Coping With the Impact of Stress - TEDMED Great Challenges
Explore multidisciplinary perspectives on managing stress's widespread impact on health and society, examining complex causes and effects across various sectors.
Waking Up to the Causes and Effects of Sleep Deprivation
Explore the complex causes and widespread effects of sleep deprivation, examining its impact on health, society, and well-being through multidisciplinary perspectives.
Inventing Wellness Programs That Work
Explore innovative wellness programs that effectively address complex health challenges, considering social, economic, and psychological factors for comprehensive solutions.
Addressing Healthcare Costs and Payment Systems in the U.S. - TEDMED Great Challenges
Explore the complex U.S. healthcare payment system, examining costs, incentives, and potential solutions for a more equitable and efficient approach to healthcare financing.
Reducing Childhood Obesity - TEDMED Great Challenges
Explore causes and solutions for rising childhood obesity rates, examining social institutions' impact, parental influence, and behavioral change strategies in children.
Track, Treat, Prevent - A Better Battle Against Communicable Diseases
Experts discuss innovative approaches to prevent, track, and treat communicable diseases, exploring risk communication, drug resistance, and ethical issues in disease control and prevention strategies.
The Psychology of Poverty - Understanding Health Disparities and Interventions
Exploring the hidden psychological impacts of poverty on health, cognition, and decision-making, and discussing effective interventions to break the cycle of poverty and ill health.
The Power of Medicine in Global Health and Diplomacy
Nobel Laureate explores medicine's potential to address global health issues and foster international diplomacy, sharing insights from his visit to a North Korean science university.
Blue Zones: Lifestyle Behaviors for Longevity - Dan Buettner
Discover lifestyle behaviors promoting longevity, challenges in adopting them in the U.S., and a town's successful Blue Zone experiment for improved health and well-being.
America's Obesogenic Environment: Addressing the Obesity Crisis - TEDMED 2011
Explore how America's "obesogenic" environment fuels the obesity crisis and learn strategies for collective willpower to combat this widespread health issue.
Preventive Health Care: Fighting Leading Causes of Death
U.S. Surgeon General discusses preventive health care's potential to combat leading causes of death and explores challenges doctors face in providing such care.
Cancer Statistics: Misunderstandings and Media Misrepresentation
Exploring cancer mortality statistics and media misinterpretation, revealing crucial insights into progress against the disease and public understanding.
Recognizing and Treating Outbreaks in a Data-Rich World
Insightful exploration of using data and modern tools to detect and prevent disease outbreaks before they become widespread, offering a proactive approach to global health challenges.
The Consequences of Unchecked Obesity - A National Crisis
Exploring the national consequences of the obesity epidemic and its far-reaching impact beyond personal health.
Microbiome of the Built Environment
Explore the microbiome's role in built environments, its impact on human health, and the dynamic interactions between microbes, humans, and spaces. Gain insights into cutting-edge research and applications.
Contact Tracing Panel - COVID-19 Exposure Notification Technology
Panel discussion exploring the development, implementation, and future of app-based contact tracing for COVID-19, featuring experts in policy, epidemiology, law, and public health discussing challenges and lessons learned.
Contact Tracing Technology and Public Health Collaboration - Panel Discussion
Experts discuss the development, implementation, and future of app-based contact tracing for COVID-19, exploring policy, epidemiology, legal, and public health perspectives on this collaborative effort.
COVID-19 Symposium - Current Status and Scientific Solutions
Prominent researchers discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing insights on its status and scientific solutions. Features talks by NIH Director Francis Collins and other experts, plus a panel discussion with leading scientists.
Wastewater-Based Modelling to Support COVID-19 Surveillance
Explore wastewater-based modeling for COVID-19 surveillance, covering viral concentration, error sources, data fitting, and practical applications in tracking pandemic waves.
What the Numbers Say - Endemicity - What’s Next?
Experts discuss COVID-19 endemicity, examining data-driven approaches to future outbreaks. Topics include variants, immunity, global perspectives, and policy challenges in transitioning to an endemic state.
The Influence of Human Behavior and Social Factors on the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Explore how human behavior and social factors impact infectious disease spread, covering topics like social inequality, anti-vaccine movements, and psychological influences on public health.