Global Health with Greg Martin
HIV / AIDS - This Week in Global Health
On this weeks episode, the panel looks at HIV - progress that we've made and challenges ahead
Next Animation Studio
Mosquitoes evolved to favor human blood in arid environments: study
A new study may help to clarify the affinity for human blood of aedes aegypti, also known as the yellow fever mosquito.
The Wall Street Journal
Paging Dr. Machine
Will artificial intelligence and machine learning reshape the way diagnostics and other medicine are conducted?
SWPictures
Tanzania: Transforming the Sewage System in Dar es Salaam
The video showcases the Gulper, a motor tricycle equipped with a pump that is transforming the way pit latrines are emptied in Doris Salaam, Tanzania. The affordable and safe service is improving health and reducing the risk of diseases...
Visual Learning Systems
Viruses and Monerans: Virus Shapes and Classification
Practical examples show how viruses and bacteria are both beneficial and harmful to humans. Animations describe the structure of a virus, and explain how they reproduce and cause disease. Microscopic images illustrate different types and...
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: The First Settlement - St Augustine Florida
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the first European settlement in North America that predated Jamestown Virigina. The video also looks...
PBS
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Dr. Z)
Although we are currently living through a pandemic that has disrupted our lives and will shape the course of humanity, pandemics have been around since the dawn of civilization, as have stories about fictional pandemics. So now seems...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 14
Researchers send smells over the Internet, a startup brings the eBay model to the trucking industry and a flying car comes closer to becoming a reality. Plus, famous geneticist George Church explains why he’s willing to pay you to...
Weird History
How You Could Survive the Black Plague
The Black Death changed the world. As the most profound epidemic in human history, the plague claimed the lives of millions, with nearly half of Europe's population perishing from the disease. Some feared they were living through the...
SWPictures
The Plant that Cures Malaria: The Challenges and Triumphs of Artemisia Growers in Africa
The Plant that Cures Malaria part 4/5: Clovis, a farmer in East Africa, faces challenges in transporting his Artemisia crop to buyers. Despite negotiating a new contract, the farmers are paid 1/3 less per kilo compared to last year and...
JJ Medicine
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency | In-Depth Overview including Medications, Diseases & Fish Tapeworm
Lesson on Vitamin B12 Deficiency Causes, including dietary intake issues, medication use, gastrointestinal disease (ex. crohn’s disease, celiac disease), GI infections, pancreatic disease and autoimmune conditions (ex. pernicious...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Tuberculosis and Global Health
In this episode, we take a closer look at Tuberculosis (TB), its epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment. We also look at drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) and the relationship between tuberculosis and HIV.
Next Animation Studio
Football players three times more likely to develop brain disease
Former NFL players are three times more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases than the general population, a new study suggests. The study, published in the medical journal Neurology, surveyed nearly 3,500 retired football players...
Science360
Disappearing Frogs
Disease, pollution, and loss of habitat are killing off hundreds of species of amphibians. One of the biggest threats right now is an aquatic fungus called chytrid that infects the skin of these historically tough, resilient creatures....
Professor Dave Explains
Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Virus)
We've all heard of mono. It's the kissing disease! But this term is a little minimizing and outdated. The disease is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, and there are lot more details regarding transmission and disease than can be...
SWPictures
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti: Fighting the Spread of Disease through Treatment and Education
The video discusses the outbreak of Cholera in Haiti, caused by contaminated water and poor sanitation. The government is taking steps to improve sanitation, but education on hygiene practices is also crucial to prevent the spread of the...
Catalyst University
More Pressure-Volume (PV) Curves
In this video, we discuss another type of pressure-volume loop in detail that you may encounter in your anatomy and physiology class.
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanism of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD)
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of development and propagation of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).
Physics Girl
Are planes safe during COVID?
How likely are you to get sick on an airplane? How safe are airplanes? The science of ventilation and bioaerosol research.
Next Animation Studio
Bats are resistant to coronavirus-related inflammation: experts
Bats can be carriers of the coronavirus but they are themselves highly resistant to the disease, according to University of Rochester researchers.
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Addresses Threat To Citrus Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to control a disease threatening the nation's citrus industry.
SWPictures
The Plant that Cures Malaria: Doctor Fights Malaria in Africa
The Plant that Cures Malaria part 3/5: This video highlights the devastating impact of malaria on individuals, families, and economies in Africa. It follows the work of a doctor serving over 100,000 people in Eastern Uganda, and...
Curated Video
Understanding Vaccination: How Memory Cells Respond to Invasion by Pathogens
This video provides an overview of vaccination, explaining how it triggers an immune response and manufactures memory cells, which enables the body to respond quickly and effectively to a particular pathogen in the future. The video also...
The Wall Street Journal
Fixing the Opioid Crisis
Soaring addiction and overdose death rates have spurred calls for a comprehensive prevention and treatment response. Yet too few people are getting care that works. What would a better system look like, and what are insurers willing to...