Otis Brawley – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, answers questions about cancer overtreatment and how lifestyle choices may cause cancer – even decades later.
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War on cancer, year 40: who’s winning?
Some two-thirds of cancer are caused by lifestyle choices, says Otis Brawley, chief medical offer of the American Cancer Society. But routine screening, which causes over-diagnosing, is not …
Albert-László Barabási – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Author Albert-László Barabási answers questions on how mapping cellular protein reactions can help us to discover how diseases work.
Do your proteins have their own social network?
Networks guru and author Albert-László Barabási says diseases are the results of system breakdowns within the body, and mapping intracellular protein networks will help us discover cures.
Marc Triola & John Qualter – Q&A at TEDMED 2012
Triola, of the New York University School of Medicine, and Qualter of BioDigital systems answer audience questions about their BioDigital human 3D virtual anatomy model.
Can medical school be a “Fantastic Voyage”?
Triola, of the New York University School of Medicine, and Qualter of BioDigital systems preview BioDigital Human, a web-based 3D virtual anatomy model.
You say you want a revolution?
Chronic illnesses like heart disease are growing threats — even in developing countries. Harvard med student Kishore says doctors should learn more about root causes like social issues.
Where does modern science begin?
Jay demonstrates the beginnings of modern science and medicine by sharing medical books from the Roman era.
Ever wonder what happens to an astronaut’s heart rate as he lands on the moon for the first time?
Ever wonder what happens to an astronaut’s heart rate as he lands on the moon for the first time? TEDMED curator Jay Walker displays an astonishing Apollo 11 …
What made me run for my life?
Ultramarathon champion, author and plant-based diet advocate Scott Jurek talks about overcoming scoliosis, hypertension and the sorrow of a parent’s illness with the help of inspiring friends.