Where is Andreas Vlachos work at the moment? What future direction would he like to go in and why does he want to stay in academia?<br/>
Towards automated fact checking with Andreas Vlachos, Part 5

Separating vs Retiring from the Military // There is a range of benefits and differences when retiring from the military or separating from the military. In the U.S. armed forces, separation means that a person is leaving active duty,...

Paralyzed rats are able to walk again after being treated with a combination of stimulation from drugs and electrical impulses with rehabilitation therapy. For the experiment, researchers at the University of Zurich and the Ecole...

Rural hospitals in the United States are having an increasingly hard time staying in business. Which is not great for the health of people who live in areas that no longer have a hospital.

Apple is pushing the medical benefits of the Apple Watch pretty hard, but we have questions about just how useful the watch's electrocardiogram feature really is. Aaron digs into the research on just how much the device is doing.

Rabies is on the rise in the US, with several states reporting higher-than-average numbers of cases in wild animals this summer. States in the Great Plains, as well as Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas and Maine, have all seen a rise...

Every once in a while, we like to take a moment and focus on health systems around the world. Today, we're looking at Taiwan, which made the transition to a single payer system kind of suddenly, and pretty recently.

This video explores the issue of sex-selective abortions in India, where more than one in 10 girls are aborted. A local journalist and his friend go undercover to expose clinics offering these services, highlighting the black market...

This is a love story behind one of the most important medical inventions ever made - the rubber gloves.

This video explores the challenges faced by bachelors in Bulandshahr, India, where the shortage of women has led to changing gender roles within families. It also discusses the prevalence of arranged marriages in India and the...

Doctor Kayne, medical check the endangered Dugong!

Security is the Achilles’ heel of all modern IoT technology, but the consequences of medical IoT hacking, in particular, can be disturbingly serious. A look at the state of the connected devices commonly found in hospitals, and why you...

How should automated fact checking be integrated in social media platforms? How can a fact check have an impact?<br/>
Towards automated fact checking with Andreas Vlachos, Part 3

A 51-year-old Briton is able to move the fingers on his right hand for the first time in five years after receiving the first successful hand transplant in the UK. Mark Cahill's right hand was paralyzed after an infection caused by gout....

US scientists have grown human blood vessels in a lab, a development that could revolutionize bypass surgery and help babies with congenital heart defects and patients on dialysis. The blood vessels are grown in a process that takes just...

A study of around 5,300 U.S. flight attendants has found the profession holds higher cancer rates.

SHANXI, CHINA, AUGUST 2016: A dedicated couple have raised an abandoned disabled child, keeping her alive by feeding her mouth-to-mouth like a bird. Li Huanme found her daughter, Likun, 16 years ago in the hallway of the hospital in...

A TEENAGER who suffers from an extremely rare condition means if he falls asleep unassisted - he dies. Liam Derbyshire was born with Ondine's Curse, officially known as Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, which causes...

Marijuana is getting more and more popular every year. Public sentiment is shifting and states across the U.S. have begun legalizing pot for medical and recreational use. But what does marijuana do to your brain? How does weed work in...

At some point, you've probably seen signs calling for research study participants. But did you ever take a stub and call the number? What does that even look like? It can be a scary thing to hop into a study as a participant. But it...

Hey guys! In this video, you will learn what the TCA cycle or Krebs cycle or Citric Acid cycle is and how to remember/memorize it easily by providing tips and tricks on how to remember the pathway. Specifically, I discuss the...

Are human and machine fact checkers shifting from identifying falsehoods to suggestion mechanisms?<br/>
Towards automated fact checking with Andreas Vlachos, Part 4

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Rehabtek is shaking up the medical rehab industry with robotics like their ankle model designed to help children with it's interactive games.



Rehabtek is one of nearly 30 exhibitors funded...

This video explores the consequences of the traditional patriarchal system in India, where men vastly outnumber women in certain areas. Through interviews with single men in a town with a skewed sex ratio, the video highlights the...