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Medicine & infectious disease Videos Recommended on Hacker News (141)
Medicine & infectious disease is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 141 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2009 and 2026 — 359 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Medicine: diseases, vaccines, pandemics, COVID-19, epidemiology, public health, WHO, cancer, surgery, medical technology, drug development, aging research, healthcare quality.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH: “This is one of the best nutritional videos I've ever seen.” — an HN commenter, 2010.
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11 mo on HNWe Were Taught to Call Death a Blessing
CGP Grey
12 HN recommender · 2018–2025
9 mo on HNWhy Some Diseases Only Traveled One Direction
CGP Grey
11 HN recommender · 2015–2024
8 mo on HNDr. Jason Fung - 'Therapeutic Fasting - Solving the Two-Compartment Problem'
Low Carb Down Under
7 HN recommender · 2017–2022
7 mo on HNThe Epidemic of Fake Disease
Medlife Crisis
7 HN recommender · 2020–2026
6 mo on HN"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Beckman Institute at Illinois
5 HN recommender · 2019–2025
5 mo on HNThe Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)
Harvard Medical School
6 HN recommender · 2016–2026
5 mo on HNPenn and Teller on Vaccinations
UltraMiraculous
6 HN recommender · 2013–2018
5 mo on HNRun for your life! At a comfortable pace, and not too far: James O'Keefe at TEDxUMKC
TEDx Talks
3 HN recommender · 2016–2026
4 mo on HNexercises for tendinitis (tendonitis) and carpal tunnel (cps)
David Kuckhermann
4 HN recommender · 2009–2018
4 mo on HNRinging in Ears Tinnitus Treatment
ringinginearsv
4 HN recommender · 2016–2023
4 mo on HNHow I overcame alcoholism | Claudia Christian | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool
TEDx Talks
3 HN recommender · 2017–2022
4 mo on HNBuild a Do-It-Yourself Air Purifier for About $40
Michigan Medicine
5 HN recommender · 2012–2022
3 mo on HNThe effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Andrew Johnson
5 HN recommender · 2013–2016
3 mo on HNBreakthrough with Healing Chronic Pain | Howard Schubiner | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
3 HN recommender · 2019–2025
4 mo on HNMosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2
GREENPOWERSCIENCE
4 HN recommender · 2018–2025
4 mo on HNDoctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science Analysis
Medlife Crisis
3 HN recommender · 2019–2022
4 mo on HNThe Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
4 HN recommender · 2018–2026
3 mo on HNMichael Levin: Consciousness, Biology, Universal Mind, Emergence, Cancer Research
Curt Jaimungal
3 HN recommender · 2025–2026
3 mo on HNMyopia: A Modern Yet Reversible Disease — Todd Becker, M.S. (AHS14)
AncestryFoundation
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNVaccines and Autism: A Measured Response
hbomberguy
3 HN recommender · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNTim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie
stormmovie
3 HN recommender · 2013–2026
3 mo on HNDr Russell Barkley on ADHD Meds and how they all work differently from each other
Adhd Videos
3 HN recommender · 2018–2024
3 mo on HNThe Biggest Chemical Coverup In History
Veritasium
3 HN recommender · 2025–2026
3 mo on HNDr. Jason Fung: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight Loss
CrossFit
3 HN recommender · 2019–2020
3 mo on HNHow The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNE
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 HN recommender · 2021–2024
3 mo on HNYour Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 HN recommender · 2023–2024
3 mo on HNThe Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 HN recommender · 2015–2021
2 mo on HNKeynote - Karen Sandler
Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia
2 HN recommender · 2012–2016
2 mo on HNMatter to Mind:Bioelectricity, Body Intelligence, Future of Regenerative Medicine- Dr. Michael Levin
Harvard Extension Student Psychological Club
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNIrving Kirsch: The Emperor's New Drugs
Mizzou Visual Productions
2 HN recommender · 2015–2019
2 mo on HNYou Are Immune Against Every Disease
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
2 HN recommender · 2021–2024
2 mo on HNThe Scariest Episode Yet - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 10/30/18
Adam Savage’s Tested
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNIf money was no object, should you run every medical test?
Medlife Crisis
2 HN recommender · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNEvidence-Based Weight Loss: Live Presentation
NutritionFacts.org
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNCyclists' hearts: can you be so fit that you die?
Medlife Crisis
2 HN recommender · 2019–2023
2 mo on HNHow the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane
The Royal Institution
2 HN recommender · 2022–2026