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1 Ep 120 - The Freedom House Ambulance Service 57:21
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn today's episode, Harini shares the incredible story of The Freedom House Ambulance Service. Freedom House was the first emergency medical service in the United States to provide training beyond first aid and other amazing things, such as being the first emergency service to supply Narcan in overdose cases! Freedom House, staffed entirely by black paramedics, was the blueprint for paramedic training and emergency medical services today (although back then, a ride in the ambulance was entirely free *sigh*). Further Reading: "American Sirens" by Kevin Hazzard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 119 - Ozempic: No Longer Hot Right Now 1:24:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn today's episode, Megan provides a step-by-step update on her compounded semaglutide journey. She and Harini also contemplate the quick but quiet death of the Ozempic craze (at least by frenzied-netizen-discourse standards). Why were we all so passionately opiniated about Ozempic for five months, and now can barely get DailyMail to cover it? And what has the FDA had to say since the Ozempic name has become passé? Tune in to find out! NOTE: Since the recording of this episode, the American Diabetes Association has released new data on a wide-array of novel GLP-1 agonists ("obesity drugs") that truly make semaglutide old news. Read about it here: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/06/ozempic-pills-obesity-drugs-semaglutide/674541/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 118 - MegaSyn and the Greater Conversation Around AI in Healthcare 1:02:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like Liked"AI, so hot right now. AI." - Mugatu In today's episode, Harini and Megan discuss the perceived implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. MegaSyn, an AI drug discovery platform originally invented to develop drugs to combat orphan (rare) diseases, made waves in 2021 when it's creators discovered that a simple change of code would lead MegaSyn to generate thousands of known AND novel toxic molecules (for example, VX). Of course, this raised flags across the international healthcare community and posed the questions: what happens if AI falls into the wrong hands, and how can we prevent this from happening? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In today's episode, Megan talks about the slime-tastic world of snail mucin and how, in the past 10 years, it has gained a foothold in the beauty/skincare industry. Is slime mucin simply a gimmicky ingredient advertised to coerce the curious (or desperate) to shell out more money on skincare products? Or does it actually have scientifically-backed qualities that benefit human skin? Megan has the answers. Also mentioned...Harini is a Telly Award Winner! Check out her winning videos below: Where the Heck do Eels Come From? (Silver Award 44th Annual Telly Awards) Are F1 Drivers Athletes? (Bronze Award 44th Annual Telly Awards) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
We're back(!)... with a continuation of Harini's coverage of significant Golden Goose Recipients. In today's episode, Harini talks about 2019 Golden Goose awardees, Dr. Jack Levin and Dr. Frederik Bang, who pioneered the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Test by identifying the sterilizing potential of horseshoe crab blood. To this day, the blood of horseshoe crabs is used in pharmaceutical testing to ensure safety during drug development. Harini and Megan talk about these fascinating, living fossils and the potential for synthetic alternatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In today's episode, Harini regales us with the origin story of the Golden Goose Awards (formerly Golden Fleece Awards) - a designation given to impactful research projects that, from the outset, may not seem potentially beneficial to society, but end up being so. One such project involved an obsession with cone snails and their ability to paralyze fish with a unique peptide cocktail hidden in their lethal stingers. Tune in to find out more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 114 - The Philadelphia Latex Spill with Arizona Milotich 54:07
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedYup, there was another latex spill and, yup, we're covering it! Happy Earth Day? In this episode, Harini and Megan chat with long-time friend and Philly resident, Arizona Milotich, about the latex spill in Philadelphia (Delware River) this past March. What happens when the sixth most populous city in the United States suddenly faces water insecurity and uncertainty? Tune in to find out. BONUS: Harini provides an update on the ongoing cleanup of East Palestine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In today's episode, Harini introduces Megan to Thomas Midgley Jr., the inventor of leaded gasoline and freon, two of the most harmful industrial pollutants to captivate the world. To this day, local environments and the ozone are still on long journeys to recovery. In this episode: Ep. 48 - One Rock to Rule Them All Ep. 109 - Environmental Disaster Watch: The Norfolk Southern Derailment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 112 - Lizard Lips and Sunken Cheeks: Demystifying Ozempic 59:24
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn today's episode, Harini and Megan discuss the recent pop-culture fascination in weight loss drugs. Specifically Ozempic, Wegovy, and generic semaglutide. What are these drugs, what do they do, and why have they (allegedly) taken the celebrity world by storm? Are these drugs legitimately controversial or has the online zeitgeist created artificial contention? We have answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 111 - Mushroom Minisode: Death Cap for Cutie 26:25
