MEDICINE - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Playing online game, she attacks Russian web servers

At a bake sale in support of Ukraine, a woman plays an online game that attacks Russian web servers important to Russia's military in its invasion of Ukraine.

March 24, 2022

CHESTNUT HILL Education HEALTH

Eye surgeon walks through cataract surgery

An eye surgeon walks through the modern procedure of removing a cataract and implanting a new lens.

April 26, 2019

ANIMALS DISABILITY HEALTH

Donated kidney to animal rescuer needing rescue

“WHERE IS YOUR KIDNEY?” “Well, one of my kidneys is in North Carolina right now.” Hillary Rettig had been reading and thinking about donating a kidney for a few years.…

January 20, 2013

ART Human body MEDICINE

Paintings inspired by neurons

Kirsten Fischler captures neuronal imagery in her paintings. She has been inspired by her partner, a neuropathologist. Neurons are nerve cells that communicate information electrically/chemically with other cells. In her…

October 19, 2012

DISABILITY Food and Drink HEALTH

Losing the sense of smell

A young woman who realized in college that, without a doubt she wanted to become a chef, grabbed the offer to start as the dishwasher in a famous Boston restaurant…

April 30, 2012

Current Affairs HEALTH MEDICINE

How would pro-life student regulate abortion?

A student who attends a Christian high school describes himself as "pro-life" and ponders how he would regulate abortion. ----------------------------------------------------- I had off because I didn’t have a midterm…

February 13, 2012

Elderly HEALTH Life and Death

Was near death, now teaches balance, Tai Chi and shenanigans

I am the only child or Roscoe and Virginia Pauline Warner… HOW DID YOU GET INTO PHYSICAL THERAPY? Football injury in high school. Then I went to Shepherd University played…

January 23, 2012

Education HEALTH KIDS

Med student preps for exam

Divya Arun, of Roxborough, a 3rd year medical student at Drexel University, studies the clinical manifestations of diseases at Chestnut Hill Coffee cafe in preparation for an oral exam. I…

January 7, 2011

Current Affairs EVENTS HEALTH

Jenks students cheer on walkers for breast cancer cure

JM: The reason we’re doing this is for our sister-in-law who had breast cancer diagnosed three (?) years ago. LS: Three years ago. She had a double mastectomy at 40.…

October 16, 2010

ANIMALS MEDICINE Public Safety

Cat kidney transplants and adorable, adoptable Darla, rescued pit bull

WHAT’S NEW? “Well, we have kidney transplants. We have a cat that we had a kidney transplant done. So they take a kidney from a donor, put it in your…

October 8, 2010