Top Stories in Medicine in the Last Century

 

Description: Dr. Sanjiv Chopra will cover the greatest discoveries and scientific advances in the last 100 years. All scientific breakthroughs come in fits and starts. The stories behind the discovery of drugs like penicillin and statins; of vaccines for polio and Hepatitis B; the control of HIV, the greatest of all plagues, with HAART therapy; the cure of diseases such as Hepatitis C; the history of how the birth control pill came about; and advances in cardiology such as the development of the pacemaker for complete heart block have not only changed medicine forever but make for fascinating tales that combine serendipity with brilliant science.
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The Legacy of Dr. King’s Commitment to Non Violence: The 21st Century Challenge to Our Nation

 

Description: The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was America’s 20th Century pre-eminent Apostle of Non-Violence. He understood that in our society, during the 24/7 interactions of people with one another in their daily lives, violence lies like molten lava beneath the surface of society just waiting to erupt. The challenge his commitment to non-violence poses to us is to dedicate and re-dedicate ourselves to forego, as an option, the choice of a gun, to resolve those disputes that will occur among us.
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