In the 1910s, glowing watch dials symbolised progress ... until the women who painted them began to die. In this deep dive, we uncover how the tragedy of the Radium Girls reshaped modern medicine, from radiation safety to medical ethics. Their bones glowed in the dark, but their courage lit the path toward truth, justice, and the oath every doctor now takes.  Do no harm.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/blood-vessels-eyes-predict-heart-disease-biological-aging-risk

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-oks-linzess-ibs-constipation-kids-2025a1000ums

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/uk-regulator-approves-new-skin-test-tuberculosis-2025

Clark, Claudia. Radium Girls: Women and Industrial Health Reform, 1910–1935. University of North Carolina Press, 1997.

Moore, Kate. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women. Sourcebooks, 2017.

Martland, Harrison S. “The Occurrence of Malignancy in Radioactive Persons.” American Journal of Cancer, 1931.

Rowland, R. E. “Radium in Humans: A Review of U.S. Studies.” Argonne National Laboratory Report ANL/ER-3, 1994.

In this episode I discuss the gripping story of kuru from funeral rites to exploring how mouring revealied the existence of prions.

I also cover three fascinating discoveries in medicine from the past month.

https://www.cdc.gov/prions/about/index.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK559103/

https://www.who.int/teams/radical-innovation- access/prion-diseases

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC397180/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6466359/

In this week's episode, we cover some more medical news and learn a bit more about rabies.

FDA Approves First Medication to Treat Severe Frostbite

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-medication-treat-severe-frostbite

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-authorizes-sleep-apnea-app-2024a10003g3

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-information-approved-drugs/fda-approves-osimertinib-chemotherapy-egfr-mutated-non-small-cell-lung-cancer?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-warns-against-using-unauthorized-glucose-monitors-2024a10003im

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/european-approval-lung-and-skin-cancer-drugs-2024a10003nx

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ema-approves-treatments-psoriasis-and-other-autoimmune-2024a10003nw

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ema-approves-two-therapies-rare-genetic-diseases-2024a10003nt

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/europe-greenlights-two-avian-flu-vaccines-2024a10003nj

Rabies 

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies#:~:text=Rabies%20is%20a%20vaccine%2Dpreventable%2C%20zoonotic%2C%20viral%20disease%20affecting,both%20domestic%20and%20wild%20animals.

https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html

FDA Authorizes Sleep Apnea App
FDA approves osimertinib with chemotherapy for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
FDA Warns Against Using Unauthorized Glucose Monitors
European Approval for Lung and Skin Cancer Drugs
EMA Approves Treatments for Psoriasis and Other Autoimmune Disorders
EMA Approves Two Therapies for Rare Genetic Diseases
Europe Greenlights Two Avian Flu Vaccines

In this week's episode, we cover some of this week's news and learn more about appendicitis.

links to recourses:

https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/01/24/blood-tests-can-diagnose-alzheimers-as-accurately-as-spinal-punctures-and-better-than-brai

https://time.com/6565140/alzheimers-blood-test-getting-closer/

https://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/paper-alert-p-tau217-blood-test-predicts-plaques-tangles-over-time

https://www.earth.com/news/handwriting-increases-brain-connectivity-and-promotes-learning/

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240126/Handwriting-boosts-brain-connectivity-and-learning.aspx

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/handwriting-brain-connections-learning

https://www.cshl.edu/the-fountain-of-youth-is-a-t-cell/

https://www.biocompare.com/Life-Science-News/610407-Reprogramming-T-Cells-to-Combat-Aging/

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240124/T-cells-can-be-reprogrammed-to-fight-aging.aspx

https://www.laparoscopicsurgeryindia.com/blog/10-common-questions-and-answers-regarding-appendicitis-surgery/

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiVxtTOvP-DAxVHV0EAHUnyDlwQFnoECA8QAw&url=

https://www.intercoastalmedical.com/2021/12/17/frequently-asked-questions-about-appendicitis-treatment/&usg=AOvVaw044kuD-VllG9q1qY0llXG-&opi=89978449

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiVxtTOvP-DAxVHV0EAHUnyDlwQFnoECDQQAQ&url=

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/773895-questions-and-answers&usg=AOvVaw0fYbghknSwH-ToI1WO6Smu&opi=89978449

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/appendicitis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20369549

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/appendicitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20369543

This week's special topic will be all about burns.

Resources:

https://www.healthpartners.com/care/hospitals/regions/specialties/burn-center/skin-grafting/#:~:text=A%20skin%20graft%20is%20a,severe%20burns%20require%20skin%20grafts.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/burns/symptoms-causes/syc-20370539

https://nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/burns.aspx#:~:text=Burns%20damage%20the%20skin's%20protective,able%20to%20fight%20off%20threats.

https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/skin-hair-and-nails/burns/stages.html#:~:text=What%20Are%20the%20Classifications%20of,they%20penetrate%20the%20skin's%20surface.

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100100_1.htm

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230620/New-adhesive-bandage-relies-on-gold-nanoparticles-to-quickly-detect-COVID-19-antibodies.aspx

https://b-s-h.org.uk/about-us/news/astronauts-experience-altered-gene-expression-in-white-blood-cells#:~:text=Astronauts%20experience%20altered%20gene%20expression%20in%20white%20blood%20cells,-26%20June%202023&text=The%20activity%20of%20genes%20that,according%20to%20a%20new%20study.

In this week's episode we cover all of this week's news and our topic of discussion will be depression.

resources:

https://checkpointorg.com/global/

https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

depression:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/what-causes-depression

https://www.verywellmind.com/the-chemistry-of-depression-1065137

https://namica.org/blog/the-science-of-depression/

metformin long covid:

https://www.freethink.com/health/metformin-long-covid#:~:text=Among%20those%20who%20received%20metformin,of%20long%20COVID%20by%2041%25.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/a-common-diabetes-drug-could-lower-long-covid-risk-by-40

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/common-diabetes-drug-shown-prevent-long-covid

engineered white blood cells:

https://blog.seas.upenn.edu/engineered-white-blood-cells-eliminate-cancer/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMacrophages%20killing%20cancer%20cell%E2%80%9D%20photographed,cells%20to%20eliminate%20solid%20tumors.

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/engineered-white-blood-cells-can-eliminate-cancer-study-finds-8660804/

Universal stem cell donor:

https://www.cityofhope.org/city-hope-scientists-develop-universal-donor-stem-cell-therapy-treat-degenerative-brain-diseases

the concentration of benzene:

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/gas-stoves-benzene-levels-poisonous-8670649/#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20that%20indoor,exceed%20national%20and%20international%20health

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230616/Indoor-concentrations-of-benzene-from-flames-of-gas-stoves-can-be-worse-than-secondhand-smoke.aspx

overdose deaths:

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230615/Males-are-significantly-more-vulnerable-than-females-to-overdose-deaths.aspx

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-023-01601-8

This is just an introduction of the podcast and a taste of what is to come.