SciShow
Why Shouldn't You Take Medicine with Grapefruit Juice?
If you’ve taken prescription medication, have you ever noticed the strange disclaimer, "don't take with grapefruit juice"? There is a very good reason for that! Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions!
Curated Video
Plants and Medicine
Discover how artichokes, garlic and poppies play important roles in medicine, pain management and the treatment of disease. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. The medicinal properties of plants have saved countless lives. Over half of...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Can Exercise Prevent Heart Attacks?
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses what happens during a heart attack (myocardial infarction), the causes, and how they are treated. He also discusses some of the best ways to prevent and reduce a...
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...
Mazz Media
Blood Pressure (Measurement and Control)
In this live-action program viewers will learn that blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries and as the heart beats, it creates the pressure exerted by blood, moving blood throughout the circulatory...
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...
HealthSketch
What is High Blood Pressure? (HealthSketch)
A simple explainer video about high blood pressure, or hypertension, one of the most common long term conditions around the world. Many people do not know they have the condition. This is a problem because, despite causing few obvious...
Education Development Center
TV 411 What's Cooking? Salt
Here is a recipe for a practical cross-curricular lesson! Cover unit conversions and ratios for math, the periodic table of elements for science, the difference between sodium and salt and its relation to high blood pressure for...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hypertension: What Is Hypertension?
Learn the categories of hypertension for systolic and diastolic blood pressures in this video lecture. [7:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Blood Pressure: Blood Pressure Changes Over Time
See how increasing resistance in the blood vessels can cause blood pressure to rise over time. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [11:25]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Blood Pressure Control: Angiotensin 2 Raises Blood Pressure
See how Angiotensin 2 effects four target "organs" to increase blood pressure. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [10:40]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hypertension: 4 Lifestyle Changes to Help Manage Hypertension
Remember that a good diet, exercise, losing weight, and quitting smoking can lower blood pressure! This video lecture discusses the changes one can make to manage hypertension. [6:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ischemic Core and Penumbra
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides information about strokes, one type of circulatory system disease. Students will learn basic information the ischemic core and penumbra.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides information about an abdominal aortic aneurysm, one type of circulatory system disease. Students will learn basic information about ways that the body can develop abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: 4 Lifestyle Changes to Help Manage Hypertension
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, one type of circulatory system disease. Students will learn about four lifestyle changes to help manage hypertension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hypertension Effects on the Heart
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn about the effects on the heart.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hypertension Symptoms and Categories
This resource from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a circulatory system disease. Students will learn the symptoms and categories of hypertension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hypertension Symptoms and Categories
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides information about hypertension, a type of circulatory system disease. Students will learn the symptoms and categories of hypertension.