- -: Your Genes: More Virus than Human
June 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/07/Carl_Zimmer_A_Planet_of_Viruses Science journalist Carl Zimmer explains how viral infections throughout history have affected the human genome. Viruses make up "about 8 or 9 percent" of our genome says Zimmer. Startlingly, human childbirth would not b...
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- -: Service With the Lady Huskies
May 12, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)When the UConn Women's Basketball team visited the White House, they took a moment to talk to us about the ways they serve the community and the country, including Geno's Cancer Team. (Public Domain)
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- -: Creating Jobs & Finding Cures: The Recovery Act at Work
September 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Learn how $5 billion in Recovery Act funding will not only allow 12,000 medical research projects to continue, but create tens of thousands of jobs associated with them. September 30, 2009. (public domain)
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- -: Why Health Insurance Reform Matters to Women
October 23, 2009 (over 14 years ago)In some states, maternity care is not covered because pregnancy can be seen as a pre-existing condition. Its even legal in some states to deny a woman coverage because shes been a victim of domestic violence. First Lady Michelle Obama looks at where health care policy and people's lives interse...
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- -: Health Insurance Reform Right Now
March 15, 2010 (about 14 years ago)President Obama shares the story of Natoma Canfield, a cancer survivor who had to drop her health insurance due to excessive rate hikes only to be diagnosed with leukemia, and tells the crowd in Strongsville, Ohio that cases like Natomas make it clear that the time is now for health insurance re...
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- -: Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research
October 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com How does cancer know it's cancer? At Jay Bradner's lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 -- and instead of patenting JQ1, they published their findings and mailed samples to 40 other labs to work on. An inspiring look at the open-source future of medical r...
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- -: Voices on Reducing Prescription Drug Shortage: Jay Cuetara
October 31, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Jay Cuetara, a cancer patient and advocate for drug shortage reform, speaks about the President's executive action to reduce prescription drug shortages in America and why it is a step in the right direction.
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Jok Church: A Circle of Caring
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Jok Church shares a story of how his teacher saved him in one of the most challenging days of his life and how he and his partner returned the favor many years after.
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Jimmy Valvano: ESPY Awards Acceptance Speech - Don't Ever Give Up!
March 4, 1993 (about 31 years ago)Jimmy Valvano's acceptance speech at the ESPY Awards is one of top sports speeches of all time. Given just a few months before he would succumb to his battle against Cancer, his mind, spirit and soul remain strong and inspiring.
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Bruce Feiler: The Council of Dads
October 2, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Bruce Feiler shares his story of how being diagnosed with cancer changed his life and led him to reach out to his friends and family. He shares how the Council of Dads was brought about to help him nurture his daughters in case he loses to the disease.
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