SciShow
Medicine Cabinets Shouldn't Exist
The conditions in many medicine cabinets turn out to be detrimental for medicines—some worse than others. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
TED Talks
TED: Leadership in the age of AI | Paul Hudson and Lindsay Levin
Leaders can't be afraid to disrupt the status quo, says pharmaceutical CEO Paul Hudson. In conversation with TED's Lindsay Levin, he shares how AI eliminates "unglamorous work" and speeds up operations while collaborations across...
TED Talks
TED: Why science needs to get behind natural medicine | Jeff Chen
Pharmaceutical companies often only patent drugs they can monetize, creating synthetic versions of remedies already available in nature. In this quick talk, physician and entrepreneur Jeff Chen offers a path to affordable, effective...
PBS
Fighting the public health threat of counterfeit drugs
Fake pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar problem around the world.
Made and packaged to look like the real deal, these phonies may contain a
fraction of the active ingredients or none at all. these fake drugs can
have serious...
TED Talks
TED: The deep sea's medicinal secrets | Sam Afoullouss
Under the sea, untold wonders await in the form of untapped medicinal potential. Chemist Sam Afoullouss dives into the science behind natural remedies, explaining why the ocean's great (and still largely unexplored) biodiversity is ideal...
TED Talks
Ellen 't Hoen: Pool medical patents, save lives
Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop -- but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. Ellen 't Hoen talks about an elegant, working solution...
TED Talks
TED: The breakthrough science of mRNA medicine | Melissa J. Moore
The secret behind medicine that uses messenger RNA (or mRNA) is that it "teaches" our bodies how to fight diseases on our own, leading to groundbreaking treatments for COVID-19 and, potentially one day, cancer, the flu and other ailments...
TED Talks
Priti Krishtel: Why are drug prices so high? Investigating the outdated US patent system
Between 2006 and 2016, the number of drug patents granted in the United States doubled -- but not because there was an explosion in invention or innovation. Drug companies have learned how to game the system, accumulating patents not for...
TED Talks
Andrew Mwenda: Aid for Africa? No thanks.
In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness...
SciShow
There’s a Venom For That
In the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, we might be able to find new treatments by looking at some of the world’s most venomous snakes.
SciShow
Space Medicine: What We Need and What We Have
If we're going to send astronauts out to Mars someday, we'll need to figure out how to send a pharmacy with them
TED Talks
TED: My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality | Martine Rothblatt
The founder of Sirius XM satellite radio, Martine Rothblatt now heads up a drug company that makes life-saving medicines for rare diseases (including one drug that saved her own daughter's life). Meanwhile she is working to preserve the...
TED Talks
Bright Simons: To help solve global problems, look to developing countries
To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why aren't these solutions everywhere? From...
TED Talks
Christopher Bahl: A new type of medicine, custom-made with tiny proteins
Some common life-saving medicines, such as insulin, are made of proteins so large and fragile that they need to be injected instead of ingested as pills. But a new generation of medicine -- made from smaller, more durable proteins known...
Curated Video
How to Store Your Medicine
Did you know that how you store your medicine plays an important part in how effective it is? What's the deal with those colored containers? Are they supposed to coordinate with your clothing or something? Think of it this way: The...
Curated Video
How to Prevent Clogged Pores
Howcast - Learn how to prevent the clogged pores that cause pimples from dermatologist Cybele Fishman, MD in this Howcast skin care video.
Curated Video
Can Marijuana Help AIDS Patients?
Howcast - Learn if marijuana can help AIDS patients in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Treat Congestive Heart Failure
Howcast - Learn how to treat congestive heart failure from Dr. Dennis Finkielstein in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Live with Congestive Heart Failure
Howcast - Learn how to live with congestive heart failure from Dr. Dennis Finkielstein in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Relieve Breast Tenderness
A lot of women experience breast tenderness before and during their menstrual period. Help ease the pain, discomfort, and soreness with these tips.
Curated Video
‘Safe and effective’: EU drug regulator backs AstraZeneca vaccine
The European Medicines Agency says the benefits of the shot outweigh the risks after several countries pause rollouts amid fears over blood clots.
Curated Video
Preservative
A substance that is added to a product in order to prevent decomposition or undesirable chemical changes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Nanotechnology
The study and engineering of materials and devices at extremely small scales, in the region of 1 to 100 nanometres. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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...