More than we think. This week, a closer look at how medicine, policy, and human connection intersect on a global stage.
What does global health have to do with peace? TEDMED revisits the idea behind Bill Frist's Talk: that care can cross borders in ways politics cannot. It also asks something deeper: what happens when trust is built not through negotiation, but through care itself?
Peace doesn't always begin with policy; it can begin with care. In this Talk, drawing on his experience as a surgeon and former U.S. Senate leader, Bill Frist shows how global health can bridge divides between nations and build trust where politics alone cannot.
Ideas don't move on their own — people carry them. Peter Agre, Soka Moses, Anita Goel, and Queen Dube show how health moves through the world: through discovery, through community, through systems built to reach beyond borders.
Beyond care delivery, these Talks reveal the hidden forces—language, design, environment, and biology—that shape how health actually works.
Rebecca Onie, co-founder of Health Leads, talks about her organization’s efforts to link social services efforts to healthcare, helping to ensure patients have the basic resources needed to…
Robin Guenther – Principal at global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will and a Senior Advisor to “Health Care Without Harm” – explores some unusual connections between health and…
Abraham Verghese, Provostial Professor and Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, shares a compelling and original perspective on the…
Artist, curator, and patient advocate Ted Meyer finds artistic inspiration in the adversity of the patient experience. In his 2016 TEDMED Talk, Ted shares how communicating patients’ stories…
Craig Venter shows that as we learn more about the human genome, the more questions we uncover on how the body really functions.
In both presentations and grant writing, I’ve referenced Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ TEDMED Talk to support the need for our work. These talks are so helpful, always well received and have led to really meaningful discussions.
Adam Carley, Executive, Director Reach Western CT
I enjoy the science breakthroughs, the compelling stories and all the diverse speakers.
TEDMED Community Member
The most awesome thing about TEDMED talks is that they ignite our imagination, spark new ideas, and lead to innovations that enhance science and health care.
TEDMED Community Member
TEDMED offers valuable insights I bring back to my work in post-acute care within the home setting. The talks are thought-provoking and inspiring, with lessons that will stay with me for a lifetime – motivating me to improve my work and impact in healthcare.
Theresa Santoro, President and CEO, RVNAhealth
Looking for your next big idea? Tap “Surprise Me” to discover a TEDMED Talk that challenges assumptions, sparks curiosity, or reframes how you see health and care.
Start with what moves you. Browse Talks and Podcasts by theme, specialty, or speaker, and follow the ideas shaping medicine, science, and the future of human health.
Thematic collections inspired by our TEDMED stage. Explore curated Talks organized around the ideas and breakthroughs shaping health and medicine.
TEDMED is where medical breakthroughs and the latest learnings are shared in interest and understandable ways. Learn about what is happening in health and medicine from the leaders that are shaping its future.
Health Care Champion
Health Systems Architect
Behavioral Economist
Health Economist
Health Access Investigator
Health Policy Renegade
Big ideas, delivered from the TEDMED stage. Watch Talks from physicians, scientists, artists, and innovators shaping the future of health.
Conversations beyond the stage. Listen as leaders in health and science explore ideas, tensions, and possibilities driving change.
Stay with the idea longer. Explore curated collections that examine a single topic through multiple perspectives in health and medicine.
Current topics in health and medicine that stimulate ideas, connection and creativity will arrive periodically in your mailbox via the TEDMED Newsletter.
