Educational videos on a variety of medical topics, produced by Eric Strong - a hospitalist and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. Questions are welcome, but I cannot dispense specific medical advice on here about an individual's medical problems. It's always best to consult a medical professional in person for any symptom or physical ailment. Comments on this channel are moderated. Those that contain links or any of 100+ flagged words are automatically filtered, and generally not reviewed. Comments that are overtly inflammatory, promote conspiracy theories, or are
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18:208K views · 17d ago · 18:20
A rundown of some of the major ways the Republican Party has harmed the healthcare of Americans, and why anyone concerned about health should vote Democrat next week. To skip to straight to the healthcare-related arguments: @3:48
20:207K views · 1mo ago · 20:20
An introductory discussion of spirometry, lung volumes & capacities, and the DLCO. Also included is a diagnostic flow chart of how to use the data obtained from PFTs to inform the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with pulmonary symptoms.
📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
23:2821K views · 2mo ago · 23:28
A presentation on two frameworks - one based on anatomy/histology and one on physiology - which are useful to mentally organize information about respiratory pathology.
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2:528K views · 2mo ago · 2:52
Yes, I know this is a bit of a hot take. There's a big difference between the curricular time spent on various topics during the first two years of med school, and how important they are in later practice (e.g. communication). While one could argue that the 3rd and 4th years of med school are for learning communication skills, these are rarely if ever formally taught or assessed once students start their clinical rotations.
2:593K views · 2mo ago · 2:59
A quick explanation of how MAHA does not actually understand nutrition, despite making it one of the central pillars of their movement.
▶️ Mentioned videos: Video on youtube.com
2:537K views · 3mo ago · 2:53
A brief overview of Trump's new executive order concerning the childhood vaccine schedule.
3:0043K views · 3mo ago · 3:00
Since it's back in the US national news this week on account of the US Senate's Fauci hearing, here's a quick rundown of what we know and don't know about COVID in 2026. My Deep Dive on School Closures Select References Origins of COVID
▶️ Mentioned videos: Deep Dive on School Closures
2:564K views · 3mo ago · 2:56
A physician discusses 3 ways in which the wellness industry has transformed into what they've claimed to hate about "western medicine".
2:568K views · 4mo ago · 2:56
A physician provides 10 reasons why the plan of US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to mandate annual testing of testosterone of soldiers is a terrible idea. Some relevant references Hypogonadism and Its Associated Factors Among Adult Male Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia 2024: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. PloS One. 2025. Zenaw A, Chane E, Fetene G, et al.
2:575K views · 4mo ago · 2:57
A Brown University economics professor noticed an implausibly large improvement in scores when he switched from in-person to take-home exams, which immediately reversed after he switched by to in-person. My own relevant research on how ChatGPT outperformed my own Stanford medical students on our free-response final exams
📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
2:597K views · 4mo ago · 2:59
A tragic case report with an unexpected personal connection. Case report
3:004K views · 4mo ago · 3:00
A discussion of whether Mitch McConnell will return to the Senate after his reported cardiac arrest in June.
2:586K views · 4mo ago · 2:58
This is why I, as a doctor, choose to dress in the scrub colors of nurses, respiratory therapists, and physical/occupational therapists, instead of the color reserved for doctors. I do not recommend my approach to choosing scrub color to everyone. First, for anyone who is part of their hospital's code or rapid response teams, having one's role immediately recognized by other team members is very helpful.
21:035K views · 4mo ago · 21:03
A introduction to some of the most fundamental concepts in respiratory physiology. This will lay the groundwork for more advanced videos in physiology still to come. Certain topics have been deliberately left out of this particular video (e.g. alveolar gas and alveolar ventilation equations, compliance of lungs vs. chest wall, diffusion limited vs. perfusion limited gases, etc...).
Topics: The Respiratory Cycle · V/Q Matching · Gas Exchange · Summary
2:555K views · 4mo ago · 2:55
As a hospitalist (an internist who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients), these are the 10 things which most bother me about the care of patients in the hospital. These all have a combination of being Harmful to patient care Relatively common Fixable
▶️ Mentioned videos: full list of top 100 pet peeves
2:557K views · 4mo ago · 2:55
Recent speculation has mounted as to whether President Trump has been the anonymous recipient of the potentially revolutionary weight loss medication, retatrutide, under the FDA's compassionate use pathway. If so, this would indicate that he has sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension - serious medical conditions that would explain some of the visible, observable problems he's been experiencing with daytime sleepiness and leg swelling, respectively.
▶️ Mentioned videos: recent deep dive into medical report May 2026
15:422K views · 4mo ago · 15:42
A discussion of the microscopic structure of the lungs, including the respiratory epithelium of the upper airways, and the different components of the alveoli (e.g. type 1 & 2 pneumocytes, alveolar-capillary membrane). Also discussed are the roles of collagen and elastin, and the difference between the lung interstitium and lung parenchyma.
Topics: Conducting zone (i.e. respiratory epithelium) · Respiratory zone (i.e. alveoli) · Proteins of the extracellular matrix (e.g. collagen, elastin) · Lung interstitium vs. lung parenchyma · Summary
2:2312K views · 4mo ago · 2:23
30,000 people graduated from medical school this month and are starting their internships. Here is some quick advice to help with the transition.
17:196K views · 4mo ago · 17:19
An overview of the anatomy of the respiratory system.
Topics: Lobes and Fissures · Airways · Pleura · Pulmonary Vasculature · Respiratory Muscles · Summary
5:544K views · 5mo ago · 5:54
A short introductory video to a series on the human respiratory system, which also covers its functions, including those not directly related to respiration.
2:5224K views · 5mo ago · 2:52
An incredible medical error occurred during a girl's heart surgery. She survived only after her parents transferred her to another hospital which discovered the error and corrected it. Image credits
2:5811K views · 5mo ago · 2:58
A medical doctor runs through the top 10 head scratching lines and findings from the White House memo summarizing President Trump's most recent medical evaluation.
29:245K views · 5mo ago · 29:24
Guest: Trump's Medical Report
A deep dive into President Trump's latest medical evaluation, with specific critique of results - what's believable, what's not, what's been a medical error made by the Physician to the President, and what has the rest of the media missed so far?
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