It's A Sickness

8. Healers or Dealers?

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This week we discuss some massive failures of The Hippocratic Oath: an oath of ethics historically taken by physicians to “do no harm”. Two doctors, Dr. Max Jacobson and Gordon Pedersen are in the hot seat! Join us as we explore “magical” vitamin shots and a shiny new cure for COVID-19 to reveal whether these doctors intended to be dealers or healers? 

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Sources:  

Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine website: About Me page

New York Times Article: Amphetamines Used by a Physician To Lift Moods of Famous Patients

History article: History of Meth

YouTube Documentary: The original Dr. Feelgood - "Everybody Went to Max" by Martin Kasindorf

Book: Dr. Feelgood by Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birne 

Topics covered: 

  • Dr. Max Jacobson aka: Dr. Feelgood
  • High profile figures ingested with methamphetamine 
  • Gordon Pedersen's promotion of silver as a cure for COVID-19 and use for other medical benefits
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