Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on how insulin and insulin resistance are the driving factors in obesity and metabolic disease. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 32852]

Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on the importance of individual responsibility in achieving health and happiness. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 32851]

Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explains how happiness and pleasure are achieved in different ways. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 32850]

The best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explores how industry has contributed to a culture of addiction, depression and chronic disease. Always provocative, Lustig reveals the science that drives these states of mind and offers solutions we can use. Series: "Great Minds Gather Here" [Show ID: 32572]

When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protective steps are taken? Dr. Paul Blanc discusses his book "Fake Silk" that explores cellulose viscose, an industrial hazard whose egregious history ranks with those of asbestos, lead, and mercury. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32347]

Where is the line between ‘enough’ and ‘too much’ treatment? That is the topic of Sharon Kaufman's book that explores how any technology or practice that prevents death became the ordinary standard of care. She and palliative care doctor Dawn Gross discuss how improving technologies for extending life intensify debates about the issues surrounding aging and dying. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32348]

Dr. Preston Maxim explores two situations that may require emergency aid: lightning injury and hyperthermia. Lightning injuries range from mild (temporarily stunned) to severe (full cardiac arrest). Hyperthermia, overheated body, has many stages and can be very dangerous. Find out what you can do as a bystander or a victim. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32547]

UCSF Professor Emeritus Dr. Mark Jacobson is interviewed by Dr. Susa Coffey about his novel "Sensing Light." The book focuses on the HIV/AIDS outbreak from the perspective of the medical professionals who found themselves on the front lines trying to treat this horrific new disease. From the first encounter through the decades of hard work that followed, medical science attempted to identify ways to contain and treat the illness. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32345]

R. Trigg McClellan, MD, UCSF department of Orthopaedic Surgery, looks at the basics of biomechanics and recent findings. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32830]

Before you head to the back country get tips from Dr. Judy Klein, emergency medicine specialist, so you know what to do if you find yourself in an emergency medical situation far from professional help. Get tips on the essential first aid kit and learn potentially life-saving techniques. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 32501]