Medicine
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of medicine.
Video playlists about Medicine
What doctors worry about
We worry about what our doctors will tell us -- and so do they. Doctors, scientists and medical researchers weigh in on health care and better health practices.
How we're fighting cancer
Talks from researchers who've dedicated their lives and careers to understanding cancer -- and maybe, someday, ending it.
The future of medicine
Take this tour of medicine's future with some of the trailblazing doctors charting its course. Once you've seen a transplantable human kidney created from a 3D printer, almost anything is imaginable ...
Should we redesign humans?
The age of bioengineering is upon us, with scientists' understanding of how to engineer cells, tissues and organs improving at a rapid pace. Here, how this could affect the future of our physical bodies.
Talks about Medicine
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Much of what we know about the brain may be wrong: The problem with fMRI
The past decade has brought us jaw-dropping insights about the hidden workings of our brains, in part thanks to a popular brain scan technique called fMRI. But a major new study...
What if we could brew painkillers?
From aspirin to anticoagulants, penicillin to cancer treatments, some of our most important human medicines come from plants. But extracting the medicinal compounds from plants ...TED Books
The Laws of Medicine
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and one of the world’s premiere cancer researchers reveals an urgent philosophy on the little-known principles that govern medicine — and how understanding these principles can empower us all. Buy now