Ergebnis für "Doctors" in Wissenschaft & Technik

Ages before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals were harnessing the power of nature's pharmacy to heal themselves. Doctors by Nature reveals what researchers are now learning about the medical wonders of the animal world. In this visionary book, Jaap de Roode argues that we have underestimated the healing potential of nature for too long and shows how the study of self-medicating animals could impact the practice of human medicine.

Dr. Mark Benecke liebt Tiere aller Art, Insekten vielleicht ein kleines bisschen mehr. Tiere, das erzählt Benecke in aller Anschaulichkeit, befinden sich auf Augenhöhe mit dem Menschen. Und sie haben viele beeindruckende, sympathische und amüsante Eigenschaften. Man betrachte beispielsweise den Oktopus: Außergewöhnlich klug, hat er es gerne eher entspannt und macht oft Quatsch. Oder den Buntbarsch, der depressiv wird, wenn man ihn mit der falschen Partnerin verkuppelt.

In this first volume of his memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and he has no idea what to expect. How will he get on with his new boss? The local farmers? And what will the animals think? This program is filled with hilarious and touching tales of the unpredictable Siegfried Farnon, his charming student brother Tristan, and Herriot's first encounters with a beautiful girl named Helen.

Science’ hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, terrifying mess.

As the country's top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead. When death is sudden or unexplained, it falls to Shepherd to establish the cause. Each post-mortem is a detective story in its own right - and Shepherd has performed over 23,000 of them. Through his skill, dedication and insight, Dr Shepherd solves the puzzle to answer our most pressing question: how did this person die?

Ignác Semmelweis is remembered for the now-commonplace notion that doctors must wash their hands before examining patients. In mid-19th century Vienna, however, this was a subversive idea. With deaths from childbed fever exploding, Semmelweis discovered that doctors themselves were spreading the disease. While his simple reforms worked immediately - childbed fever in Vienna all but disappeared - they brought down upon Semmelweis the wrath of the establishment, and led to his tragic end.

The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for this gripping exposé of medical professionals enmeshed in covert government operations over the course of three decades. Following a trail of police records, FBI files, cancer statistics, and medical journals, this revealing book presents evidence of a web of medical secret-keeping that began with the handling of evidence in the JFK assassination and continued apace....

You’ve seen the white coat. You’ve seen the stethoscope. But do you know the person behind them?Doctors Unscripted, hosted by Dr. Nadia Giannetti, pulls back the curtain on what it really means to be a doctor at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Each episode features candid conversations with physicians from across specialties, exploring why they chose medicine, the challenges they’ve faced, the moments that shaped them, and what keeps them going.Whether you’re an aspiring physician, a current medical student, or simply curious about the human side of healthcare, this podcast...

Doctor Geek and friends return to continue their mission to investigate science inspired by fiction in the hope to encourage the exploration of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math).

Science fiction meets real-world technology in Doctor Geek's Laboratory, Season 1 It's the twenty-first century - have you ever wondered what happened to all those inventions, conveniences, and other concepts the future was supposed to bring? Doctor Geek's Laboratory, Season 1 explores all the realms of applied geekdom, examining the future that was, the future that is, and the future that has not yet come to pass.

In 1896, H.G. Wells unleashed a chilling tale with The Island of Doctor Moreau. After a harrowing shipwreck leads him to an unexpected rescue, Edward Prendick finds himself on a mysterious island where dark science reigns supreme. As a man of intellect, Prendick grapples with the ethical dilemmas posed by the islands twisted experiments. His internal conflict becomes increasingly apparent as he confronts the grotesque creations around him. At the heart of this iconic science fiction narrative lies a profound question can the pursuit of knowledge and progress become more perilous than the very ...

An educational series for patients with Long Covid, hosted and delivered by Dr Tim Robinson, an experienced general medical physician working in NHS Long Covid Services.

A thoughtful and compelling case for the power and potential of natural medicine to heal the human body, from best-selling author Dr Andreas Michalsen. This illuminating book has the power to transform your health and change your life. We are living longer than ever before, but our prolonged lives have come at a price: a rise in chronic diseases like digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis and cancer. These diseases pose a challenge to conventional medicine, which controls symptoms but doesn't address the underlying cause.

¿Cómo enfrentas tu dolor? Yo soy el Doctor Pain, Médico Anestesiólogo y Especialista en Dolor, y en este podcast quiero informarte del riesgo de la automedicación y el peligro que la pseudociencia y pseudoterapias representan para tu salud. ¿Un huesero puede curarte el dolor de espalda? ¿Tomas medicamentos recetados por tu vecina? Estos son solo algunos de los temas que analizaremos en cada episodio para que tomes mejores decisiones sobre tu salud y la de quienes más quieres.

An estimated tens of millions of Americans live with conditions that elude diagnosis, often navigating a healthcare system that fails to recognize or effectively address their suffering. Journalist Alexandra Sifferlin has spent years investigating the diagnosis crisis in America—what it means to live without a diagnosis and how both medical and patient communities are working to improve the diagnostic process.

A rollicking history of the life and work of an unheralded genius: Dr. Solomon Snyder, whose experiments with mind-altering drugs helped change the way we think about the causes and treatments of schizophrenia. In the 1950s, the field of psychiatry had nothing to show for itself. While polio was...

There is a lot of misinformation thrown around today, especially Online. Headlines tell us to do this, not that - all in the name of living longer, better, thinner, younger. In Hype, Dr. Nina Shapiro distinguishes between the falsehoods and the evidence-backed truth. In her work at Harvard and UCLA, with more than 20 years of experience in both clinical and academic medicine, she helps patients make important health decisions everyday. She’s bringing those lessons to life here with a blend of science and personal stories to discuss her new definition of “a healthy life”.

In Good Blood, best-selling writer Julian Guthrie tells the gripping tale of the race to cure a horrible affliction known as Rh disease that stalked families and caused a mother’s immune system to attack her own unborn child. The story is anchored by two very different men on two continents: Dr. John Gorman in New York, who would land on a brilliant yet contrarian idea, and the unassuming Australian whose almost magical blood - and his unyielding devotion to donating it - would save millions of lives.

Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows listeners to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world. Through his offbeat adventures in healthcare and travel, Reisman discovers new perspectives on the body: a trip to the Alaskan Arctic reveals that fat is not the enemy, but the hero; a stint in the Himalayas uncovers the boundary where the brain ends and the mind begins; and eating a sheep's head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy.

Finally, answers to all those strange questions you'd like to ask your own doctor but haven't had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so.