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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Spectral Band Replication (SBR) is a novel method for compressing digital audio files making it possible for millions of people around the world to enjoy either higher quality sound or higher compression easily and affordably. SBR was conceived by the Swedish inventor Lars Liljeryd and turned into a real-world application by a team of engineers that included Kristofer Kjörling, Per Ekstrand and Fredrik Henn. Liljeryd’s ideas revolutionized an entire...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Robotic surgery is transforming modern medicine. Large movements of the surgeons hands in the operating theater translate into very small movements of the robotic instruments. It is less tiring for the surgeons and for the patient, it means less scarring, a quicker recovery, and reduced risk of infection. It is cutting edge medicine. Robotic arms – including a powerful camera – are slid into the patient through small incisions. At the end of the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The U.S. Navy provides medical relief to poor countries around the world. We filmed aboard the USNS Comfort as it brought medical and surgical care to local communities in Guatemala. USNS Comfort is over 270 meters long, thirty-two meters wide and as tall as a ten-story building. The former oil tanker has 12 operating rooms and half a million doses of medicine. Its primary role is to provide medical support for the U.S. military in times of war. Throughout...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
You are probably looking forward to being mobile again after your hip or knee joint replacement surgery. Rehabilitation experts and joint replacement patients explain the process of returning to full activity after your surgery, including information on exercises, home safety, and rehabilitation aids.
Series
Language
English
Description
Scientists have discovered that patients without a functioning CCR5 gene show a significantly better recovery from stroke. They have connected this to an HIV treatment that blocks CCR5 in AIDS patients, which slows the progression of the disease. They hope that this might prove to be the first ever treatment to help stroke patients recover better.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In order to maximize recovery and minimize the chance of hospital readmission, patients must take an active role in their recovery. This program will share what to expect early in the recovery process as well as common complications, how to prevent them, and what to do if they arise.
12) Baby Surgeons
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Susie's triplets may have a life-threatening condition that urgently needs treatment. The surgeons also help a baby with fluid on the brain, and one with a foot tangled in the lining of the womb.
15) Tonic (Series 2)
Series
Tonic volume Series 2
Language
English
Description
In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode include: *What Can We Expect from Immunizations in the Future? Immunization has been around for decades, and it's still our most potent weapon in improving public health-but it seems that every year there are more and more infections threatening widespread...
16) Second Opinion
Series
Language
English
Description
Schizoaffective disorder is a form of psychosis and a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms. People affected often have hallucinations or delusions, as well as mood disorder symptoms such as mania or depression. We meet Lynne Fisher, whose life was turned upside down by the onset of this illness, as she battled through five years of symptoms to find a treatment plan that enables her to live a constructive...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This three-part miniseries steps inside the groundbreaking medical frontier of fetal surgery with an intimate look at the Special Delivery Unit at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. With exclusive access to this elite unit, this film captures rarely-seen, real-time footage of fetal operations. Meet expecting parents as they face difficult decisions. Should they take a leap of faith to repair birth defects with prenatal surgery, even if it means...
Series
Great Ormond Street volume Series 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
This program focuses on the work of Great Ormond Street's Cardiothoracic Department as they treat new born babies with complex heart problems. Many are diagnosed before they are even born and improvements in surgical techniques mean that more of these babies are surviving. Short term survival rates are on the rise, however a long life expectancy is the real measure of success. Surgeons and doctors, together with parents, must decide whether or not...
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