Are you nuts for prevention?
It’s a music-medicine mashup! Viral video star ZDoggMD shows the audience at TEDMED 2013 that a spoonful of satire can can help folks take health messages seriously.
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The Future of “Pre-Emptive” Medicine
Will the future of preventive medicine be, in fact, “pre-emptive” medicine? Danny Hiillis answers questions at TEDMED 2013.
What’s the 21st century version of prevention?
Our bodies wage constant, hidden wars against disease. Could we someday “pre-empt” illness? Danny Hillis thinks that bio-detective systems will be able to spot illness before it flourishes. …
When is a Lose-Lose a Win-Win?
How did one town go from being among the nation’s fattest to one of its fittest in just a few years? Mayor Mick Cornett talks at TEDMED 2013 …
How does mortality inspire creativity?
Doctors kept her alive, but Charity Tillemann-Dick, a successful soprano on her second set of lungs, knows what it means to truly live. She performs at TEDMED 2013.
How do we look at the future of health with both eyes?
Ramesh Raskar, along with Everett Lawson, talks about “smart glasses” being built by MIT Media Lab, which use images of the retina to make predictions about overall health.
How do I compute the body electric?
We are approaching the era of the computational human, says Mariano Vázquez, a researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputing Research Center who shows how simulation can lead to hyper-personalized …
How can helping you help me?
Can virtual companions help ease our caregiving crisis? Former NASA space telerobotics engineer and Founder and CEO of GeriJoy Inc Victor Wang brings joy to geriatrics.
What is the sound of E. Pluribus Unum?
If two hands can make a piano sing, imagine the creative symphony of a dozen charismatic pianists.
Are zombie doctors taking over America?
Physician Zubin Damania, Director of Healthcare Development for Downtown Project Las Vegas, has a plan to fight back against a system that can dehumanize doctors and patients alike.