Barton Kamen at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
The pediatrician talks about how his own rare tumor changed his approach to medicine, and offers advice on how to be a good patient.
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Healthcare is a business, but medicine will always be an art. Kamen, a physician, talks about what he learned, as both a patient and a doctor, when he …
Aneesh Chopra and Farzad Mostashari at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
The duo fields audience questions about the potential unintended consequences of collecting electronic health record data.
Nate Ball at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
The overwhelming audience response to one of zaniest live presentations — and the only one involving beatboxing — at TEDMED2011.
Got a good beat?
Ball, an engineer and beatboxer, stretches the capabilities of his voice box under an extreme close-up from a laryngoscope, and shows via fMRI what musical improv does to …
Joseph DeSimone at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
More about how improved shape and chemistry make new nanotech medicines that target bacteria and diseased cells.
What does the operating room of the future look like?
In a high-tech world, why are we still using medical tools designed centuries ago? Chuck Pell wants to change all that. First up: A gentler, safer robotic rib …
Charles Pell at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
The Physcient co-founder on why advancing the design of surgical instruments lags so far behind other modern technology.
Quyen Nguyen at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
Nguyen fields questions about her work developing fluorescence imaging to help surgeons spot tumors and avoid injuring nerves.
Have you got that inner glow?
Nowhere to hide: This UCSD surgeon is working on molecular fluorescence imaging to make tumor cells and nerve endings glow for better visibility and complete extraction during surgery.