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn today's episode, Megan gives a quick mycology lesson on the most poisonous mushroom in the world: the DEATH CAP. Equipped with a toxin that inhibits DNA transcription, and whose only antidote (in extreme cases) is a liver transplant, this mushy is truly as metal as it's name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 110 - Chemotherapy: A Life-Saving Treatment Born from a WWII Conspiracy 42:51
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHappy International Women's Day! If you're looking to learn about a rockstar woman scientist, check out Episode 40 - The Mirror Image Disaster. In it, we talk about Dr. Frances Oldhem Kelsey, the FDA scientist who single-handedly fought to keep Thalidomide off the market and out of our medicine cabinets. In today's episode, Harini teaches Megan about how one of the biggest Allied cover-ups in WWII history led to the discovery and development of chemotherapy. During WWII, German bombers devastated the port of Bari, Italy where Allied personnel were stationed. Soldiers who were launched into the harbor, but survived the bombing, began to experience severe blistering and heightened internal temperatures. American doctor and chemical warfare expert, Stewart Francis Alexander, believed that all symptoms pointed to mustard gas. But when his report to Allied leaders was met with indifference and exasperation, he knew he had stumbled upon a possible conspiracy. Why were they denying the presence of mustard gas in the bay? Why was this form of gas causing these specific symptoms? Tune in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 109 - Environmental Disaster Watch: The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment 41:29
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe've been keeping a close eye on the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. It has been over three weeks since the 38-car freight train derailed and leaked toxic chemicals - most significantly, vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate - into the soil. In an effort towards containment, the EPA authorized a control burn of these chemicals which has led to widespread concern, locally and nationally, about dioxin pollution in the air. In addition, the derailment has re-ignited scrutiny towards negligence in the railroad industry. Nearly one month later, how has this disaster impacted the natural environment and civilian health since its occurrence? And what long lasting consequences will the residents of East Palestine and surrounding communities feel in the years to follow? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In today's episode, Megan addresses the recent uptick in public interest in fungi and fungal infections as a result of HBO's newest series, The Last of Us. When the series aired, frenzied netizens were quick to take to online forums - Reddit, TikTok - to draw parallels between the show/video game and real life. Zombifying fungi do exist in the real world and the rate of fungal infections have increased in the last six years (possibly due to an increase in global temperature). Scary! But how much stock should we really put into the science behind The Last of Us and frightening fungi? Megan has answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In Riverside, CA, 1994, a young woman by the name of Gloria Cecilia Ramirez was admitted to the emergency department of Riverside General Hospital for tachycardia and abnormal respiratory patterns. As emergency staff proceeded with defribillation, it was observed that Gloria's body was covered in an oily sheen and was emitting a garlicky-fruity smell. As a nurse drew blood, the smell of ammonia filled the room. Several hospital workers in proximity to Gloria became nauseaus and collapsed. What was happening in that hospital room? Had Gloria's body become a biomedical hazard? And, if so, how? This is the story of The Toxic Lady. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
1 Ep 106 - Mystery Meat: An FDA Origin Story 1:05:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThis is the epic story of Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, an American chemist who pulled back the curtain on the unregulated, U.S. food industry of the late 1800s. With the assistance of his "Poison Squad" - a group of test subjects who willingly volunteered to eat food preserved with toxic substances such as formaldehyde and borax - and the indirect help of Upton Sinclair's sensational The Jungle, Harvey was finally able to influence the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Try not to listen on an empty stomach, because you may not have an appetite by the end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
