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Best Medicine & infectious disease videos, as recommended on Hacker News

96 videos about medicine & infectious disease that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly explainer, talk, lecture. Channels that come up most: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Low Carb Down Under, LastWeekTonight, Talks at Google. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH: The most-linked YouTube video on HN, recommended as an in-depth explanation of fructose metabolism.

• lectureSugar: THE BITTER TRUTHUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 13 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• explainerWe Were Taught to Call Death a BlessingCGP Grey · 12 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• talkDr. Michael Greger | How Not To Die | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 8 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• explainerWhy Some Diseases Only Traveled One DirectionCGP Grey · 11 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• lectureSunlight: Optimize Health and Immunity (Light Therapy and Melatonin)MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY · 6 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• talkDr. Jason Fung - 'Therapeutic Fasting - Solving the Two-Compartment Problem'Low Carb Down Under · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkMinding your mitochondria | Dr. Terry Wahls | TEDxIowaCityTEDx Talks · 7 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• talkWhy We Get Fat: And What to Do About It | Gary Taubes | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 6 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• lectureFasting For Survival Lecture by Dr Pradip JamnadasThe Galen Foundation · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerThe Epidemic of Fake DiseaseMedlife Crisis · 7 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• lecture"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert SapolskyBeckman Institute at Illinois · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• talkType 2 diabetes | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueUTEDx Talks · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• explainerSimulating an epidemic3Blue1Brown · 8 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• demoThe Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)Harvard Medical School · 6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• podcastBret Weinstein and Yuri Deigin: Did Covid-19 leak From a Lab?Bret Weinstein · 7 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• commentaryOpioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• commentaryPenn and Teller on VaccinationsUltraMiraculous · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2018
• talkRun for your life! At a comfortable pace, and not too far: James O'Keefe at TEDxUMKCTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• lectureFat Chance: Fructose 2.0University of California Television (UCTV) · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• tutorialexercises for tendinitis (tendonitis) and carpal tunnel (cps)David Kuckhermann · 4 HN recommenders · 2009–2018
• tutorialRinging in Ears Tinnitus Treatmentringinginearsv · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• talkHow I overcame alcoholism | Claudia Christian | TEDxLondonBusinessSchoolTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkDr. Jason Fung - 'The Aetiology of Obesity'Low Carb Down Under · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThe Milk-Industrial Complex: Why You Don't Need to Drink MilkHealthcare Triage · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• tutorialBuild a Do-It-Yourself Air Purifier for About $40Michigan Medicine · 5 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
• demoThe effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's DiseaseAndrew Johnson · 5 HN recommenders · 2013–2016
• lectureProf. Thomas Seyfried - 'Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Implications for Novel Therapies'Low Carb Down Under · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• talkBreakthrough with Healing Chronic Pain | Howard Schubiner | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• demoMosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2GREENPOWERSCIENCE · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• explainerDoctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science AnalysisMedlife Crisis · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• explainerHow to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• explainerThe Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The BacteriophageKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerDid SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?potholer54 · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• interviewMichael Levin: Consciousness, Biology, Universal Mind, Emergence, Cancer ResearchCurt Jaimungal · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• interviewValter Longo, Ph.D. on Fasting-Mimicking Diet & Fasting for Longevity, Cancer & Multiple SclerosisFoundMyFitness · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2019
• talkMyopia: A Modern Yet Reversible Disease — Todd Becker, M.S. (AHS14)AncestryFoundation · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• commentaryOpioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• lectureCOVID-19 Vaccines: MODERNA | PFIZER/BIONTECH | ASTRAZENECANinja Nerd · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• talkDr. Chris Knobbe - 'Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?'Low Carb Down Under · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• documentaryVaccines and Autism: A Measured Responsehbomberguy · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• comedyTim Minchin's Storm the Animated Moviestormmovie · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• lectureDr Russell Barkley on ADHD Meds and how they all work differently from each otherAdhd Videos · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• podcast327 - Choices, costs, and challenges in US healthcare: insurance, drug pricing, & potential reformsPeter Attia MD · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• documentaryThe Biggest Chemical Coverup In HistoryVeritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• lectureThe Obesity Code Lecture (Why do we get Fat?) Part 1Jason Fung · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• explainerAm I still lactose tolerant? - Lactose Gene Therapy UpdateThe Thought Emporium · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• explainerD is for Debacle - The Crucial Story of Vitamin D and Human HealthIvor Cummins · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• lectureSulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease & MoreFoundMyFitness · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkDr. Jason Fung: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight LossCrossFit · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• explainerHow The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNEKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• explainerYour Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes AgoKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerThe Immune System Explained I – Bacteria InfectionKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2021
