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Bill Doyle: Treatin...
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16:00:27 01/31/12

Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the best-known methods for treating cancer. At TEDMED, Bill Doyle presents a new approach, called Tumor Treating Fields, wh...

Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields

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Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields

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Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the best-known methods for treating cancer. At TEDMED, Bill Doyle presents a new approach, called Tumor Treating Fields, which uses electric fields to interrupt cancer cell division. Still in its infancy -- and approved for only certain types of cancer -- the treatment comes with one big benefit: quality of life.

Brian Goldman: Doct...
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16:09:18 01/25/12

Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or u...

Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?

Added 01/25/12
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Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?

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Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long practice, he calls on doctors to start talking about being wrong.

Award-winning teen-...
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16:03:56 01/10/12

In 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary...

Award-winning teen-age science in action

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Award-winning teen-age science in action

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In 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary projects-- and their route to a passion for science.

Jane Fonda: Life's ...
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15:59:45 01/04/12

Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren’t just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda...

Jane Fonda: Life's third act

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Jane Fonda: Life's third act

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Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren’t just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new phase of our lives.

A.J. Jacobs: How he...
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14:15:19 01/03/12

For a full year, A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shot glass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping...

A.J. Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me

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A.J. Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me

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For a full year, A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shot glass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprising things he learned.

Alberto Cairo: Ther...
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15:01:48 12/23/11

Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2 (the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent), Cairo...

Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

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Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

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Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2 (the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent), Cairo tells the powerful story of why -- and how he found humanity and dignity in the midst of war.

Sheila Nirenberg: A...
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15:25:49 12/20/11

At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a ...

Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

Added 12/20/11
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Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

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At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.

Sheila Nirenberg: A...
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15:25:49 12/20/11

At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a ...

Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

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Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

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At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain.

Ramona Pierson: An ...
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15:46:00 12/16/11

When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the...

Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing

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Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing

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When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home.

Ramona Pierson: An ...
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15:46:00 12/16/11

When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the...

Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing

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Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing

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When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home.

Ramona Pierson: An ...
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15:46:00 12/16/11

When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the...

Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing

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Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing

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When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home.

Quyen Nguyen: Color...
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16:02:04 12/13/11

Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen...

Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

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Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

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Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen Nguyen demonstrates how a molecular marker can make tumors light up in neon green, showing surgeons exactly where to cut.

Quyen Nguyen: Color...
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16:02:04 12/13/11

Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen...

Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

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Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

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Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen Nguyen demonstrates how a molecular marker can make tumors light up in neon green, showing surgeons exactly where to cut.

Quyen Nguyen: Color...
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16:02:04 12/13/11

Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen...

Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

Added 12/13/11
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Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

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Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen Nguyen demonstrates how a molecular marker can make tumors light up in neon green, showing surgeons exactly where to cut.

Quyen Nguyen: Color...
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16:02:04 12/13/11

Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen...

Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

Added 12/13/11
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Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery

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Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen Nguyen demonstrates how a molecular marker can make tumors light up in neon green, showing surgeons exactly where to cut.

Yoav Medan: Ultraso...
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16:26:14 12/08/11

Imagine having a surgery with no knives involved. At TEDMED, Yoav Medan shares a technique that uses MRI to find trouble spots and focused ultrasound to treat such...

Yoav Medan: Ultrasound surgery -- healing without cuts

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Yoav Medan: Ultrasound surgery -- healing without cuts

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Imagine having a surgery with no knives involved. At TEDMED, Yoav Medan shares a technique that uses MRI to find trouble spots and focused ultrasound to treat such issues as brain lesions, uterine fibroids and several kinds of cancerous growths.

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Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"

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Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"
04/08/09

Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and our understanding of ourselves.