Medical Lesson on Acanthosis Nigricans as well as the risks, pathological causes and treatments for acanthosis nigricans. In this lesson, I teach the risks, pathogenesis and treatments for acanthosis nigricans.

Once known as a party drug, ketamine may help treat chronic depression. Hear from a top researcher how the drug can repair brain circuits and t he perils and promises of a new medicine.

Lung cancer is the deadliest of cancers. Screening could save thousands of lives, so why is it not the norm?

With all the recent studies of medical marijuana and its benefits, some researchers have become interested in researching the use of psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA for treating mental illness. It's hard to research though,...

Studies report that hundreds of thousands of people die from preventable medical errors in the US each year. But is that right? This week we talk about times when smart people come to different conclusions from the same facts. It makes...

What are the benefits of exercise? Is exercise all that good for you? Yes, yes, and yes. Studies overwhelmingly indicate that exercise has a LOT of benefits. I wrote a piece on exercise and weight for The New York Times a couple months...

Ceri Harrop is a biochemist at the University of Manchester specialising in respiratory medicine and developing new treatments for people with breathing difficulties. As part of her research, Ceri meets asthmatic athlete Wayne Ashall, a...

ALS still doesn't appear to be better than BLS. This is Healthcare Triage News.

In a system that largely pays doctors and hospitals according to how much care they give, how can we make the transition to paying for quality and value?

Imagine you’ve been involved in an accident. You’re bleeding and are rushed to the hospital. Thankfully you’re given a blood transfusion, to replace your lost blood. But you can’t just have blood from any old donor... In fact, when...

How do computers change the doctor-patient interaction? How do foods and beverages advertise to parents? This is Healthcare Triage News.

Why do doctors get sued? How can malpractice suits be avoided? It turns out, the answer may be simple. Defensive medicine refers to the idea that doctors are forced to order extra tests, perform extra procedures, or push for more office...

Whenever I give a talk on the sorry state of the US health care system, someone asks me what we should do. My first comment is always something along the lines of "if we knew what to do, we'd have already done it". But if I'm pushed, I...

Companies, doctors and researchers are finding ways to turn smartphones and wearable devices into essential health tools. We look at how they should, and shouldn't, be deployed.

Many people know by now that the United States spends much more on health care than any other country, and that health outcomes are not a lot better (and in many instances worse). That raises the question: Is our health care spending...

Treating and preventing diarrhoea is a great challenge in Bangladesh. In Matlab, a rural area in Bangladesh, approximately 20,000 people suffering from diarrhoea are admitted to the main hospital every year. Most of those admitted come...

In this video, we discuss the following:<br/>
[1] the basic anatom<br/>y of spleen
[2] the two major functions of the spleen (RBC degradation & immune responses) and the division of labor between red and white pulp.

Syphilis is another infection that is typically caused by sexual contact, thanks to the pathogen Treponema pallidum. What does this bacterium do? How is the infection treated? Let's take a closer look now.

From schizophrenia to depression we assume our psychiatric diagnoses are real. But as the mental health epidemic turns global, the categories now seem like the cause. Is it time to abandon our biological account of mental illness? Or is...

Meet the Kidneys - those fist-sized organs that are shaped like beans. They are kind and hardworking organs located in your upper abdominal area, attached to the back of the abdominal cavity on either side of the vertebral column. Your...

The video discusses how Cambodia, with the help of the University of Oslo, started a mental health system from scratch after the devastating rule of the Khmer Rouge. The program has trained psychiatrists, but there is still a shortage of...

Take a deep breath in and out. Feel better? Anxiety and stress can be pretty gnarly. When it starts to affect your daily life, thatês when thereês some serious concern. But what can you do when you have a problem with anxiety? This week,...

Nurses put robot prototype through the paces, helping engineers improve design



With support from NSF, roboticist Dan Popa and a team of engineers and nurses at the University of Louisville are developing a new...

About 1 out of every 14 people suffers from depression. What causes depression in the brain? Is depression inherited? And importantly, does depression medication work? In this video, we discuss the cause of depression, the changes in the...