• talkKeynote - Karen SandlerLinux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2016
• commentaryVaccines: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• newsAmputee Makes History with APL’s Modular Prosthetic LimbJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2016
• talkMatter to Mind:Bioelectricity, Body Intelligence, Future of Regenerative Medicine- Dr. Michael LevinHarvard Extension Student Psychological Club · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• lectureIrving Kirsch: The Emperor's New DrugsMizzou Visual Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• explainerYou Are Immune Against Every DiseaseKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• podcastThe Scariest Episode Yet - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 10/30/18Adam Savage’s Tested · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• documentaryThe Super-Fast Logistics of Delivering Blood By DroneWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• podcastHow Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health | Dr. Robert LustigAndrew Huberman · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• demoHow Smoking vs Vaping Affects Your Lungs ● You Must See This ! !Chris Notap · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkThe next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates | TEDTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• explainerIf money was no object, should you run every medical test?Medlife Crisis · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkDavid Sinclair | Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• lectureEvidence-Based Weight Loss: Live PresentationNutritionFacts.org · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• explainerAll you need to know to understand 5GSabine Hossenfelder · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• explainerVitamin D and Immunity, Lots of EvidenceDr. John Campbell · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• explainerCyclists' hearts: can you be so fit that you die?Medlife Crisis · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• talkDr. Matthew Phillips - 'Metabolic Strategies as Therapies in Cancer and Neurodegeneration'Low Carb Down Under · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• lectureHow Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & COVID 19 TreatmentMedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2020
• explainerWhy Are American Health Care Costs So High?vlogbrothers · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2014
• lectureMilton Friedman Speaks: The Economics of Medical Care (B1234) - Full VideoFree To Choose Network · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• lectureHow the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick LaneThe Royal Institution · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• talkFoodGate: The Break-in, the Cover-up, & the AftermathUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• newsNeurosurgeon pioneers Alzheimer's, addiction treatments using ultrasound | 60 Minutes60 Minutes · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2024
• explainerExponential growth and epidemics3Blue1Brown · 10 HN recommenders · 2020–2020
• explainerA Scientist Spilled 2 Drops Organic Mercury On Her Hand. This Is What Happened To Her Brain.Chubbyemu · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• commentaryMarketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2017
• explainerIs 5G Spelling Our DOOM?! How EM Waves Can HurtElectroBOOM · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• otherProject "Iron Auntie" Success! Helping one of the last polio survivors in an iron lung.Naomi Wu · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• demoHow dangerous are magnetic items near an MRI magnet?practiCal fMRI · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2023
• explainerThe IGF-1 Trade-Off: Performance vs. LongevityFoundMyFitness · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2022
• comedyAdam Ruins Everything - The Real Reason Hospitals Are So Expensive | truTVtruTV · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2025
• podcastWhat Microplastics Are Doing to the Brain, Body, and Reproductive SystemsFoundMyFitness · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2026
• demoWhite Blood Cell Chases BacteriaAdam Ryman · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2021
• talkCan we eat to starve cancer? - William LiTED-Ed · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2021
• explainerExercise Is Really Good for You. Like, REALLY Good for You.Healthcare Triage · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2023
• explainerGiving birth costs a lot. Hospitals won't tell you how much.Vox · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• commentaryOrgan & Body Donations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2024
• explainerGenetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & MalariaKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2025
• talkHow we can use light to see deep inside our bodies and brains | Mary Lou JepsenTED · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• commentaryDIY Sleep Apnea Fix Update: What We’ve LearnedEssential Craftsman · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• lectureProf. Robert Lustig - 'Sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer'Low Carb Down Under · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• documentaryThe Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid EmpireColdFusion · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• documentaryMedical Marijuana and Parkinson's Part 3 of 3Ride with Larry · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024