Reshaping the Trajectory of Maternal Health
Exploring the maternal health crisis in America, focusing on racial disparities and preventable deaths. Discusses innovative solutions to improve outcomes and empower mothers.
Reducing Medical Errors - TEDMED Great Challenges
Explore strategies to reduce medical errors, including patient safety, technology integration, and systemic improvements in healthcare. Learn from experts about challenges and potential solutions in this critical field.
Financial Innovation for Global Health
Explore innovative financial solutions for global health challenges, focusing on partnerships, emerging threats, and disruptive ideas to improve healthcare access and outcomes worldwide.
What Careers Are There in Clinical Microbiology
Explore diverse career paths in clinical microbiology, from laboratory diagnostics to public health interventions, and learn about the field's impact on individual and community health.
A Secret Weapon Against Zika and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Explore Zika's origins, spread, and a controversial solution to prevent mosquito-borne diseases through molecular biology insights in this thought-provoking talk by Nina Fedoroff.
Securing the 2020 Presidential Campaign - Threats, Challenges, and a Global Pandemic
Explore challenges in securing the 2020 US presidential campaign, including cybersecurity threats and pandemic-related issues, with insights from security experts and campaign professionals.
The Frightening Frequency of Family Mass Shootings
Análisis de la intersección entre violencia armada y doméstica, revelando que la mayoría de tiroteos masivos son asesinatos familiares, y proponiendo cambios políticos para reducir esta violencia.
Why Your Doctor Should Care About Social Justice
Explore how institutional racism impacts equitable healthcare and learn strategies for addressing health disparities from NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett's experiences.
Exposing a Breaking Point in the Global Chain of Infection
Inventor Marc Koska's 30-year journey to create and globally implement a life-saving syringe, overcoming challenges to revolutionize infection prevention in healthcare.
What Your Doctor Won't Disclose
Explore a controversial approach to medical transparency and full disclosure, challenging traditional doctor-patient relationships and advocating for informed healthcare decisions.
The Coming Crisis in Antibiotics
Explore the looming antibiotic resistance crisis and learn innovative strategies to combat it, drawing parallels with the energy sector's challenges.
Where to Train the World's Doctors? Cuba
Discover Cuba's innovative approach to training doctors from low-income countries, fostering global health equity and community service.
Ending Pandemics - How Close Are We Today?
Explore global efforts to combat pandemics through public-private partnerships and their potential to safeguard humanity from future health crises.
When is a Lose-Lose a Win-Win?
Oklahoma City's remarkable transformation from one of America's fattest cities to one of its fittest, led by Mayor Mick Cornett's innovative health initiatives and urban redesign strategies.
How Diseases and Epidemics Move Through a Breath of Air
Explore the mechanics of airborne disease transmission and learn how advanced fluid dynamics can revolutionize our approach to preventing epidemics and infectious outbreaks.
What You Should Know About Vaping and E-Cigarettes
Explore the rise of e-cigarettes and vaping among youth, their appeal, and potential health risks. Learn why experts call for more research, regulation, and education on this emerging public health concern.
The Community’s Role in the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Exploring environmental factors influencing childhood obesity, emphasizing community impact on diet and physical activity beyond individual willpower.
The Cost of Being Uninsured in America
Explore the impact of Medicaid on patient outcomes and debunk myths surrounding the program. Learn about the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment and the case for Medicaid expansion.
When Was the Last Time You Really Changed Your Mind?
Explore the psychological barriers to changing deeply held beliefs and why facts alone may not be enough to persuade others, with insights from behavioral science and public health.
The Critical Role Librarians Play in the Opioid Crisis
Librarians as first responders: How public libraries are adapting to serve communities affected by the opioid epidemic, providing life-saving interventions and non-judgmental support.
When It Comes to Heart and Brain Disorders, Sex Matters
Explore how prenatal stress affects brain and heart health differently in males and females, influencing disease onset, expression, and treatment responses in adulthood.