Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Habits of the Heart
A guide to the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, and surgical procedures of the heart. Includes many digital images. Lesson plans with pictures and video instructions are very helpful.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: History of Medicine
A complete, self-guided lesson on the history of medicine and the advancements in medical technology. An interactive, virtual timeline helps students visualize the historical events. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
Boston University
American Painting: Eakins the Gross/agnew Clinic
An in depth comparison and analysis of Eakins', "The Gross Clinic" and "The Agnew Clinic". Ray Carney goes into great detail in subject and meaning of these two paintings by Thomas Eakins.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer.gov: What You Need to Know About Kidney Cancer
This resource provides detailed information about kidney cancer. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of kidney cancer. Also, has links to definitions of many of the medical terms used throughout the site.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How Stitches Help Kids Heal
Just about every kid needs to have stitches at one time or another. Whether you're playing a bit too hard and conk your head - ouch! - on your dresser, or your little brother trips you and you cut your knee, sometimes your skin needs...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Scoliosis
Understand what scoliosis is and how it affects the people who have it. How do doctors treat it? What are some places to get more information? Be sure to read the whole article and to click on the tabs to the right for more information.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Cartilage Disorders
This Medline Plus site explains what cartilage is, and then discusses different disorders and their treatments. Also includes links to organizations and directories for related information.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Tennis Elbow
This tutorial explains tennis elbow and the possible treatments for the condition. It covers symptoms and causes as well.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering the Heart: Heart Valves
Students learn how healthy human heart valves function and the different diseases that can affect heart valves. They also learn about devices and procedures that biomedical engineers have designed to help people with damaged or diseased...
WebMD
Web Md: Cold Sores
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on cold sores. It begins with a topic overview that covers subjects such as what are cold sores, what causes cold sores, and how they are spread. Information is also included on...
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer.gov: Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors (Pdq) Treatment
Learn about treatment options associated with ovarian germ cell tumors. This website, intended for patients, provides detailed information on the stages of this cancer and the methods used to fight it.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer.gov: Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors (Pdq)
Intended for patients with ovarian tumors with "low malignant potential," this website discusses stages and treatment options associated with this medical condition. Click on one of the hyperlinked topics at the top of the webpage to be...
Other
Story md.com: Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It usually affects your hands, knees, hips, or spine. Learn about treatment and management.
Other
Cook Children's Health Care System: Health Information: Videos and Animations
Collection of videos and animations that explain a variety of medical procedures, conditions, and treatments.
Other
University of Akron: The Phineas Gage Information Page
Read the story and gain an understanding of the damage done to the world's most famous brain-damaged person. Links to other Gage-related topics.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Louis Pasteur
This page presents the text of Louis Pasteur's "Germ Theory and its Applications to Medicine and Surgery" (1878). It provides information about the origin of the germ theory of disease.
University of California
University of California: Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab
Online research from the University of California, Berkeley focusing on robots for minimally invasive surgery, motion planning, and manufacturing automation.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What if We Could Look Inside Human Brains?
The brain is what makes us function, yet we understand so little about how it works. We are learning more about the brain by using new technology to monitor epilepsy patients during surgery. Moran Cerf explains the process doctors use to...
Other
House Rabbit Society: Spaying and Neutering
This site provides a selection of topics on spaying and neutering your pet rabbit. Content explores why it is so important to spay and neuter rabbits, information on the surgery, what questions to ask the vet, and more.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Theodore Maiman
Theodore Maiman built the world's first operable laser. Ironically, Maiman's first paper announcing this momentous achievement, which many other scientists had been racing to complete themselves, was rejected. Since then, however, lasers...
Other
Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Colon Cancer
Information on what colon cancer is, surgeries often performed, intra-arterial chemotherapy, and fractioned dose chemotherapy. Also has links to related sites.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Denton A. Cooley, m.d.
This article, on the life and achievements of Dr. Denton A. Cooley, focuses on his contributions to cardiovascular surgery. Read about how "Cooley's fame spread throughout the 1960s," through his work on infants with congenital heart...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Health
Discussion and explanation of health during the Middle Ages with special focus on treatment, patients, surgery, myths and superstitions.
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