&D. In 1992 the US Government promised a vaccine within two years. Despite 25 years of research no one has found it. But in the slums of Nairobi in Kenya they may have made a breakthrough which they...
Curated Video
Manhattan Project Human Experiments
When scientists at the top secret 'Manhattan project' wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find out.
Curated Video
Testing a Model Using a Simple Simulation
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of conducting a simulation to determine if a model is consistent with given results. Using the example of a basketball player's free throw percentage, the teacher demonstrates how to design...
Healthcare Triage
Only Tell Me the Good News - Bias in Research Publication
Publication bias is a big problem when it comes to health research. Researchers sometimes use spin or change the outcomes and goals to make their research seem positive, and the citation system in research literature amplifies the...
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - Kala Azar
It’s found in India and is one of the most deadly diseases in the world – Kala Azar. It’s official name is Visceral Leishmaniasis, also known as Black Fever, is almost always fatal. But now a new drug has been licensed, tested and...
The March of Time
1945: NUREMBERG TRIALS: VS Nazi Germans stand in docket, Joachim von Ribbentrop holding papers, unidentified soldier, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher at microphone, Franz von Papen, Wilhelm Keitel, Konstantin von Neurath. War Crimes, military tribunal
MOT 1945: NUREMBERG TRIALS: VS Nazi Germans stand in docket, Joachim von Ribbentrop holding papers, unidentified soldier, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher at microphone, Franz von Papen, Wilhelm Keitel, Konstantin von Neurath. War Crimes,...
Curated Video
Evolution of American Tanks | Animated History
In this episode, we will be covering the rise of armored fighting vehicles over the twentieth-century in the United States. Beginning with American intervention in the First World War, and leading through to the closing days of the Cold...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary Maths Age 13-17 - Algebra: Trial and Improvement - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in GCSE Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video...
Curated Video
The Process of Drug Testing and Trials
This video provides an overview of the process of testing and trialing new drugs before they can be prescribed to the general public. It explains the preclinical testing phase, then describes the three stages of clinical trials. The...