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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Medicine.

Video playlists about Medicine

The fight against viruses

What we do (and don't) know about viruses, pandemics and the vaccines that combat them.

Curator's Picks: Top 10 TED Talks of 2017

The most notable talks of 2017, chosen by TED Curator Chris Anderson.

Jaw-dropping science breakthroughs

Revolutionary achievements, important discoveries and astounding leaps of progress that have fundamentally transformed the scientific world.

Let’s redesign the medical experience!

An exploration of what it would like if the medical industry practiced a more patient-first mentality.

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Talks about Medicine

Stephanie Honchell Smith

The gory history of barber surgeons

The world's rarest diseases — and how they impact everyone

What did people do before anesthesia?

Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places?

Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

What is a poop transplant, and how does it work?

What girls and women in sports need to unlock their potential

3 ways to end a virus

Why plague doctors wore beaked masks

Could one vaccine protect against everything?

What you should know about opioids and painkillers

Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

Liesbeth Demuyser

What causes yeast infections, and how do you get rid of them?

My 105 days in Taliban prison -- and a call to aid Afghanistan

How does heart transplant surgery work?

Melissa J. Moore

How mRNA medicine will change the world

Temie Giwa-Tubosun

The funding gap in start-up investing

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Exclusive articles about Medicine

How many steps a day do we really need to take? Here are the facts

Dr. Jen Gunter, ob/gyn, author and podcast host, looks at the belief that people need to take 10,000 steps a day -- and explains what the science says about it.

Posted May 2022

I was a healthy 38-year-old … but now I have long COVID

"I look absolutely fine, but I wake up every day in pain," says social epidemiologist Margot Gage Witvliet PhD. Here, she shares what life with long COVID has been like -- and how it can happen to anyone.

Posted Nov 2021

Looking for accurate health information online? 6 tips to find it, from a doctor

As we all know, the internet is chock full of medical nonsense, so Dr. Jen Gunter gives you six pointers to help you sort out the junk science from the truth.

Posted Sep 2021

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