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The international mystery of ‘the Hum?' A Paralyzed Man is Able to Walk Again? Big Tech jockeys for position in scramble for health data primacy? Joe Rogan Issues Formal Apology? (02-13-2022)
Episode 7
Sunday, 13 February, 2022
So much to talk about this week! All the relevant stories are linked in the description below! Non-COVID-19 Stories: The influence of bright and dim light on substrate metabolism, energy expenditure and thermoregulation in insulin-resistant individuals depends on time of day The international mystery of ‘the Hum’ "Speculation online has, of course, run wild. It’s Mother Earth warning us of an impending catastrophe. It’s the breaking of the seventh seal. It’s ghosts (psychics sometimes measure for low-frequency sound when they investigate a haunted building). It’s waves hitting the ocean floor thousands of miles away." Paralysed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant "A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers." Big Tech jockeys for position in scramble for health data primacy "Figures from CB Insights, a market intelligence company, show that almost $7bn was invested in healthcare start-ups by the venture capital arms of Big Tech — Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google and Amazon — in the year and a half to mid-2021." Young cannabis users at increased risk of repeat stroke A recent study led by researchers at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, has shown young adults with a history of stroke or TIA and CUD have a 50% increased risk of recurrent stroke compared with those without CUD. Teen skater's doping test draws global wrath against Russia "Trimetazidine has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) list of prohibited substances since 2014. It is currently categorised as "hormone and metabolic modulator", which is illegal for athletes to use both in- and out-of-competition." Biogen pushes back on Medicare’s limits on Alzheimer’s drug coverage — and advances a counteroffer The company has a new proposal: it will get Medicare the extra data it wants about the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm COVID-19 Stories: Pfizer has withdrawn its application to the FDA to approve 2 doses for kids under 5. The news may sound disappointing but it almost certainly signals that we will have good data on the third dose very soon. More kids under 5 than ever are sick with COVID: Take a rare look inside a pediatric ICU Joe Rogan apologizes to Spotify and musicians amid boycott over his podcast Podcaster Joe Rogan admitted late Sunday that he could do more when it comes to informing his listeners.
