TED Talks
Alan Russell: The potential of regenerative medicine
Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury, using a process that can signal the body to rebuild itself.
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: Writer Jeremy Smith, Measuring Health & Freya the Pine Snake
In this episode Hank talks about global medical history and recorded death certificates with journalist Jeremy Smith. Special guest from Animal Wonders and SciShow Kids Jessi Knudsen Castañeda brings Freya the Northern Pine Snake.
SciShow
How Can One Person's Blood Save 2 Million Babies?
An Australian man named James Harrison holds the world record for most blood donations. His blood has saved the lives of millions of newborn babies, but how can one man's blood help babies all over the world?
SciShow
Why Athletes Are Worried About COVID: Its Toll on the Heart
We tend to think of COVID-19 as a lung infection, but there's more evidence that it might also be affecting the hearts of healthy athletes without them even knowing it.
SciShow
Why Can the Same Drug Treat Heart Attacks and Anxiety?
Drugs that treat heart failure are also prescribed for anxiety? What's up with that?
SciShow
Can Hanging Upside Down Kill You?
When you were a kid, did anyone ever tell you that your head would explode if you hung upside down for too long? Well... they might have been on to something.
TED Talks
Chuck Murry: Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?
The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry...
TED Talks
TED: A new way to monitor vital signs (that can see through walls) | Dina Katabi
At MIT, Dina Katabi and her team are working on a bold new way to monitor patients' vital signs in a hospital (or even at home), without wearables or bulky, beeping devices. Bonus: it can see through walls. In a mind-blowing talk and...
Curated Video
Revolutionary Cardiac Pacemaker Improves Heart Function and Saves Lives
This video highlights the life-changing impact of a new type of cardiac pacemaker called a biventricular pacemaker. By resynchronizing the heart's rhythms, this device helps those suffering from heart failure by ensuring the chambers...
HealthSketch
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
A simple explainer video about Atrial Fibrillation (also known as A-Fib or AF) We explain what this common heart condition is, its symptoms, its complications, and how can be diagnosed and managed. We hope this video will be helpful to...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Why Do We Get Heart Disease and How to Treat It? - Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) #47
Cardiovascular disease encompasses a group of diseases. Explore what each of these are and how we can treat them. Diseases: Coronary artery disease Heart attacks Faulty valves Heart failure Treatments: Stents Statins Replacement valves...
The Wall Street Journal
Case Study: Heart Disease
At the 2020 WSJ Health Forum, Senior Writer Betsy McKay spoke with Dr. Nieca Goldberg, medical director of the NYU Women's Heart Program, and Verve Therapeutics CEO Dr. Sekar Kathiresan about the troubling rise in heart disease.
Catalyst University
The Mechanism of a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Have you ever wondered what causes a heart attack (technical term, myocardial infarction)? In this video, we discuss the general physiological mechanism of an MI (myocardial infraction).
JJ Medicine
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) | Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms, Complications, Diagnosis, Treatment
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) | Causes, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms, Complications, Diagnosis, Treatment Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a very common condition involving decreased airflow due to obstruction and in the presence of...
JJ Medicine
Thiamine (Vit B1) Deficiency Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur)
Thiamine (Vit B1) Deficiency Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur) Thiamine (vitamin B1) is a vitamin required for energy metabolism, including the metabolism of glucose. Thiamine deficiency can caused by a decreased dietary intake,...
Healthcare Triage
That Low Salt Diet Probably Won't Prevent Heart Failure
There have been lots of recommendations over the years to eat a low-sodium diet. We've talked about the evidence on this before. Well, get ready to taste salt again. Research points to the conclusion that low sodium diets don't do much...
Healthcare Triage
Cardiologists on Vacation, and Concussion Victims Walk it Off
This week's Healthcare Triage News is likely to upset some docs. Get your popcorn ready!
JJ Medicine
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency: Food Sources, Purposes, Absorption, Causes, Symptoms (ex Beriberi)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency | Food Sources, Purposes, Absorption, Causes, Symptoms (Beriberi etc.) Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) is a water soluble vitamin important in energy metabolism (involving at least 3 enzymes required for energy...
SWPictures
Treatment for Heart Failure: Nerve Stimulation Offers Fresh Hope
This video discusses a breakthrough treatment for heart failure that involves using a catheter to deactivate nerves around the kidneys, which send damaging messages to the brain and can cause abnormal hormone levels. The treatment has...
JJ Medicine
Myocarditis (Heart Inflammation) Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur)
Myocarditis (Heart Inflammation) Signs & Symptoms (& Why They Occur) Myocarditis is a condition involving inflammation of the myocardium (major heart muscle). Myocarditis can be caused by a variety of factors, including viral and...
JJ Medicine
Amlodipine Side Effects (Why They Occur & How To Reduce Risk)
Amlodipine Side Effects (Why They Occur & How To Reduce Risk) Amlodipine (also known as Norvasc) is a calcium channel blocker used to lower blood pressure and treat chest pain. In this lesson, we discuss the side effects of amlodipine.
msvgo
Disorders of the Circulatory System
It describes the causes, consequences and treatments for common disorders of the human circulatory system.
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding Broken Heart Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Prognosis
This video explains Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," which can occur after emotional trauma and cause the heart to balloon out and contract in a unique shape resembling an octopus trap. The video also...
Press Association
Additional 2.5 million people will have major illnesses by 2040, report says
An additional 2.5 million people in England will be living with major illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, dementia and depression by 2040, according to a new report.
The study from the Health Foundation found that 9.1 million people in...