We're rounding out the Four Big Pollution Disasters/Diseases of Japan with Yokkaichi asthma. Yokkaichi asthma was the name given to a breadth of respiratory ailments that the people of Yokkaichi, Japan suffered due to negligent industrial plant practices between 1960-1970. Sodium dioxide and sodium trioxide (in the form of acid mist) filled the skies above Yokkaichi and left a lasting impact on the city. Similar to Minamata and Itai Itai disease, Yokkaichi asthma was a result of a rapidly industrializing country that was laser focused on its chemical exports, sadly, to the detriment of its environment and its people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Harini is launching a YouTube channel! Today I Learned Science by Dr. Harini Bhat goes live on Thursday, January 26th at 12pm PST. Click the link below and subscribe for additional, riveting science content that goes beyond the world of toxicology and poison. https://youtube.com/@tilscience In this episode, we discuss Itai Itai disease - one of the Four Big Pollution Diseases of Japan. Similar to Minamata disease, this excruciating bone and kidney disease was the outcome of mass, toxic metal poisoning through polluted waterways. It disproportionately impacted women and the elderly. Those who became sick were known to weep the phrase "Itai Itai!", meaning "It hurts! It hurts!". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In this episode, Harini gives us a rundown of the history of vitamins and supplements. An unexpected byproduct of post-WWII, high-yield agricultural practices and the development of genetically modified, disease-resistant grains, supplements and supplemental vitamins quickly became a household staple to accommodate for nutrient-poor food. In less than a century, the world of "vits" and "sups" has evolved into a multi-billion dollar, unregulated industry. The FDA has no jurisdiction here. While the chance of supplement-poisoning is exceedingly rare, listeners will walk away from this episode raising eyebrows every time someone says, "Take your vitamins!". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In this episode, Harini explains the importance of permafrost and how this frozen slurry of soil, rocks, and sand is the guardian of millennia-old bacteria, fungi, and viruses! Permafrost has become a greater topic of public interest as concerns around climate change and the reduction of our greater carbon footprint have intensified within the last decade. Is the permafrost melting and, if so, how fast? And what mysteries of the deep are finally coming to surface? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In our first episode of 2023, Harini introduces us to Dartmouth professor and chemist Karen Wetterhahn, who specialized in toxic metal exposure. In the 1990s, Dr. Wetterhahn was a tour de force in the world of toxic metal research and greatly influenced an increased interest among women to pursue science majors through Dartmouth College's Women in Science Project (WISP). In a cruel twist of fate (or cosmic anomaly), Wetterhahn's career and life ended early doing exactly the thing she loved the most. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Today we are celebrating our 100th episode! Join us as we reminisce on our favorite episodes and test each other's knowledge in a game of Deadly Dose trivia! We want to give a big, BIG "thank you" to all of the Poison Pals out there who have inspired us to keep creating and sharing these crazy, wonderful stories about science and poison. We could not have done it without you. Cheers to 100! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In today's episode, Harini reviews the new Netflix documentary Capturing the Killer Nurse, a supplement to the streaming platform's recently released The Good Nurse. Both films depict the actions and eventual capture of serial killer Charles Cullen, and how the self-interest of healthcare employers and prioritization of hospital reputations ultimately prolonged his arrest and put patients at risk. Harini provides a play-by-play of how the documentary compares to the dramatized version of this tragic story. In today's episode, Harini provides a play-by-play of The Good Nurse , Netflix's recent true-crime biopic that details the harrowing story of nurse Amy Loughren who became a confidential informant for the New Jersey Police Department in their efforts to catch serial killer Charles Cullen. Cullen was a nurse who moved discreetly within the healthcare industry for 16 years before being caught for poisoning and murdering patients. As Part I, this episode will cover the film adaptation of this incredible story. Stay tuned for Part II which will shed more light on the events that occurred in real life. Sources: If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In this episode, Megan takes us on an underwater adventure to swim alongside the magnificent and often misunderstood stingray! Megan even shares her own personal experience of being stung by one of these silly water pancakes, the traumatic event that inspired this episode! So don't hit that shuffle button just yet. The only shuffling we're doing today is the Stingray Shuffle. In today's episode, Harini provides a play-by-play of The Good Nurse , Netflix's recent true-crime biopic that details the harrowing story of nurse Amy Loughren who became a confidential informant for the New Jersey Police Department in their efforts to catch serial killer Charles Cullen. Cullen was a nurse who moved discreetly within the healthcare industry for 16 years before being caught for poisoning and murdering patients. As Part I, this episode will cover the film adaptation of this incredible story. Stay tuned for Part II which will shed more light on the events that occurred in real life. Sources: If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In today's episode, Harini provides a play-by-play of The Good Nurse , Netflix's recent true-crime biopic that details the harrowing story of nurse Amy Loughren who became a confidential informant for the New Jersey Police Department in their efforts to catch serial killer Charles Cullen. Cullen was a nurse who moved discreetly within the healthcare industry for 16 years before being caught for poisoning and murdering patients. As Part I, this episode will cover the film adaptation of this incredible story. Stay tuned for Part II which will shed more light on the events that occurred in real life. Sources: