How healthy are hospitals, really? Medicine's paradox | Schelto Kruijff | TEDxWageningenUniversity
Schelto's talk reveals the paradox of modern medicine: advanced systems that also create pollution, waste, and burnout. He calls for a new vision of healthcare, one that heals people and the systems that sustain us. Dr. Schelto Kruijff is a surgical oncologist and Chief Green Officer at the Universi
Biking for Meningitis | Tommie de Vries & Jens Kooijman | TEDxHaarlem Salon
Jens Kooijman and Tommie de Vries used their high school project (PWS?) to raise awareness for the infectious disease of meningitis. They biked all across the Netherlands and talk about their adventure. Jens Kooijman and Tommie de Vries are two high school friends. Jens suffered from meningitis hims
Medicina ar trebui să salveze vieți, nu să le ia | Marc Soare | TEDxLTN Youth
Cum poate o știință creată pentru a vindeca să ajungă, uneori, să provoace suferință? În acest discurs documentat și curajos, Marc Soare analizează istoria experimentelor medicale pe oameni și animale, de la atrocitățile din cel de al Doilea Război Mondial până la studiile moderne, punând în lumină
Calea spre imunitate: vaccinul sau boala | Octavian Gane | TEDxLTN Youth
Sănătatea nu mai este doar o alegere personală — este o responsabilitate comună. În acest discurs clar și profund uman, Octavian Gane vorbește despre imunitate, vaccinare și despre felul în care deciziile individuale pot influența viețile celor din jur. Pornind dintr-o perspectivă personală, crescu
Epidemics in orbit: How space debris is going viral | Rachel Sholder | TEDxJHU
Rachel reframes the growing crisis of space debris through an unexpected lens: epidemiology. Drawing parallels between orbital collisions and the spread of infectious disease, she introduces space epidemiology, a framework that models debris cascades using public health tools like SIR models. By sho
Uncovering the power of empathy to transform stigma into connection | Michelle Wang | TEDxYouth@BHIS
Through the journey of a Peking opera mentor and encounters with HIV patients,this speech transforms perceptions of the disease,highlighting how empathy—not judgment—can dismantle stigma and reveal the humanity in everyone. Hi, I’m Michelle, and I’m here to explore how art and humanity intersect—thr
Health, Happiness & the Planet | Dr. Mahendra Narayan Kabra | TEDxMoulsari Avenue Women
With 8 billion humans on Earth, rising chronic diseases, and accelerating climate change, one question becomes urgent: are our lifestyles silently destroying both our health and the planet? In this eye-opening TEDx talk, Dr. Mahendra Narayan Kabra, Chief of Lifeline Computerized Clinic & Research I
After the plague comes the light | Tudor Faur | TEDxQuestfield Intl College Youth
This talk reframes epidemics not only as moments of tragedy, but as powerful forces that quietly reshape the world we live in. Moving from the Black Death to COVID-19, the speaker reveals how epidemics have transformed everyday life, culture, technology, health systems, and economies—often in ways w
When Love Distrusts Science | CJ Urquico | TEDxMakati
When Love Distrusts Science is a personal reflection on how the absence of childhood vaccines can shape life-altering health outcomes. Raised in Manila by a grandmother who survived World War II, CJ Urquico grew up deeply loved but unvaccinated, without consistent access to medical care. As a child,
Knowledge about tuberculosis is the strongest immunity | Naranbat Nyamdavaa | TEDxKhan Uul District
This talk explains tuberculosis as a serious airborne infectious disease shaped not only by medicine but also by social, economic, and lifestyle factors. Tracing its history from scientific discovery to modern treatment, the speaker highlights global and Mongolian trends, challenges in detection, pe
A magia dos números na medicina como filtro para acessar a realidade | Patricia Fucuta | TEDxFaceres
Uma reflexão sobre como os números, quando bem interpretados, revelam verdades ocultas na prática clínica. A palestra mostra como dados, estatísticas e evidências funcionam como lentes capazes de trazer clareza, evitar vieses e aprimorar decisões médicas. Patricia Fucuta é médica e professora de Epi
AMR is a public health concern we must resolve together | Dr. Somdatta Karak | TEDxJNTU Hyderabad
Antibiotics kill bacteria. Once a miracle drug, they are not working as effectively anymore. That has happened because our own actions have helped bacteria evolve against the action of these drugs. Bacteria have changed such that they can prevent the antibiotic entering their cells or throw out the
Medycyna, która pozwoliła nam zapomnieć | Róża Hajkuś | TEDxKoszalin
Wystarczyło sto lat, żeby medycyna zmieniła świat tak, że o pewnych zagrożeniach wiemy już tylko z opowieści. Odkrycia nauki pozwalają nam się czuć bezpieczniej, niż kiedykolwiek. Czy jednak ten sukces jest trwały, a bezpieczeństwo gwarantowane raz na zawsze? Róża Hajkuś łączy pracę w przychodni z e
Care Beyond cure | Dr Radha Munje | TEDxCivilLines
Dr. Radha Munje delivered a compelling talk on “Care Beyond Cure,” highlighting the often-overlooked reality of life after disease survival. She shared the example of Mr. X, a tuberculosis survivor whose medical reports declared him “cured,” yet he struggles for breath after walking just 100 meters—
The Missing Link in Global Health | Camilo Rodriguez | TEDxRMIT Melbourne City
Currently, diseases and outbreaks are only detected when a community falls sick, but what if we could detect outbreaks before they even happen? In his talk, Camilo talks about a breakthrough technology which aims to detect pathogens in the air to stop outbreaks before they even happen. With a diver