HealthSketch
What are Allergies? (HealthSketch)
A simple explainer video about allergies. We explain how allergies occur, common causes and symptoms of allergies, how they are diagnosed and treated, and the most severe form of allergic reaction: anaphylaxis. We hope this video will be...
Healthcare Triage
The EpiPen and What's Wrong with American Healthcare
Three times in the last two weeks, people - a patient, a colleague and my wife - told me stories about how out of control the price of EpiPens were. Monday, my New York Times colleagues recounted in detail how expensive the devices have...
Catalyst University
Pulmonary Pharmacology [Part 1] | Sympathomimetics, Anti-muscarinics, & Methylxanthines
In this video, we explore the major classes of drugs that are used in the treatment of pulmonary disorders (asthma and COPD) along with their mechanisms of action. Specifically, we consider the classes of drugs that do not directly...
Healthcare Triage
The EpiPanic About the EpiPen Continues!
On Monday, we talked about how EpiPens are a perfect example of the dysfunction of the American Health care system. Evidently, America agreed. Days after the NYT published my and other pieces, a whole bunch of stuff happened. Let's...
Brave Wilderness
Stung by a Scorpion - with Sting Closeup!
Coyote Peterson rarely gets nervous around the animals he encounters and is quite proud that he has never been stung by a scorpion before…but today that’s all about to change! On this episode Coyote is putting himself right in the strike...