The Good Nurse (Netflix Film 2022) https://myaccount.nytimes.com/get-started/thank-you?o=0fd8cf46-d029-11ea-a072-340cee6a52b6&campaignId=9XHYQ&pt=UEFZUEFM&pi=UEFZUEFM&country=US https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/nyregion/as-victims-relatives-watch-nurse-who-killed-29-gets-11-life-terms.html https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cullen-charles.htm https://theconversation.com/weekly-dose-digoxin-the-heart-medicine-that-may-have-given-us-van-goghs-starry-night-57980 https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/digoxin-use-in-modern-medicine#:~:text=Digoxin%20is%20a%20cardiac%20glycoside,congestive%20heart%20failure%3B%20CHF ). If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In this episode, Harini sheds light on Havana Syndrome, the mysterious ailment plaguing U.S. government officials since 2016. Alleged symptoms include auditory pain, ringing in the ears, and cognitive difficulty. Is this merely an example of mass psychogenic illness or is there something more malevolent in the air? Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/us/politics/havana-syndrome-cia-report.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58396698 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/23/united-states-havana-syndrome-payments/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/havana-syndrome-symptoms-11626882951 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/havana-syndrome-sees-uptick-in-cases-concerns-and-questions/ https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074338995/cia-report-no-evidence-linking-havana-syndrome-cases-to-a-foreign-country https://today.tamu.edu/2022/04/22/exposure-to-high-powered-microwave-frequencies-may-cause-brain-injuries/#:~:text=The%20findings%20of%20Texas%20A%26M,energy%20and%20traumatic%20brain%20injuries.&text=While%20microwaves%20are%20generally%20considered,potential%20to%20cause%20brain%20injuries . If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn 1969, a river in the midwest caught on fire for 24 minutes. Despite its minimal damage and zero death-toll, this short-lived fire had a lasting impact on the United States. Its legacy includes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Clean Water Act, and Earth Day. How did this pitiful fire become a raging beacon in the battle against environmental pollution? Megan explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We wish this episode was about the best breakfast cocktail ever, but alas, it is not. In our final installment of our Spooktober Series, Megan talks about the origins of the most infamous urban legend that plagues slumber parties and tween girls everywhere. Who is Bloody Mary and why is the act of summoning her of particular fascination to children? Is this spooky folktale a bizarre euphemism for puberty or is it just paranormal fun and games? If you stick around long enough, you'll get to witness Megan perform the ritual herself. WARNING: panic definitely ensues. If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Spooktober Special: Poisons, Potions, and Potter 1:02:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn today's episode, Harini takes us on a magical voyage through the Potterverse to study a handful of poisons and potions that have become iconic as world-building, plot devices in the series and franchise. Did you know that a majority of these enchanting elixirs and the lore behind them actually exist in the muggle world - our muggle world? Better pay close attention: the Potions Master is in and Professor Bhat does not take kindly to insubordinate witches and wizards. If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com In this episode : Harry Potter (book and films) Sources: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/drugs-history-you-asked/what-truth-serum https://usfws.medium.com/the-real-magical-plants-in-harry-potter-e937ea3b560e https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-history-and-uses-of-the-magical-mandrake-according-to-modern-witches Harry Potter Wikifandom https://daily.jstor.org/from-the-belly-of-a-goat-to-the-mouth-of-a-king/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3540541/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/love_potions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Spooktober Special: Deathbed Visions and Terminal Lucidity 1:02:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFor as long as humans have observed death, we still don't know a lot about what happens cognitively in our final days and hours. Anecdotes of dying loved ones seeing visions of deceased relatives or having moments of lucidity despite battling degenerative neurological diseases have been shared for centuries. What are deathbed visions and terminal (paradoxical) lucidity? Why do these phenomena occur as someone is about to pass? Is there a veil that opens between the human consciousness and a world beyond us? And if so, are these visions actually spirit guides, angels, ghosts, or something else? Megan talks about the empirical data that has been gathered so far about terminal lucidity and deathbed visions. But there are many questions that science has yet to answer...and, to us, that's pretty spooky. If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com In this episode : The Consciousness Podcast with Stuart Preston - Episode 14: Terminal Lucidity and Consciousness with Dr. Michael Nahm The Seeking I Life Exploration Podcast - Episode 27: Terminal Lucidity, Death Bed Visions and More with Dr. Marilyn Mendoza Shift Your Spirits with Slade Roberson - Deathbed Visions: Signposts of Dying with Dr. Martha Jo Atkins Episode Sources : https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis/hallucinations https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-end-of-life-seeing-ghosts-20170724-story.html https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/one-last-goodbye-the-strange-case-of-terminal-lucidity/ https://journals.lww.com/jonmd/Abstract/2009/12000/Terminal_Lucidity_in_Patients_With_Chronic.12.aspx https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/users/michael-nahm http://marthajoatkins.com/about-3 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260250637_The_Death_of_Anna_Katharina_Ehmer_A_Case_Study_in_Terminal_Lucidity See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Spooktober is officially here! In our first installment of our annual Spooktober series, we're talking all about Vampyres. To this day, we still celebrate the seductive, undying, Euro-centric interpretation of vampires in our media, literature, and costumes despite being a centuries-old trope. What is the history and science behind the mythology that we love? Were vampires ever real or was there a misunderstood virus involved at the root of vampire lore? Take a bite of this episode to find out! If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Ep. 76 – Go to Sleep, Count Some Sheep… 1:01:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMelatonin has become an increasingly popular supplement used by both adults and children. For some children, the ingestion of melatonin is completely accidental. And according to a recent report published by the CDC, accidental pediatric ingestions of melatonin have increased by over 500% in the last decade. In this episode, Megan provides an overview of the CDC’s concerns and the US’s relationship with the extremely popular endogenous hormone/ sleep aid, melatonin. In this episode: Pediatric Melatonin Ingestions – United States 2012-2021 If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com Episode Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9169525/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jpi.12782 https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/06/13/melatonin-poisoning-children-rise-over-last-decade/ https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7122a1.htm?s_cid=mm7122a1_w https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/melatonin-overdose-kids-drug-prescription.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5263069/ https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-hygiene https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9406047/ https://www.fox43.com/article/news/health/new-study-shows-increase-melatonin-poisoning-children/521-ff988ce9-f934-4f56-880d-579aa089ba9b https://www.fda.gov See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Amid the latest technology and scientific innovations in the modern world that allow us to swiftly catch and convict criminals - there is one seemingly archaic methodology that clearly still remains supreme. With only about a dozen specialists in the United States, forensic entomology is still a relatively new field of forensic science, but it is damn useful. Dropping like flies is an ironic phrase when in reality, flies are bringing new life to cold cases & solving what both machines & humans couldn’t. If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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POV : the sun is radiating down on you, warming your skin while you trek through a large expanse of meadow. To your right is the majestic monolith of El Capitan and overhead you hear the birds singing their morning songs to one another. At the end of the evening, you come home to the luxury of your glamping site and snuggle into bed with the warmth of blankets around you and a soft pillow to rest your head. But, little do you know that something sinister lurks beneath the wooden floorboards of your glamping tent, ready to feast on its new prey... In this episode: Ted Lasso (Apple TV) Better Call Saul (Netflix Series) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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You're getting double the dose of Harini this week. This story is the infamous Afrin Affair of 1991. An esteemed scientist, Dr. Barry Van Winkle, is on the verge of skyrocketing his career when he gets mysteriously targeted, but by who and why? The stakes are so high in the science world, and The University of Houston is no exception. This story is a real whodunnit and nothing is off the lab table. In this episode: Texas Monthly article written by the illustrious Skip Hollingsworth If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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With summer on the horizon, all of us are coming out of the woodwork to bask in the sun, including rattlesnakes. In this episode, Harini retells an episode of "I Survived" where a man in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains is picking blueberries under a warm spring sun when he encounters an unwanted surprise... Keep your wits about you when listening to this episode! In this episode: I Survived S5E23 If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @thatshitispoison Email us your homegrown poison stories at thatshitispoison@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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When you are out in the wild, one of the rare pleasures in life is to see an animal in its natural habitat. Especially when that animal is our national bird, the bald eagle. Bald eagles are making the front page and not in a good way, unfortunately. More than 50% of the bald eagle population is poisoned with lead and we're diving deep into how and why. In this