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You shouldn't have to choose between filling your prescriptions and paying bills | Kiah Williams

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Shoshana Ungerleider, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health, Health & Fitness, How To Be Healthier, Medicine, Fitness

4.01.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health care facilities systematically destroy perfectly good, surplus pills. Kiah Williams shares how SIRUM -- a nonprofit that delivers unused medications to families who need them most -- plans to drive down prescription prices by recycling almost a billion dollars' worth of medications in the next five years. This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. After the talk hear from radiation oncologist Dr. Fumiko Chino, in conversation with our host Shoshana, on her heartfelt and tireless work investigating the high cost of medical care.



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0:00.0

Me is in Year 13. Love solving puzzles, low-key obsessed with AI, just found out she could get paid to study cyber and tech.

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She applied for the cyber first bursary, up to £4,000 a year and summer placements with top tech companies that pay £2,000 for placement.

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Now she's found her people and helps protect the UK from real world threats.

0:24.9

The world comes alive with tech.

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Be a part of it.

0:28.2

Search Cyber First Bursary.

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Muddy walks, wagging tails and a family trip to a cosy country pub.

0:35.8

That's half term done right. And with over 170 vintage

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comforting pub classics to seasonal specials plus puddings to keep everyone sweet, a warm welcome

0:50.4

for the whole family awaits, even the dog. So make this half-term one to remember

0:55.4

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1:04.3

This episode is brought to you by Wish You Worked Here from NHS Grampean. If you're an

1:10.3

anesthetist, you already know the thrill of being

1:13.1

in the theater where every decision counts, but that same intensity and stress doesn't have to

1:18.7

follow you out of the operating room. At Dr. Gray's Hospital in Elgin, anesthetists don't get

1:24.8

lost in layers of process. They make decisions at the table, where it matters.

1:29.9

It's high stakes work when you want it to be. But minutes later, you can be walking coastal trails,

1:35.9

heading into the forest, or simply back home in time for dinner. This isn't about trading ambition

1:41.5

for lifestyle. It's about finding both. Hands on, not hands tied.

1:47.0

A chance to practice medicine the way you trained for while shaping a job plan that fits your

1:51.6

interests, whether that's teaching, research, or innovation. So if you've ever wondered what it would

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