Ep. 22 Never Get These Surgeries!

Lucas and Brion tip toe around useless surgeries and cover some crazy customers from the health food store. Articles: 400 Ineffective Medical Procedures: https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2019/06/11/Scientists-declare-nearly-400-medical-practices-ineffective/4451560281604/ https://www.sciencealert.com/recent-study-finds-400-medical-devices-procedures-or-practices-that-are-ineffective?fbclid=IwAR3hFRZM1cYMfLL_wFkbjQIj4xQ2NCw8Akdmj5hHWY3MJkEWQ4708I8yLI0 Medical Reversal Study: https://elifesciences.org/articles/45183 John Oliver Medical Device Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=-tIdzNlExrw Stents: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/11/3/16599072/stent-chest-pain-treatment-angina-not-effective Clean your arteries: https://knowledgeofhealth.com/three-arterial-cleansing-regimens/ https://www.vitallywell.com/heart-health/blocked-arteries/ More Useless surgeries: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/upshot/the-right-to-know-that-an-operation-is-next-to-useless.html Knee Useless Surgery: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013259#t=article Choose Wisely Campaign: http://www.choosingwisely.org/ http://www.choosingwisely.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Choosing-Wisely-Recommendations.pdf https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2457401 Music by Jenny Jahlee from Live at KBOO