Dr. Fauci's desire to pursue public service stems deeply from his childhood and the values instilled in him by his father. During the 1940s and 1950s, his father owned a neighborhood pharmacy in Brooklyn, where he served not just as a...

Hear from some of the volunteers and employees who worked at the Pennhurst facility. They recount moments of care and connection with residents as well as struggles they faced. With few employees compared to the number of patients at...

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Today, 90% of brain surgery patients survive, with thanks to the work of Cushing, the world's first brain surgeon. A look at his techniques and how they have influenced modern brain surgery. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Dr...

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This video explores the complex factors contributing to homelessness in the U.S., including the lack of affordable housing, mental health challenges, and systemic issues like the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill. Learn how...

When it comes to health expenditure, the US is an absolute outlier, outspending other countries by a substantial margin. So health outcomes in the US must be spectacular. Well, no, US ranks last out of all industrialized countries when...

Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) are pivotal in contemporary public health, offering a structured strategy to scrutinize the clinical efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and broader societal implications of health technologies. These may...

Ever wondered how math is used in the real world? Join us in this fascinating episode as we dive into the world of optometry with Dr. Ann Morrison, a renowned optometrist and professor at Ohio State University.



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Laser eye surgery is a medical procedure that involves the use of a laser to reshape the surface of the eye. The first laser eye surgery or laser sculpting was performed more than 20 years ago. Patients have this laser eye surgery to...

As the program manager for the asthma program at New York City Health and Hospitals in the Bronx, Hilda oversees a team of community health workers who provide outreach, education, and support to patients with asthma. She ensures...

Before finishing setup, a line of patients forms at the Konchi eye camp, where many will camp overnight to secure a spot for vision-restoring surgery. Within an hour, the week's waiting list is nearly full, with patients traveling from...

Today, Mrs. Thadeledge will find out if her cataract surgery was successful. If so, she will be able to return to work and help improve her family's financial situation. This clip emphasizes how the high-quality cataract surgery...

Facing financial struggles and potential blindness, Weizero Thadeledge journeys seven miles in hopes of receiving cataract surgery from Dr. Bora. Cataract surgery, which involves replacing the clouded lens with an artificial one, can...

We will explore the first kind of chatbot operating in the medical domain. We will look at the benefits, including the ability to schedule appointments, check patient symptoms, provide support, help with coverage and insurance claims,...

Health insurance: the holy grail of the US hospital patient. While it isn’t perfect, it does often make a big difference in a patient’s bottom line. That’s not only because it helps pay the bills - it turns out that when you don’t have...

Prenatal testing can provide valuable information for anyone with a baby on the way. However, a recent report suggests that for some syndromes, these tests are wrong a majority of the time. It’s not because the tests are “bad”, though,...

Ketamine is a controlled substance approved by the FDA for use as an anesthetic. It is also used recreationally to create a dissociative state. But what about ketamine for depression? The FDA has approved Spravato (esketamine) for...

May is Mental Awareness Month, and today we're talking about Transcrainial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). We'll look at how this treatment is administered, dive into the research on how effective this treatment is, compare the results to...

The drug approval process in the United States is complicated. There are many stakeholders and varying agendas when bringing a drug to market, and profit motives often are as big a factor as helping patients. The loopholes and shortcuts...

Recently, a small trial of a drug for colorectal cancer saw a 100% remission rate. That means ALL the people in the study who received the drug experienced a remission of their cancer. It's a small trial, and more study is needed, but...

Insomnia is terrible, and it can be more prevalent among individuals with other psychiatric disorders. Treatment is available, but there can be a lot of barriers,. Medication is generally only a short term solution. There are proponents...

Racial disparities are rampant in healthcare. In addition to structural inequalities, the issues are partly due to racial bias among healthcare workers. These biases stem, in part, from the way race is presented in medical curricula.<br/>

The surprising approval of the extremely expensive and maybe not that effective drug Aduhelm has been dominating the conversation around Alzheimer's treatments in recent memory. Today, we're getting positive and talking about a very...