The Lotus Effect

158 - Unsafe at Any Dose


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Health:
  • Mom Overdosed on Weight Loss Drug She Got on Instagram, Recalls 'Throwing Up Blood': 'Thought I Was Going to Die'
  • Doctors are already using AI in care—but there isn't agreement on what safe use should look like
  • After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
  • ‘TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING’: FASTING HAS MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT THERE’S A SNAG
  • Happiness:
    • She Was Going to Take Her Own Life, Then Married the Train Driver Who Spotted Her on Tracks
    • Man, 36, Declared Brain Dead Details 'Grueling' Recovery from Locked-In Syndrome: 'I’m Still In Here'
    • Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:
        Higher Consciousness:
        • How marijuana legalization played itself
        • Are legal psilocybin truffles the new magic mushrooms?
        • Back of the Napkin:
          • Company's wall of lava lamps creates 'unhackable' code that protects people on the internet
          • The Creator of Houseparty Is Back. This Time He’s Taking on Slack and Discord
          • The Junk Drawer:
            • School District Pulls 425 Books From Its Libraries In Response To Tennessee’s Shitty Book Ban Law
            • Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation
            • Last Call:
              • Notre Dame's bells ring out across Paris for the first time since fire
              • Bay Area tech layoffs: Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of employees in restructuring push
              • Images:

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                • RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
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