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- http://www.rvc.ac.uk/Review/Podcasts/Index.cfm
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- Bio-Medical
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- Medicine
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting
A podcast produced by the Royal Veterinary College and presented by Dr Mark Cleasby and colleagues. The podcast offers up to the minute information on animal diseases, from arthritis and bird flu to vaccines and zoo animal health. There is also news about the work and research being conducted at the Royal Veterinary College. Production values are fairly basic but the quality of the podcasts is in the expertise of the contributors, making this an essential listen for veterinary students as well as zoologists and animal scientists. The podcast is free and also available in iTunes.
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- Link
- https://www.nigms.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
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- Bio-Medical
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- Biology, Medicine
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Organisations, Streaming/Download
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences is an American
organisation which supports research into advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The Science Education section of the website allows the user to explore by topic or media type and features a searchable collection of online scientific photos, illustrations and videos, including animations and time lapse photography.
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- http://www.nucleusanimationlibrary.com/
- Category
- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Biology, Medicine
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Nucleus Health creates animations, illustrations and interactive multimedia relating to medicine, primarily designed for patient education. Their animation library includes over 200 high quality 3D animations which cover a variety of subjects, including cardiology, dermatology, breast cancer, diagnostic tests and procedures, ear, nose and throat (ENT), emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology. The animations are freely available to view in watermarked versions. Users who buy a licence can use the content on their own websites.
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- Link
- http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/media/podcasts
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- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Biology, Computing, Economics, General Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting
This podcast is presented in a magazine format and features interviews with researchers and scientists at Imperial College, London, as well as round-ups of the latest science news. The podcasts are distinguished by their variety: a typical example covering how gene therapy could treat a rare form of blindness, how economics shapes discourse on climate change and how to protect creative industries while fostering innovation. The podcasts can be streamed or downloaded free of charge and can be listened to as a whole or in individual chapters.
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- Link
- https://eyetube.net/
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- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Medicine
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Streaming/Download
This American website aims to better educate opthalmologists through archiving and sharing videos online. The videos, which are all free to view, show various surgical procedures, including film of surgery in the following categories: cataracts, cornea, glaucoma, retina and laser correction vision. The site also has an archive of webinars and symposia and a blog.
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- http://www.echojournal.org/
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- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Medicine
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Discussion Lists, Streaming/Download
This video sharing website has a large collection of high quality ultrasound scans and echocardiographs. Aimed at cardiologists, anaesthetists, radiologists and medical students, the site makes it easy for users to upload and share their own videos as well as to discuss what other users have uploaded. The videos feature brief descriptions, as well as comments from other users and are grouped into different categories or Channels to make searching easier. The Educational Channel features scans suitable for use as exemplars in teaching, whereas on the Diagnosis Needed page, users post videos of conditions whose identification is unclear.
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- Link
- http://www.diabetes-stories.com/index.asp
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- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Medicine
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
An oral history website which presents 100 interviews with people with diabetes, as well as their family members and healthcare professionals. The histories span people’s experiences from the 1920s - when insulin was first used as a treatment - to the early years of the 21st century, offering a unique record of how people have lived with the illness over the years. The interviews are presented with background notes, short audio samples and full interviews, which are divided into separate tracks and accompanied by full transcripts. The site is based at the Oxford Society for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and is the result of two Wellcome Trust funded projects.
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- Link
- http://www.biologyimagelibrary.com/home
- Category
- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Biology, Medicine
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Collection of images, movies, illustrations and animations pertaining to biology and biomedicine. The site is aimed at lecturers, teachers, researchers and students. The thumbnail images and associated data can be viewed for free but full access - which allows users to download images and slide sets for use in lectures, view full size images, and see the movies - is via subscription.
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- https://www.dyingmatters.org/
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- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Medicine, Social Welfare
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Discussion Lists, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
Dying Matters is an organisation which aims to change public knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards dying, death and bereavement. It was founded in 2009 by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC). The organisation has produced a number of videos which are aimed at improving communication and raising awareness. Most of them are free to view and are suitable for training purposes for those in the medical professions.
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- Link
- https://www.redorbit.com/
- Category
- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Astronomy, General Science, Medicine, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Blogs, Streaming/Download
RedOrbit is a science and technology website that aims for quantity as well as quality, boasting over 2,000,000 pages of content divided into four main areas: Science, Space, Health and Technology. Content in these categories is also searchable by Video and Images and indexed by Topics - extremely important in a website this big.
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