episode: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-10/documents/tsca_ammo_petition_3-13-12.pdf If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Today's episode is about a woman you've probably never heard of, but absolutely should. Her story involves glamour, kidnapping, drugs, a perilous secret, and even the President of the United States. Let us tell you about Martha Mitchell and how her name became synonymous with a term in a psychology book. In this episode: Gaslit (TV series on Starz) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We just *might* ruin your favorite food on today's episode. When you think of the one vegetable that is a staple in the majority of diets culturally around the world, what vegetable do you think of? The one we gobble up voraciously during Thanksgiving, that forms soft pillows under pasta sauce or douse with ketchup at our local bar? The very humble potato just got a little more sinister... In this episode: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/the-1979-poisoning-of-78-schoolchildren-or-why-you-should-never-eat-green-potatoes/ Bridgerton (Season 2 on Netflix) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We're cutting to the chase. This story is the real life Breaking Bad. Two professors work together to make meth in their chem lab. But, it's so much more than that... In this episode: Breaking Bad (TV series) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Weed gummy bears, brownies, and candy bars come in the most beautiful, colorful packaging - so appealing that more toddlers than ever are getting into their parents' weed stash. Megan discusses the rise in cannabis intoxication in children. In this episode: NYT Article: "More Young Kids are Getting Sick From Cannabis Edibles" by Christina Caron - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/well/family/marijuana-edibles-children.html Washington Post Article: "The Truth Behind the 'First Marijuana Overdose' Headlines by Ellie Silverman - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/17/the-truth-behind-the-first-marijuana-overdose-death/ Pediatrics Journal Review: "Edible Cannabis Exposure Among Children: 2017-2019" - https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/147/4/e2020019893/180775/Edible-Cannabis-Exposures-Among-Children-2017-2019 NYT Article: "That Tainted Halloween Candy Myth Just Won't Go Away" by Daniel Victor and Aimee Ortiz - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/halloween-candy-thc-marijuana.html If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
POV: you are a young woman in the Victorian era and you just bought the most beautiful green dress for the masquerade ball this Friday. Very Bridgerton vibes. Throw away those rose-colored glasses, and put on your green-colored glasses. Actually, you have no choice in the matter because you have arsenic poisoning from the dress you're wearing. Your skin is green, your fluids are green, and all you see is green. If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Ep 65 - Recap (Burn Pits, Lauren-Smith Fields, Sunny Balwani) 34:23
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWith 66 episodes and counting, we thought it was time for an update on past episodes that may not have been fully fleshed out or resolved at the time we recorded them. Megan takes us through 3 past stories and gives us an update on what's happened and what's to come. In this episode: Burn Pits: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/burn-pits/2022/03/08/biden-vows-action-not-waiting-for-veterans-suffering-from-burn-pit-illnesses/ Brenda Lee Rawls: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-police-release-cause-of-death-for-16938935.php Sunny Balwani Trial: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/technology/theranos-trial-balwani.html If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Who would ever think that a beautiful red flower could lead to a global epidemic that kills people every minute of every day? Harini dives deep with a three-part series on the history of opium, the start of the modern epidemic with Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family. Everything you ever wanted to know about opioids and the epidemic is going to be told to you right now. In this episode: Dopesick (TV series on Hulu) Crime of the Century (Docuseries on HBO Max) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Who would ever think that a beautiful red flower could lead to a global epidemic that kills people every minute of every day? Harini dives deep with a three part series on the history of opium, the start of the modern epidemic with Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family. Everything you ever wanted to know about opioids and the epidemic is going to be told to you right now. In this episode: Dopesick (TV series on Hulu) Crime of the Century (Docuseries on HBO Max) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Who would ever think that a beautiful red flower could lead to a global epidemic that kills people every minute of every day? Harini dives deep with a three part series on the history of opium, the start of the modern epidemic with Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family. Everything you ever wanted to know about opioids and the epidemic is going to be told to you right now. In this episode: Dopesick (TV series on Hulu) Crime of the Century (Docuseries on HBO Max) If you liked this episode please rate, review and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram : @deadlydosepod TikTok: @tilscience Email us your homegrown poison stories at deadlydosepod@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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