Medicine in the world's archives

193–240 of 2,165 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks 2010 · Talk · 18 min We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness… Internet Archive To the People of the United States 1944 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Public education film on combatting the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, especially syphilis, in World War II. Internet Archive Michael Specter: The danger of science denial 2010 · Talk · 16 min Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason,… Internet Archive A Curing Ceremony 1966 · Educational Shows a healing ceremony used by the!Kung-speaking bushmen in Southwest Africa Internet Archive Marc Koska: 1.3m reasons to re-invent the syringe 2009 · Talk · 4 min Reuse of syringes, all too common in under-funded clinics, kills 1.3 million each year. Marc Koska clues us in to this devastating global problem with facts,… Internet Archive 1970s HALEY'S M O LAXATIVE TV COMMERCIAL " A MOST EFFECTIVE MEDICINE FOR CONSTIPATION " XD44754d Commercial This TV commercial for Haley's M-O (magnesium hydroxide / mineral oil) dates to the 1970s. Haley's M-O suspension is a laxative. It works by softening the… Internet Archive Francis Collins: We need better drugs -- now 2013 · Talk · 14 min Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what’s taking so long? Geneticist and physician… Internet Archive Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future 2011 · Talk · 9 min Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature's most elegant materials -- in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding… Internet Archive Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live 2010 · Talk · 9 min Where you live: It impacts your health as much as diet and genes do, but it's not part of your medical records. At TEDMED, Bill Davenhall shows how overlooked… Internet Archive Award-winning teen-age science in action 2011 · Talk · 16 min 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… Internet Archive "MOONFLIGHTS AND MEDICINE" 1970s MERCK PROMO FILM SPACE PROGRAM & ADVANCES IN MEDICINE 67254 Film This short 1970s film from Merck & Co., Inc. highlights some of the advances in medicine that have come as a result of developments in NASA’s space program.… Internet Archive Giulia Enders: The surprisingly charming science of your gut 2017 · Talk Ever wonder how we poop? Learn about the gut — the system where digestion (and a whole lot more) happens — as doctor and author Giulia Enders takes us inside… Internet Archive David Agus: A new strategy in the war on cancer 2010 · Talk · 23 min Too often, says David Agus cancer treatments have a short-sighted focus on individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical… Internet Archive Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention 2010 · Talk · 19 min Soldiers who've lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that… Internet Archive Deborah Rhodes: A tool that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it's not available to you 2011 · Talk · 21 min Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women… Internet Archive Bart Knols: Kill mosquitos, end malaria 2012 · Talk · 10 min We can use a mosquito's own instincts against her. At TEDxMaastricht speaker Bart Knols demos the imaginative solutions his team is developing to fight… Internet Archive Anthony Atala on growing new organs 2010 · Talk · 17 min Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his… Internet Archive Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that? 2012 · Talk · 19 min Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes,… Internet Archive Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders 2010 · Talk · 7 min Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass knew that we should be looking directly at their… Internet Archive Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health 2012 · Talk · 6 min You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are… Internet Archive Matthew O'Reilly: “Am I dying?” The honest answer. 2014 · Talk · 5 min Matthew O’Reilly is a veteran emergency medical technician on Long Island, New York. In this talk, O’Reilly describes what happens next when a gravely hurt… Internet Archive Daniel Levitin: How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed 2015 · Talk · 12 min You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational,… Internet Archive Leana Wen: What your doctor won’t disclose 2014 · Talk · 15 min Wouldn’t you want to know if your doctor was a paid spokesman for a drug company? Or held personal beliefs incompatible with the treatment you want? Right… Internet Archive Adam Grosser and his sustainable fridge 2008 · Talk · 3 min Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide.