If healthcare is really sick care, do I need a “sicktionary”?
Graphic designer Teresa Monachino’s “Sicktionary” shows just why so many health terms are utterly confusing – and outright funny.
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Can we stop the imaginectomies?
Astrophysicist, naval engineer and cancer theoretician JACOB SCOTT thinks that by encouraging diverse talents in medicine, MDs can fill a much needed new role – the dot-connector.
Jacob Scott – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Radiation Oncologist Jacob Scott fields questions about what risks he sees in the process of getting into medical school these days.
If we can’t cure the patient, can the community do it?
Unhealthy lifestyles have brought on a social epidemic of “diabesity,” says author Mark Hyman, and community-driven solutions may be the only way out.
Mark Hyman – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Author and Chairman of the Institute of Functional Medicine Mark Hyman gives details about how community support can help overcome “diabesity.”
Why is my joystick smarter than your stethoscope?
Crowd-sourcing intellect via online gaming can fast-track scientific discovery. Seth Cooper of the Center for Game Science tells how gamers cracked a tough problem in weeks.
Seth Cooper – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Seth Cooper of the Center for Game Science fields questions on the power of gaming to unlock the human imagination in unexpected ways.
Can medical industry and medical research live happily ever after?
Chin, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Genomic Medicine, says academic researchers should take on more applied science projects to help speed drugs to market.
Lynda Chin – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Chin, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Genomic Medicine, further discusses how academic institutions should take on more applied science research to help speed drugs to …
Thomas Frieden – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Frieden, CDC Director, answers questions on why treatment results should be public, and what America can learn from developing countries on how to address public health.