Sherwin Nuland: My history of electroshock therapy
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http://www.ted.com Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. Its a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, ... Read more
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- -: Sherwin Nuland: My history of electroshock therapy
October 30, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. Its a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the bes...
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- -: How it feels to have a stroke
March 13, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and rememb...
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- -: Paul Ewald: Can we domesticate germs?
May 12, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald drags us into the sewer to discuss germs. Why are some more harmful than others? How could we make the harmful ones benign? Searching for answers, he examines a disgusting, fascinating case: diarrhea.
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- -: Joe DeRisi: Hunting the next killer virus
January 30, 2009 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Biochemist Joe DeRisi talks about amazing new ways to diagnose viruses (and treat the illnesses they cause) using DNA. His work may help us understand malaria, SARS, avian flu -- and the 60 percent of everyday viral infections that go undiagnosed. TEDTalks is a daily video podc...
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- -: Jamie Heywood: The big idea my brother inspired
February 2, 2010 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com When Jamie Heywood's brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses -- and they discovered that the collective data had enormous power to c...
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- -: Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
September 30, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharma...
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- -: On Mortality and Modern Medicine - David Rieff
February 21, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/02/David_Rieff_Swimming_in_a_Sea_of_Death David Rieff, son of the late author Susan Sontag, gives his thoughts on modern medicine and mortality. ----- David Rieff talks about Swimming in a Sea of Death, a memoir and an investigation, and loving tribute...
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- -: Alonzo Mourning Overcomes Disease, Inspires Others
January 9, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/21/Alonzo_Mourning_Resilience_Faith_Triumph Former NBA star Alonzo Mourning shares his personal triumph over the life-threatening kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Regarding his ability to draw strength from crisis, Mourning states that ...
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- -: Can Sushi Give You Mercury Poisoning? - David Ewing Duncan
April 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/David_Ewing_Duncan_The_Experimental_Man Science writer David Ewing Duncan comments on actor Jeremy Piven's alleged sushi-contracted illness by examining the risk mercury poisoning may pose to fish eaters. "Some people, it appears, have genetic sensiti...
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- -: Dangers of Legalized Euthanasia? - Tony Abbott
April 6, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/03/IQ2_Debate_Should_Euthanasia_Be_Legalized_ Australian Shadow Minister Tony Abbott argues against legalizing euthanasia, explaining that government and inheritors may abuse the situation. "Let's not make bad laws based on hard cases," Abbot urges. ---...
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