… Internet Archive “ PACIFIC ENEMY NO. 2: MALARIA ” 1944 WWII U.S. NAVY MEDICINE IN ACTION ATABRINE DDT XD39174 Film This declassified black and white 1944 U.S. Navy film produced by Byron Motion Pictures describes the risk of malaria faced by military personnel in the… Internet Archive [U.S. Military in China] Film Content warning: close-up views of injured, frostbitten toes. U.S. troops appear to be in China, possibly as part of Operation Beleaguer. Shows brutal winter… Internet Archive Christina Warinner: Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque 2012 · Talk · 5 min Imagine what we could learn about diseases by studying the history of human disease, from ancient hominids to the present. But how? TED Fellow Christina… Internet Archive “LSD THE TRIP TO WHERE?” 1960s ANTI-PSYCHEDELIC DRUG USE & ABUSE FILM TIMOTHY LEARY XD6562 Film This film "LSD The Trip to Where?" an educational film on the dangers of using LSD and other psychedelic drugs. It includes interviews with doctors,… Internet Archive David R. Williams: How racism makes us sick 2017 · Talk · 17 min Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond… Internet Archive Siddhartha Mukherjee: Soon we'll cure diseases with a cell, not a pill 2015 · Talk · 17 min Current medical treatment boils down to six words: Have disease, take pill, kill something. But physician Siddhartha Mukherjee points to a future of medicine… Internet Archive Alan Russell on regenerating our bodies 2007 · Talk · 19 min Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury, using a process that can signal the body to rebuild… Internet Archive William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer? 2010 · Talk · 20 min William Li presents a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases: anti-angiogenesis, preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumor.… Internet Archive Boghuma Kabisen Titanji: Ethical riddles in HIV research 2013 · Talk · 11 min It’s an all too common story: after participating in an HIV clinical trial, a woman in sub-Saharan Africa is left without the resources to buy a bus ticket to… Internet Archive LIFE BEGINS AGAIN 1947 BRITISH CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL & PHYSICAL REHABILITATION FILM 85084 Film Made in 1947 by Paul Rotha Productions, LIFE BEGINS AGAIN was created by the British Government's Ministry of Information to show that many of those who… Internet Archive 1964 AMERICAN RED CROSS CIVIL & MILITARY SUPPORT PROMO FILM " DOWN TO EARTH " NURSES 45674 Film This black & white film promotes the efforts of the American Red Cross, to help the U.S. Military and civilians through humanitarian work. Copyright 1964.… Internet Archive Shohini Ghose: Quantum computing explained in 10 minutes 2018 · Talk A quantum computer isn't just a more powerful version of the computers we use today; it's something else entirely, based on emerging scientific understanding… Internet Archive Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset 2009 · Talk · 19 min Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new… Internet Archive Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy? 2012 · Talk · 16 min Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat… Internet Archive AV Geeks Lunch 4 8 2020 2020 · Film AV Geeks 16mm Lunch streaming show AV Geeks Lunch 19 aired live on Wednesday, Apr 8, 2020 screening: Very Special Man Eat Good Feel Good Replay I'M Feeling… Internet Archive 1949 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROMO FILM "FRAUD FIGHTERS" FOOD & MEDICINE TESTING 91434 Film This black & white educational film is about the FDA and that they make sure that what is in food actually is and that what medicine/cosmetics says it will do… Internet Archive Samuel Cohen: Alzheimer’s is not normal aging — and we can cure it 2015 · Talk · 7 min More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase drastically in the coming years. But no real… Internet Archive David Bolinsky animates a cell 2007 · Talk · 9 min Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell. Internet Archive Peter van Manen: How can Formula 1 racing help ... babies? 2013 · Talk · 7 min During a Formula 1 race, a car sends hundreds of millions of data points to its garage for real-time analysis and feedback. So why not use this detailed and… Internet Archive “ SCHIZOPHRENIA: THE SHATTERED MIRROR ” 1966 US NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH FILM XD5024 Educational This film "The Shattered Mirror" shows the nature and cause of the mental illness known as Schizophrenia. It features the notable psychiatrist Dr. Humphrey… Internet Archive Dean Ornish says your genes are not your fate 2008 · Talk · 3 min Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live… Internet Archive Dan Gibson: How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet 2018 · Talk Biologist Dan Gibson edits and programs DNA, just like coders program a computer. But his "code" creates life, giving scientists the power to convert digital… Internet Archive Dorothy Roberts: The problem with race-based medicine 2016 · Talk · 14 min Social justice advocate and law scholar Dorothy Roberts has a precise and powerful message: Race-based medicine is bad medicine. Even today, many doctors… Internet Archive Mother and daughter doctor-heroes: Hawa Abdi + Deqo Mohamed 2011 · Talk · 8 min They've been called the "saints of Somalia." Doctor Hawa Abdi and her daughter Deqo Mohamed discuss their medical clinic in Somalia, where -- in the face of…