Gary Slutkin Q&A – at TEDMED 2013
Gary Slutkin of Cure Violence answers questions at TEDMED 2013 about how the spread of violence can be interrupted, much the same way as we stop a communicable …
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What if we treated violence like a contagious disease?
Does violence spread like a disease? Epidemiologist Gary Slutkin of Cure Violence says the issue has been misdiagnosed, and instead created science-based strategies that aim to stop violence …
When death is the enemy, what is victory?
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of “The Cost of Hope” Amanda Bennett and her husband spent seven years fighting his cancer by any means possible. Where is the …
Who is the real medical expert?
Patients often become micro-experts on their disease and treatment. Roni Zeiger founded an online community, Smart Patients, to help them share knowledge across diseases and navigate clinical trials.
How does an illness become an identity?
Many affected by illness and disability find profound meaning, inspiration and identity in their differences, says author Andrew Solomon, who holds that it is diversity that truly unites …
What happens when we welcome death in defining life?
Can accepting and even celebrating death help us improve our lives? Anthropologist Kelli Swazey tells of the Torajans, who live with — and among — their dead.
Kelli Swazey Q&A
Anthropologist Kelli Swazey answers questions about about the Torajans, an ethnic group in Indonesia, who live with — and among — their dead.
How did volunteers save more than 40,000 lives in 3 minutes (each) last year?
EMT and founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer re-imagined first response and the power of community, saving 40,000 lives this year alone. He shares the story of its …
Eli Beer – Q&A at TEDMED 2013
EMT and founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer discusses his innovative way of saving lives with Jay Walker.
Attention stressed-out docs: Can the consumer be the “cavalry” that rescues you?
How do we do we fix our broken healthcare system? Susan Desmond-Hellmann sees a future in which consumers drive treatments and innovation, starting by sharing data to a …