Public Health (Video)

This program demonstrates how to exercise when you don't have a great amount of time or energy. Natalie Marshall, MD, also discusses how to overcome barriers to daily exercise. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and...

As AI becomes more prevalent, many people are asking how it will impact health care. In this program, Dr. Ida Sim, Professor of Medicine and Computational Precision Health at UCSF and Cora Han, attorney and Chief Health...

E-cigarettes were first sold in the United States in 2007. These battery-operated devices heat a liquid made of chemicals, including some with high levels of nicotine, to make an aerosol that users inhale into their...

UC Berkeley engineers have created a simple and low-cost new arsenic treatment system to help low-income communities access safer water. In many areas throughout California, the groundwater is tainted with dangerous...

Alzheimer’s disease is a major health crisis that is projected to become an even larger threat in the coming decades. According to the National Institute on Aging, the number of Americans 65 and older with Alzheimer’s...

The world has lived through 2+ years of the COVID-19 pandemic, heightening the awareness of the links between health and other aspects of life including education and the economy. Future pandemics are a real risk but...

The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) began in 1991 sponsored by the World Bank and the World Health Organization to fill a critical gap in global health information. It has grown steadily to become an active...

COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives, and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to help restore the health and well-being of Californians. In this program, Joanne Spetz examines...

E-cigarettes were first sold in the United States in 2007. These battery-operated devices heat a liquid made of flavorings and other chemicals, including some with high levels of nicotine, to make an aerosol that users...

Across the United States, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured every day by firearms. As an emergency room doctor, Megan L. Ranney, M.D. M.P.H. F.A.C.E.P., has seen the impacts of this violence...

The DIY air purifier is the latest project of the Common Humanity Collective, a Bay Area mutual aid organization which was launched in March 2020, near the start of the COVID-19 crisis. UC Berkeley graduate student...

Most research studies don't consider how different races perceive the stressfulness of stress exposure. This has led to a paradox among mental and physical health outcomes that show whites report more instances of...

María Marquine, PhD, discusses her recent work looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and cognition for Latinos and non-Latino Blacks. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and...

Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer discusses improving outcomes for COVID patients as well as medications such as remdesivir, dexamethasone, and anticoagulation. She also looks at outpatient treatments and a current research study...

Dr. Diane Havlir knows it takes a community to end a pandemic. Latinx was particualry hard hit with COVID-19. She talks about what Unidos en Salud did to respond to the virus and where things stand in the race between...