
Episode 95
95 - In The Pot
Your favorite petalheads talk about pharma, doctors, Ozempic, the politics of medicine, happiness, higher consciousness, and hardware-level bugs in PCs.
August 12, 20232h 30mExplicit
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Show Notes
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
- Neonatal, Infant, and Under Age Five Vaccine Doses Routinely Given in Developed Nations and Their Association With Mortality Rates
- FDA Approves Lodoco, First Anti-Inflammatory Drug for Cardiovascular Disease. Here's Why It's a Big Deal
- A regular visit with your doctor is quickly becoming a thing of the past
- Long-Term Use Of Popular Acid Reflux Drugs May Increase Risk Of Dementia; Know Alternative Strategies
- Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs Under Safety Review for Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
- Insurance Providers Are Halting Coverage of Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs
- Transgender Policies Put Doctors And Patients At Risk, Says Medical Group
- Court Bans Religious Vaccine Exemptions For Connecticut Children
- 'Conscience' bills let medical providers opt out of providing a wide range of care
- Life's Little Joys Like Coffee, Music Can Boost Brain Power: Study
Happiness:
- Hero Post Office Worker Saves Senior From Sending Thousands of Dollars to a Scammer
- Scam alert! Beware of strangers wanting info, money ‘out of the blue’
- College Athlete Learns His Teammate Donates Plasma to Afford School–So He Gave Him His Scholarship
- Origins of the game Clue
Toast and Jam:
The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:
- Study Shows Marijuana Is ‘Significantly Associated’ With Reduced Use Of Unregulated Opioids
- Woman Says Disney Imagery ‘Hijacked’ Her Experience In Ketamine Study
- Border Officials Seize 2,000 Pounds of Pot Disguised As Frozen Waffles
- How drugs can warp your sense of time
- Dr. Bronner’s Workers Who Received Company-Funded Ketamine Therapy Coverage Report ‘Dramatic Improvements’ In Mental Health
Back of the Napkin:
- Serious Security: Why learning to touch-type could protect you from audio snooping
- “Downfall” bug affects years of Intel CPUs, can leak encryption keys and more
Dishonorable Mentions:
- Amazon won’t stop sending tortured woman unwanted boxes of shoes
- Biden Admin Has No Record Of Marijuana Letter Cited By DEA Head In Congressional Testimony
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Credits:
- RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
- Wiirdo
- Sharky
- marykateultra
- NetNed
- memes1337
- Boolysteed
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