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TED Talks
Rob Knight: How our microbes make us who we are
Rob Knight is a pioneer in studying human microbes, the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies that have a huge — and largely unexplored — role in our health. “The three pounds of microbes that you carry around...
SciShow Kids
Why Does My Ear Hurt?
Squeaks is feeling a little under the weather! As if a sore throat and a stuffy head weren't bad enough, he also has an earache. Join him to learn why we get earaches and what we can do to help our bodies get over them faster!
Curated Video
How to Prevent an Ear Infection with Chiropractic
Howcast - Learn how chiropractic care can prevent ear infections from Dr. Karen Erickson in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Care for Your Puppy's Eyes & Ears
Howcast - Learn how to take care of your puppy's eyes and ears from dog trainer Robert Haussmann of Dogboy, Inc. in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Our Rabbits: Head Tilt, Companionship, and More
All of our rabbits are special in their own ways, but sometimes unexpected circumstances make caring for them extra challenging. Providing the care they need no matter what comes along is both difficult and rewarding.
Food Farmer Earth
The Paradox of Progress: The Complex Impact of Food Industrialization
Paul Roberts explores the unintended consequences of innovations in food production, starting with the post-World War II discovery that led to widespread use of antibiotics in livestock, which initially boosted production but later...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding and Draining an Abscess: A Medical Explanation and Demonstration
The video covers abscesses, explaining what they are, how they form, and how they are treated. The teacher uses a cadaver skin to illustrate the structure of the skin and the process of abscess formation, and also demonstrates the...
Visual Learning Systems
What Is Sound?: Sound and Safety
Upon viewing the What is Sound video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that sound is produced when matter vibrates. Explain that sound energy can travel through air, liquids, and solids, which are generally...
Curated Video
Exploring the Wonders of Boron
Delve into the fascinating world of boron - a chemical element with unique properties and a rich history. We explore its various medical uses, including its role as an antiseptic for cuts and burns, an eye wash, and a treatment for...
Curated Video
Ontario aims to expand pharmacists' power to prescribe drugs to ease pressure on family doctors
The province wants to expand what health-care professionals can do — from pharmacists prescribing more medications, to new roles for optometrists, psychologists and dental hygienists. But as Dale Manucdoc reports, not everyone’s on board.
Curated Video
15% of ER visits in Canada last year were for minor conditions
Canada’s primary care and family doctor shortage is pushing people to the ER for routine ailments better treated elsewhere, a new report says. In 2023, roughly one in seven of all ER visits were for minor conditions. For kids aged two to...
Curated Video
Doctor shortage pushing Canadians to ER for routine ailments
Canada’s primary care and family doctor shortage is pushing people to the ER for routine ailments better treated elsewhere, a new report says. In 2023, roughly one in seven of all ER visits were for minor conditions. For kids aged two to...
Curated Video
Report finds 15% of visits to the ER could have been managed by a family doctor
A new report this morning from the Canadian Institute for Health Information once again highlights just how difficult it is for Canadians to access primary care to a family doctor. The study says 1 in 7 visits to the emergency...
Getty Images
Female Doctor Examining Girl's Ear With Otoscope
Female Doctor Examining Girl's Ear With Otoscope
Curated Video
Mini mobile doctor's surgeries on show at CES
Las Vegas, US, January 8, 2013
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1. Wide exterior of HealthSpot k
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2. Tracking shot of woman walking into kiosk and sit
ting down
3. Mid shot of woman typing in informa
tion...
Press Association
Family claim refusal of face-to-face GP consultation led to death of son
The family of a "caring, charismatic and funny" law student believe he would not have died if he had been seen face-to-face by a GP.
Mature student and musician David Nash, 26, had four remote consultations with doctors...
Mature student and musician David Nash, 26, had four remote consultations with doctors...
Press Association
Parents of student claim GP phone consultations cost him his life
The parent of a Leeds student believe he would not have died if he had been seen face-to-face by a GP. David Nash had four remote consultations with a local practice before he died in November 2020.