Melanie Howley

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Treatment mattered.

So did the network that remained present.

In Cheryl King’s research, adding structured community support to conventional care was associated with a major long-term difference in mortality.

https://t.co/DNPq5KJCoL

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We often ask whether a young person has access to treatment.

We ask less often whether the people they already trust have been equipped to stay connected.

Cheryl King argues that those adults may be one of suicide prevention’s most underused resources.

https://t.co/cq1xZv9txz

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Psychedelic medicine is not just a molecule story.

This week, Heidi Allen and Fred Barrett help reframe the conversation around chemistry, experience, neuroscience, and the care structures that make treatment safe and durable.

Watch the TEDMED Conversation and companion Talk: https://t.co/EWmMBQ1H4y

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The medicine is not only the molecule.

Heidi Allen explains why psychedelic-assisted therapy depends on chemistry, subjective experience, and the care structure built around both.

Watch the new TEDMED Conversation: https://t.co/EqPzCsBmud

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Love matters. But prevention also requires recognition, support, treatment, and systems that can respond earlier.

Sue Klebold’s TEDMED Talk asks what may be hidden in plain sight.

Watch her Talk here: https://t.co/PneO9meXbF

Content note: gun violence, suicide, grief, mental health.

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Public health prevention starts before crisis.

In her #TEDMED Talk, Sue Klebold reflects on mental health, suicide, grief, and the warning signs that can remain hidden until harm has already occurred.

Watch the full Talk here: https://t.co/XjpuhHbx55

Content note: gun violence, suicide, grief, mental health

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Gun violence is often treated as a series of isolated events.

Daniel Webster’s TEDMED Talk asks us to see the broader public health pattern: policy, access, risk, and systems shaping outcomes over time.

Watch the new TEDMED In Context at: https://t.co/BfK2tZPyY9

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AI in health is not just answering questions.

It is becoming part of the interaction between patients, clinicians, systems, devices, and real-world context.

Deborah Estrin + Jay Walker explore what that makes possible, and what still needs testing.

Watch at https://t.co/vqFSFxGoL3

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More health data is not the same as better care.

The real challenge is knowing what matters, when it matters, and who needs to act.

That is where AI’s promise and risk begin to sharpen.

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When scientific recommendations change, people may hear contradiction.

But often, that change is science doing what science is supposed to do: testing, updating, correcting, refining.

The communication challenge is not hiding uncertainty.

It is explaining it before mistrust fills the gap.

Watch full Talk: https://t.co/FW3jEHaSUz

#TrustInScience
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What if awe is part of your health?

In a new #TEDMEDConversation, Jennifer Stellar and Jon Ellenthal explore whether awe and compassion are more than beautiful experiences.

They may be part of how connection changes us.

Watch the new Conversation: https://t.co/TYLozPDKEg

#TEDMED #ThisWeekAtTEDMED #Awe #Compassion #MentalHealth #EmotionalWellbeing #HealthScience #ScienceOfConnection #Wellbeing #HumanConnection #Psychology #Neuroscience #SocialHealth #JenniferStellar #JonEllenthal

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What happens when the foundation of science is unstable?

When data is incomplete or selectively reported, what we call “truth” is already compromised.

From how research is conducted to how it’s interpreted and applied, this playlist explores the hidden forces shaping scientific knowledge and the real-world consequences when integrity breaks down.

Watch the full #TEDMED playlist: https://t.co/QJwb5wv7ik

#BadScience #PublicTrust #SciencePolicy #EvidenceMatters #EthicsInScience #ScienceCommunication #InstitutionalIntegrity #FutureOfHealth

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When institutions falter, accountability doesn’t disappear, it shifts.

In Part 2 of this #TEDMEDConversation, Katherine Eban and Jay Walker explore what happens when individuals are left to uphold truth inside systems that no longer fully protect it.

When trust erodes, the consequences aren’t abstract, they’re personal. See how it unfolds: https://t.co/XBjoDA8pyC

#TrustInScience #InstitutionalIntegrity #EthicsInScience #PublicTrust #Accountability #SciencePolicy #TEDMED #ScienceCommunication #FutureOfHealth #TruthMatters

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A must watch!

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Part 2 released TODAY!

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What happens when those upholding the system must navigate its breakdown?

In Part 2 of this #TEDMEDConversation, Katherine Eban and Jay Walker examine the role of ethics, accountability, and individual responsibility when institutional safeguards begin to fail.

Because when systems fail, accountability doesn’t disappear, it lands on individuals.

This is where the Conversation gets uncomfortable: https://t.co/ICEmQkVZwZ

#InstitutionalIntegrity #EthicsInScience #TrustInScience #Accountability #SciencePolicy #HealthcareSystems #PublicTrust #TEDMED #FutureOfHealth #EthicalLeadership

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So what happens when truth becomes negotiable?

Today, that warning feels less like a risk and more like a reality.

As trust in institutions erodes and science faces growing political and commercial pressure, Katherine Eban’s investigation into the global drug supply chain reveals what’s at stake when accountability breaks down.

Watch her full #TEDMED Talk → https://t.co/5mxehTfY01

#TrustInScience #InstitutionalIntegrity #GlobalHealth #HealthPolicy #Healthcare

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We trust that generic drugs are safe, effective, and equivalent.

But what if the system behind them isn’t as transparent as we think?

Katherine Eban’s investigation into the global drug supply chain feels even more urgent today at a moment when institutional integrity and scientific oversight are increasingly under pressure.

Watch her #TEDMED Talk: https://t.co/hhy0KA9o4v

#Pharma #DrugSafety #PublicHealth #TrustInScience #HealthcareSystems #MedicalInnovation #Accountability

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What happens when the systems meant to protect science begin to break down?

In this #TEDMEDConversation, Katherine Eban and Jay Walker examine the erosion of institutional integrity and what it means when trust in science is no longer guaranteed.

Because once that trust is gone, it’s not just research at risk.
It’s everything built on it.

Watch the full Conversation: https://t.co/U09RKJgDBk

#Science #PublicTrust #HealthPolicy #InstitutionalIntegrity #TrustInScience #SciencePolicy #GlobalHealth #MedicalInnovation #EvidenceBased #ScienceCommunication #FutureOfHealth #HealthcareSystems #PolicyMatters #Accountability #TEDMED

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Black mothers in the U.S. are still far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes.

Not because we lack knowledge.
But because we haven’t built systems that listen.

From the archives, Dr. Elizabeth Howell explores what it will actually take to change maternal health outcomes – from better care to real accountability.

Black Maternal Health Week is a reminder: awareness isn’t enough.

What would it look like to design care that truly sees every mother?

Watch her #TEDMED Talk: https://t.co/xdHEMEEK9L

#BlackMaternalHealthWeek #MaternalHealth #HealthEquity