TED Talks
Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional...
TED Talks
Jorge Soto: The future of early cancer detection?
Along with a crew of technologists and scientists, Jorge Soto is developing a simple, noninvasive, open-source test that looks for early signs of multiple forms of cancer. Onstage at TEDGlobal 2014, he demonstrates a working prototype of...
TED Talks
TED: Healthier men, one moustache at a time | Adam Garone
Adam Garone has an impressive moustache, and it's for a good cause. A co-founder of Movember, Garone's initiative to raise awareness for men's health -- by having men grow out their moustaches every November -- began as a dare in a bar...
TED Talks
TED: Good news in the fight against pancreatic cancer | Laura Indolfi
Anyone who has lost a loved one to pancreatic cancer knows the devastating speed with which it can affect an otherwise healthy person. TED Fellow and biomedical entrepreneur Laura Indolfi is developing a revolutionary way to treat this...
TED Talks
TED: How cancer cells communicate -- and how we can slow them down | Hasini Jayatilaka
When cancer cells are closely packed together in a tumor, they're able to communicate with each other and coordinate their movement throughout the body. What if we could interrupt this process? In this accessible talk about cutting-edge...
TED Talks
Siddhartha Mukherjee: Soon we'll cure diseases with a cell, not a pill
Current medical treatment boils down to six words: Have disease, take pill, kill something. But physician Siddhartha Mukherjee points to a future of medicine that will transform the way we heal.
SciShow
A Season for Disease'n
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. Every new season brings new...diseases.
SciShow
Why Skin Creams Give You Rashes
A lot of people react to certain compounds found in skincare products, and scientists may have figured out why these pesky rashes happen and how to prevent them. Meanwhile, a pair of papers published last week show how AI can be trained...
TED Talks
TED: New nanotech to detect cancer early | Joshua Smith
What if every home had an early-warning cancer detection system? Researcher Joshua Smith is developing a nanobiotechnology "cancer alarm" that scans for traces of disease in the form of special biomarkers called exosomes. In this...
Crash Course
You Know I’m All About that Bayes - Crash Course Statistics
Today we’re going to talk about Bayes Theorem and Bayesian hypothesis testing. Bayesian methods like these are different from how we've been approaching statistics so far, because they allow us to update our beliefs as we gather new...
Curated Video
The most popular types of MEDICAL IMAGING techniques
X-Rays, CT Scans, MRIs, Mammograms, Ultrasounds, and PET Scans are some of the more important types of medical imaging techniques used by doctors and other healthcare professionals to look inside our bodies. DISCLAIMER: The content in...
Curated Video
Breakthrough Treatment Offers Hope for Hereditary Breast Cancer Patients
A research team at Sheffield University has discovered a breakthrough treatment for hereditary breast cancer that disrupts the tumor's ability to reproduce. This innovative drug not only helps women with existing tumors but also reduces...
Great Big Story
Melanie's choice, embracing life after breast cancer
Follow Melanie's journey of self-acceptance and empowerment after a mastectomy, highlighting her participation in visual representation projects.
Healthcare Triage
Beauty Products, Hair Chemicals, and Uterine Cancer
There’s a lot of buzz around beauty products and how the chemicals in them may affect hormones, and thus contribute to the development of certain cancers. How much weight should we give to studies that report these associations?
Curated Video
What Most People Get Wrong About Abortion
On June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and we are SHOOK. The abortion debate is divided along party lines, and steeped in a cloud of myths. What’s science and what’s science fiction? We’ve got the truth about...
Curated Video
Debating Genetic Screening: A Family's Journey with Breast Cancer
This video explores the ethical implications of extending embryo scanning in Britain, focusing on the case of Vicki Jones and her daughter Millie, who are at risk of inheriting a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. It raises...
Curated Video
Study Shows Digital Mammography More Effective for Young Women with Dense Breast Tissue
This landmark study highlights the superiority of newer digital mammography techniques over standard X-rays for detecting breast cancer in young women with dense breast tissue. The findings emphasize the importance of incorporating...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Detection: The Future of Early Warning Systems
Revolutionize breast cancer detection with a cutting-edge device developed by the same experts behind military technology like the stealth bomber. This compact, non-invasive tool uses infrared lights to detect early signs of tumors by...
Curated Video
Advancements in Genetic Analysis for Breast Cancer Treatment
Cutting-edge DNA technology is revolutionizing breast cancer research at Cambridge University. Dr. Maria Garcia and her team are utilizing advanced analyzers to identify key genes driving tumor growth, leading to the discovery of four...
Curated Video
New Hope for Breast Cancer Prevention: The Promise of Femara
Femara, a hormonal drug, has shown promising results in preventing the recurrence of breast cancer in women who have undergone treatment. Unlike tamoxifen, which can only be given for five years, Femara has proven to be highly effective...
Curated Video
Breast Cancer Awareness: Detection, Risk Factors, and Prevention
This video provides important information about breast cancer, emphasizing the importance of early detection. It highlights key risk factors such as being a woman and increasing age, as well as common signs to watch out for including...
The Guardian
Moving Forward After a Year of Cancer
Victoria goes in for her annual mammogram after a year of breast cancer treatment. The initial result is concerning, but a second scan delivers good news. Victoria and her teenage son express relief and talk about some of the things they...
The Guardian
Adjusting to Life with Cancer
As Victoria's chemotherapy and cancer treatment continue, she and her teenage son adjust to a new normal. Both go back and forth between feeling hopeful and feeling low as Victoria prepares for her last round of chemo and 2018 comes to...
Curated Video
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, aka NASA, has been at the forefront of science, technology, and space exploration since 1958. Its work remains an inspiration to millions of people around the world.