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"Healthcare Anthem of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany"

A thoughtful ode to health care, composed by Tilo Alpermann and performed on the TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany stage by Lars Jönnson.

Subjects:: Health Sciences
Keywords:: Piano music
Resource Type:: Video

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3D4Medical

3D4Medical is credited with transforming medical learning and practice around the world with its proprietary and ground-breaking 3D medical technology. This technology disrupts traditional methods of education by providing revolutionary applications that allow the educator, student, healthcare professional and patient to explore and experience medical education like never before, putting high-quality accessible 3D anatomical information at their fingertips. 3D4Medical has received many prestigious Apple awards, including a Design and Innovation Award, ‘Best of 2015’ and ‘Best of 2016’ and has featured on stage at both Apple and Microsoft Keynotes. 3D4Medical has also received the US-Ireland Research Innovation Award. 3D4Medical’s flagship platform, Complete Anatomy, is the world’s most advanced anatomy platform. In 2019, it achieved over 1.2 million registered users, and across its suite of apps 3D4Medical has had over 25 million downloads and regularly claims the title of #1 medical app on the app stores of Apple, Microsoft and Google in 160 countries. In 2019, 3D4Medical’s SaaS-based subscription business has grown with over 100K annual subscribers.

Course related:: RS2040 Functional Anatomy
Subjects:: Health Sciences
Keywords:: Human physiology -- Computer simulation Human anatomy
Resource Type:: Others

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5 Skin Health Myths To Stop Believing Now

Your skin is your body's largest organ ... but it might be the most misunderstood, says Dr. Jen Gunter. From sunscreen to cancer and even chocolate, she tackles five misleading myths about skin and shares what you can do to protect it. Want to hear more from Dr. Gunter? Check out her podcast Body Stuff, from the TED Audio Collective.

Subjects:: Health Sciences
Keywords:: Skin
Resource Type:: Video

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A Mathematical Model for Predicting Parkinson's

What if we looked at Parkinson's as an neurological electrical problem? Brain researcher Eleftheria Pissadaki and her team study dopamine neurons, the neurons that selectively die during Parkinson's. They discovered that the bigger a neuron is, the more vulnerable it becomes because it simply requires more energy. This new insight is reframing the disease -- and by "finding the fuse box for each neuron" and figuring out how much energy it needs, may help us neuroprotect our brain cells.

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Brain -- Diseases -- Research Brain -- Mathematical models
Resource Type:: Video

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A Personal Health Coach for Those Living with Chronic Diseases

There's no shortage of resources to help people change their health behaviors -- but far too often, these resources aren't accessible in underserved communities, says physician Priscilla Pemu. Enter "culturally congruent coaching," a program Pemu and her team developed to help patients with chronic diseases monitor their health with the assistance of a coach from their community. Learn more about how this approach transcends language and cultural barriers -- and could potentially transform health care in America.

Subjects:: Management of Health Care Services and Health Sciences
Keywords:: Chronically-ill -- Services for Health coaches
Resource Type:: Video

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A Smarter, More Precise Way to Think about Public Health

Sue Desmond-Hellmann is using precision public health -- an approach that incorporates big data, consumer monitoring, gene sequencing and other innovative tools -- to solve the world's most difficult medical problems. It's already helped cut HIV transmission from mothers to babies by nearly half in sub-Saharan Africa, and now it's being used to address alarming infant mortality rates all over the world. The goal: to save lives by bringing the right interventions to the right populations at the right time.

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Biology
Keywords:: Medicial informatics Big data Public health
Resource Type:: Video

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ABG Interpretation: Partially and Fully Compensated Conditions

In this interactive object, learners review case studies and identify complex arterial blood gases.

Subjects:: Health Sciences
Keywords:: Blood gases Blood vessels
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ABG Interpretation: Uncompensated Conditions

Learners read an introduction to arterial blood gasses and then identify uncompensated ABGs.

Subjects:: Health Sciences, Human Biology, and Medical Laboratory Science
Keywords:: Blood gases
Resource Type:: Others

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AO Surgery Reference

AO Surgery Reference is a resource for the management of fractures, based on current clinical principles, practices and available evidence.

Course related:: RS3410 Enabling Occupation: Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Subjects:: Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Sciences
Keywords:: Fracturess -- Treatment Fractures Bones -- Wounds injuries
Resource Type:: Others

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Abdominal organs (plastic anatomy)

We're going to take apart a plastic anatomy model and see what we can find in the abdomen. We'll identify as many organs as we can, see how they fit into the abdomen relative to one another, working our way from anterior to posterior.

Course related:: HTI17102 Imaging Anatomy
Subjects:: Health Sciences and Biology
Keywords:: Organs (Anatomy) Abdomen
Resource Type:: Video

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Abnormal Psychology - 1st Edition

Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University. The book tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. This journey starts by discussing what abnormal behavior is by attempting to understand what normal behavior is. Models of abnormal psychology and clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment are then discussed. With these three modules completed, the authors next explore several classes of mental disorders in 5 blocks. Block 1 covers mood, trauma and stressor related, and dissociative disorders. Block 2 covers anxiety, somatic symptom, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Block 3 covers eating and substance-related and addictive disorders. Block 4 tackles schizophrenia spectrum and personality disorders. Finally, Block 5 investigates neurocognitive disorders and then ends with a discussion of contemporary issues in psychopathology. Disorders are covered by discussing their clinical presentation and DSM Criteria, epidemiology, comorbidity, etiology, and treatment options.

Subjects:: Health Sciences, Psychology, Social Work and Human Services, and Nursing
Keywords:: Schizophrenia Psychology Pathological Psychiatry Textbooks
Resource Type:: e-book

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Acid/Base Balance (Screencast)

Students read about how acid/base balance affects a person's health. This activity includes animation.

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Biology
Keywords:: Acid-base imbalances
Resource Type:: Video

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Acid/Base Imbalance

Students read and test themselves on the conditions that cause specific acid/base imbalances.

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Biology
Keywords:: Acid-base imbalances
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Alterations in Fluid Balance

In this interactive object, learners identify the symptoms of fluid volume excess and fluid volume deficit.

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Biology
Keywords:: Body fluid disorders
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American Heart Association

The six cardiologists who founded the American Heart Association in 1924 would be amazed.From humble beginnings, the AHA has grown into the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. A shared focus on cardiovascular health unites our more than 33 million volunteers and supporters as well as our more than 3,400 employees. Learn more about our impact over time. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Course related:: RS3771 Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy II
Subjects:: Health Sciences
Keywords:: Cerebrovascular disease Cardiology Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
Resource Type:: Others

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An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health And Disease

How does your genetic inheritance, culture and history influence your health? Biological anthropologist Lara Durgavich discusses the field of evolutionary medicine as a gateway to understanding the quirks of human biology -- including why a genetic mutation can sometimes have beneficial effects -- and emphasizes how unraveling your own evolutionary past could glean insights into your current and future health.