Healthcare Triage
The Facts About SIDS and Swaddling
My physician-gaming-group-friends are being swamped by concerned parents because of a new study in Pediatrics that has led to many news articles declaring that swaddling - wrapping an infant tightly in a cloth or blanket - may increase...
Healthcare Triage
A Look at The DASH Diet 20 Years Later
A recent Viewpoint in JAMA focused on the 20 year anniversary of the DASH diet, one of the major breakthroughs in blood pressure control. Let's discuss. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Matthew Nock - Suicide and Self-Injury
Professor Nock received his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University (2003) and completed his clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital and the New York University Child Study Center (2003). Nock’s research is aimed at advancing the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
What Financial Regulators Can Learn from Network Theory
When regulators seek to identify systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs), they tend to focus on an institution's size and connectedness. But this approach mises an important dimension of systemic risk, according to Imre...
Healthcare Triage
Acetaminophen, Risk-Taking, and Covid-19
Does the world’s most common pain relief drug do more than just reduce pain? Recent headlines would have you believe that it also reduces your perception of risk, resulting in more risk-taking behaviors. We think it’s time to take a...
AllTime 10s
10 Most Dangerous Places On The Internet
The Internet is a dark place, with scams, predators and viruses lurking everywhere. So which sites are the most dangerous? Alltime 10s investigates'
STAT
Boddities | Episode 10 | What happens when skin gets sunburned?
What happens to your skin when it starts sizzling in the sun and how does it repair itself?
Sustainable Business Consulting
Current Political Climate
Describes how the broken political system allows opportunities for other institutions to make change and step in to that leadership role
Curated Video
Understanding Heat Waves
Learn about heat waves, how they are defined in different regions, and the potential impacts they can have on humans, the environment, and infrastructure. This video also highlights the increased risk of heat-related illnesses during...
Healthcare Triage
Coronavirus Update - March 7, 2020
The spread of the new Coronavirus has continued, with a number of cases showing up in countries like Iran, Italy, and South Korea. Coronavirus information is changing by the minute, so we’re back with another update.
The Wall Street Journal
Staying Safe
In an era of deregulation, what happens to drug policy designed to keep the public safe?
Healthcare Triage
Coffee! It's Not Bad for You, and It might Even be Good!
When I was a kid, my parents refused to let me drink coffee because they believed it would "stunt my growth". It turns out, of course, this is a myth. Studies have failed, again and again, to show that coffee or caffeine consumption are...
Global Health with Greg Martin
AI and Health
Artificial Intelligence is being used in healthcare in an array of clinical settings. This video explores AI and Health in terms of the application of machine learning to diagnostic problems and long term clinical decision making through...
JJ Medicine
Macular Degeneration | Wet vs Dry | Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Macular Degeneration | Wet vs Dry | Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Macular Degeneration) is an ocular condition involving degeneration of the macula, which is involved in...
Healthcare Triage
Ending Risk Adjustment Payments Will Further Undermine Obamacare
The Trump administration announced its intent to stop making risk adjustment payments to insurers on the ACA marketplaces.
Dom Burgess
Should We Send Animals to Mars?
Animals have been used in aeronautical exploration since the dawn of flight, from sending sheep up in hot air balloons to launching chimpanzees into space. But as science advances, do we still need to use them? Should we send animals to...
SWPictures
The Struggle to Breathe: Tackling Clay Oven Air Pollution
The Struggle to Breathe part 7/8: This video discusses the problem of indoor air pollution caused by traditional cooking stoves and how a new, more efficient clay stove can significantly reduce harmful particles.
Sustainable Business Consulting
Brand Threats
How to asses brand threats to your organization and how incorporating sustainability can help you minimize these threats to your company
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Edward Kane - Political Economy of Controlling Systemic Risk
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 8: Political Economy: What Can Government Do? What Will Government Do?
Healthcare Triage
Should You Panic about the Breast Cancer/Birth Control Stories?
No. It turns out, media outlets sometimes sensationalize connections like this. Hormonal birth control is safe, and while it does come with some risks, the benefits very often outweigh the downsides. Aaron has the numbers on just how...
TLDR News
Is One Metre of Social Distancing Really Enough? How Far Apart Should we Be? - TLDR News
This week the UK government changed its COVID guidance revising the adjusting to stay 2 meters apart to being only 1 meter apart. The thing is that some aren't convinced this is a good decision, with many worrying that it's too soon to...
Global Health with Greg Martin
HIV / AIDS - This Week in Global Health
On this weeks episode, the panel looks at HIV - progress that we've made and challenges ahead
SWPictures
Tanzania: Transforming the Sewage System in Dar es Salaam
The video showcases the Gulper, a motor tricycle equipped with a pump that is transforming the way pit latrines are emptied in Doris Salaam, Tanzania. The affordable and safe service is improving health and reducing the risk of diseases...
Science360
Food and Fear: Modeling animal tradeoffs shaped by landscape complexity - Science Nation
Ecologists take a comprehensive look at sagebrush habitat through the eyes of a small, but important, resident Description: The Lemhi Valley is a high desert sagebrush steppe environment in eastern Idaho, along the border with Montana....