PBS
Teaching expectant mothers to eat well
Pregnant women who skip meals or don't eat nutritious foods may be at greater risk for health problems. Under the Affordable Care Act, home visiting projects have received more funding for preventative care work like teaching new moms...
SciShow
Cyclopia: A Rare Birth Defect That Could Help Cure Cancer
With a greater understanding of biological mechanisms, humans may be able to take a devastating birth defect and turn it into a treatment for cancer.
Barcroft Media
Learning To Love My Facial Scars
NEW YORK - MARCH 27: HAVING a giant birthmark has taught a body positivity advocate how to accept herself for who she is and spread an inspiring message of self-love. Nathalia, of Los Angeles, was born in Brazil with a rare condition...
Barcroft Media
Uber Driver Mum Born Without Hands
NORTH CAROLINA, US - MARCH 11, 2019: A MOTHER-of-two has been born with a rare birth defect that has resulted in her having no hands. Despite being born without hands, Janet Brown, 31, from Durham, North Carolina, didn’t let her...
Barcroft Media
Empowered Teen Proud of Prosthetic Leg | SHAKE MY BEAUTY
A TEENAGER is embracing her birth defect by appearing in a campaign for self-love. Zainab Mohammed from London was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency - a rare birth defect affecting the bones in her leg, causing her femur not to...
Mazz Media
Smoking Kills (Diseases Caused by Smoking)
In this live-action program viewers will learn that smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death. Students will come to understand that when a person smokes, hundreds of toxic chemicals are inhaled with every puff and many...
Mazz Media
Smoking Kills (Diseases Caused by Smoking)
In this live-action program viewers will learn that smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death. Students will come to understand that when a person smokes, hundreds of toxic chemicals are inhaled with every puff and many...
Curated Video
CDC's Frieden: 'Window is Closing' to Fight Zika
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday that time is running out to prevent a massive Zika outbreak and urged Congress to approve more federal funds for the fight.Speaking at the National Press Club,...
Curated Video
CDC's Frieden: 'Window is Closing' to Fight Zika
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday that time is running out to prevent a massive Zika outbreak and urged Congress to approve more federal funds for the fight.Speaking at the National Press Club,...
TED-Ed
A New Way to Diagnose Autism
While primarily based on his research regarding autism in early childhood, award-winning researcher Ami Klin also offers great insight into how our brains develop from birth and discusses the necessity of social interaction early in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Norwood Glenn Fontan
Learn about the birth defect of the heart called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. [10:36]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Cyanotic Heart Disease
Learn about the congenital heart defect, cyanotic heart disease. [7:12]