The Weekly Dosage

There are lots of world records out there. Eating the most hot dogs, planking for the longest time, and even the longest toenails. However, there was once a Guinness World Record from the 1980s that caused one man to go insane. Yes, I'm talking about the man who stayed awake for 453 hours and 40 minutes for the world record. Little did he know the dire consequences that would come from attempting what he thought was a harmless project.

RESOURCES:

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/whats-the-limit-to-how-long-a-human-can-stay-awake-733188#:~:text=The%20record%20holder%20at%20the,minutes

im sorry for releasing so late i know its a monday :(

Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than any other race. And this isn't because of some genetic predisposition. This is about something completely preventable that should never be involved with healthcare. Racism. It's still here and still affecting women of color. Listen in as we dive deep into the complicated story of POC women and healthcare.

RESOURCES:

https://blog.dol.gov/2022/02/07/for-black-women-implicit-racial-bias-in-medicine-may-have-far-reaching-effects 

https://www.healthline.com/health/racial-bias-in-healthcare#sustainable-healthcare-changes

"Alright, he's under, let's cut him open," Those are words no one is ever meant to hear, but unfortunately for Sherman Sizemore, he did. Left awake for 16 minutes on the operating table, Sherman experienced the worst, and most traumatic moment of his life, but the hospital and doctors got away with it for years before being brought to justice. Listen now as we dive deep into the unfortunate story of Sherman Sizemore.

RESOURCES:

https://expertcasereview.com/man-awake-during-surgery-medical-malpractice/

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/01/awakening/309188/

Birth Control is something that has been around since 1950, and its usage has increased in many places throughout the world, but in several locations, that isn't the case. Listen now as we dive deep into the problems surrounding birth control access and the way misogyny is still deeply rooted in today's medical world.

RESOURCES:

https://onlinedoctor.superdrug.com/birth-control-around-the-world/

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Murder, or Mercy? Euthanasia has been a heavily debated topic since the dawn of time. Do doctors have a right to do it, or does the law come first? Listen now as we dive deep into this topic with an educated, and unbiased debate surrounding euthanasia.

RESOURCES:

https://medicine.missouri.edu/centers-institutes-labs/health-ethics/faq/euthanasia#:~:text=Active%20euthanasia%3A%20killing%20a%20patient,a%20ventilator%20or%20feeding%20tube. 

Imagine your life is slowly being leeched out of your body, and as your heart slows, and breathing stops, you look up to see your killer. And no, this isn't a murder mystery novel description, this was the "hobby" of a particular nurse, Niels Högel, dubbed, the "Bad Luck" nurse. But unlike most serial killers, many of his victims lived to tell the tale, not due to their own retaliation, but by the resuscitation of the person who killed them. Listen now as we dive deep into the intriguing murders of Niels Högel.

RESOURCES:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/28/german-nurse-niels-hoegel-suspected-murdering-90-patients

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/730281642/german-serial-murderer-nurse-is-found-guilty-of-killing-85-patients

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When someone mentions the phrase "old people" the first thing that comes to mind is old, decaying Grandparents who can't see, walk, and complain about everything. However, this old sentiment isn't true for the people of Ikaria Greece. In fact, being 80, 90, and even 100 years old in this community is completely normal! So how do they do it? Have the people of Ibizia found the waters of youth? Or is there a science-related answer to this age-old phenomenon? Listen now as we dive deep into the wonders of the people of Ibizia.

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100 meters across the dirty, rough pavement, dragged until her limbs almost fell off. This is what happened to Shreya Siddanagowder. However, her tragic story doesn't end here. After losing both her arms, this remarkable woman became the first to receive a bilateral, below-the-elbow arm transplant in Asia. Listen now as we dive deep into Shreya's incredible story, and how it impacted the medical community.

RESOURCES:

https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue56/Shreya-Siddanagowder-Asias-first-bilateral-above-elbow-hand-transplant-recipient-916.htm 

https://www.livescience.com/hand-transplant-skin-lighten.html 

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Everyone in the room started feeling faint and passing out. People were seizing and convulsing like zombies. The cause? A 31-year-old Hispanic woman who was rushed into the ER with trouble breathing. But little did the staff know that her case would become one of the century's most debated and mysterious forensic cases. Tune in now as we dive deep into the mysterious death of Gloria Ramirez

Resources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/gloria-ramirez

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/dmso-uses-and-risks

https://www.iflscience.com/the-death-of-the-toxic-lady-remains-an-unsolved-medical-case-59137

Forced sterilizations sounds like something out of a dystopian novel, but as our team discovered, that sadly isn't the case. Listen in as we dive deep into the haunting case of Mrs. Carrie Buck as she was forced to be sterilized due to an old eugenics practice that even the Nazi's supported.

*There is an error around the 5:30 minute mark, the defendant in the case was Mrs. BUCK not, Mrs. BELL*

Resources linked below:

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/buck-v-bell/ 

https://esldebates.com/50-controversial-topics-in-medicine-laws-policies-and-practises/ 

https://19thnews.org/2022/02/forced-sterilization-guardianship-reproductive-justice/