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9 minutes
Doing the Impossible: Reconnecting Mind and Body
What if paralysis is no longer inevitable with a severe spinal cord injury? There is a remarkable technology in development that will, hopefully, change the lives of many in the coming years! Once again, the power of the human brain is astounding to watch. Take a look!
18 minutes
[ Science ]
Saving the World One Turtle at a Time
The Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre is changing the world in its own way; saving injured turtles to keep important wetland ecosystems alive and well!
7 minutes
[ Innovation ]
Detecting Malaria with Magnets
Detecting malaria can sometimes be difficult in the most rural places, but engineers have come up with a clever way to detect it with magnets! Here’s how this life-saving innovation works!
22 minutes
[ Innovation ]
What Life is Like with Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants were the first technology to restore a human sense, and since their invention, they have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands. These are some of their stories.
15 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
Micro-Preemie Turns 21: A Success Story for Everyone!
By Dr. Lynda
When life gets difficult there’s always something we can learn and use for the rest of our lives. 21 years ago, Dr. Lynda (EWC’s founder) gave birth to a 1 pound baby when she was just into the 5th month of her pregnancy. She picked up a few pearls of wisdom in the years that followed—here are 12.
6 minutes
[ Animals ]
How a Tiny Creature Makes Us Ask Better Questions…
The jerboa may look like the tiny rodent cousin of the t-rex, but the skeletons of these strange creatures are helping us answer questions with major implications in medicine.
11 minutes
What Will We Know in 100 Years?
Explore some of the discoveries of the past century! From penicillin, to our origins, to general relativity, we have learned a lot over the past 100 years! What will we learn in the next?
32 minutes
Medieval Medicine for the Modern World
This is the tale of how an ax-wielding nun, a medieval text, and modern science came together to find a cure to one of today’s greatest medical dilemmas. Get ready for an incredible story of discovery…
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
Do Butterflies Self-Medicate?
Are humans the only species that use medicine to improve our quality of life? The answer is changing the future of medicine for our species, and opening up a new world of possibility for the future of our health!
