Podcasts about essential medicines

So far, buying medicines in India has been a complete minefield. Allow me to elaborate with the help of a completely plausible hypothetical scenario. Say you catch the flu one day and need 75 mg of the antiviral drug Oseltamivir. More often than not, we don't really check the price tag of these drugs. But what if I told you the prices can swing anywhere between Rs 30 and Rs 125 per capsule, depending on the manufacturer and the doctor prescribing it. Now, variable pricing is not really a revelation. It's a pretty common practice. The government caps the price of nearly 400 essential drugs through the National List of Essential Medicines. But that's where the oevrsight ends. Generally, non-essential drugs remain outside this price cap. The National Health Authority, the body which runs India's public health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, is now looking for digital pharmacy partners to promote pricing transparency. The aim is to tackle this overcharging crisis. So in September, it went ahead and enlisted Marg ERP, a leading provider of pharmacy inventory software as one such partner. Now Kaushal Shah, founder of Evitalrx, revealed that even his cloud-based pharma software firm is on track to join the initiative in the coming weeks.But here's the thing. This one click solution is still a long way off. Tune in. Don't forget to send us your recommendation for this Thursday's Unwind segment. The theme is “your favourite murder mystery.” Send them to us on WhatsApp as a voice note or as a text message. The number is +9189711-08379 Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India's first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.

Hilary Daniel joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Courtney Perlino and Dr Amy B. Cadwallader: “Which Drugs Should Be on the Essential Medicines List?”  Recorded February 2, 2024.  Read the full article for free at JournalofEthics.org

pWotD Episode 2418: Ketamine Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a popular Wikipedia page every day.With 193,089 views on Friday, 15 December 2023 our article of the day is Ketamine.Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used medically for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. It is also used as a treatment for depression, a pain management tool, and as a recreational drug. Ketamine is a novel compound that was derived from phencyclidine in 1962 in pursuit of a safer anesthetic with fewer hallucinogenic effects. At anesthetic doses, ketamine induces a state of dissociative anesthesia, a trance-like state providing pain relief, sedation, and amnesia. The distinguishing features of ketamine as anesthesia are preserved breathing and airway reflexes, stimulated heart function with increased blood pressure, and moderate bronchodilation. At lower, sub-anesthetic doses, ketamine is a promising agent for pain and treatment-resistant depression. As with many antidepressants, the results of a single administration of ketamine wane with time. The long-term effects of repeated use are largely unknown, and are an area of active investigation. Liver and urinary toxicity have been reported among regular users of high doses of ketamine for recreational purposes. Ketamine is an NMDA receptor pore blocker, accounting for most of its actions, but not the antidepressant effect, the mechanism of which is a matter of research and debate. Ketamine was first synthesized in 1962 and approved for use in the United States in 1970. It has been regularly used in veterinary medicine and was extensively used for surgical anesthesia in the Vietnam War. Along with other psychotropic drugs, it is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. It is available as a generic medication. When used as a recreational drug, it is found both in powder and liquid form, and is often referred to as "Special K" for its hallucinogenic and dissociative effects.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:48 UTC on Saturday, 16 December 2023.For the full current version of the article, see Ketamine on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Stephen Neural.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) treatments have been successfully added onto the World Health Organisation's Essential Medicines List (EML) in July 2023. Nick Rijke of the MS International Federation and Deanna Saylor of Johns Hopkins Hospital discuss the impact of this milestone and the next steps for clinicians, researchers, patients, and the MS community at large.

Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger is the President and CEO for the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders. She is involved and Chair to many committees and organizations. She is also an author, lecturer and trainer. She is the perfect person to talk with about making healthcare a level playing field for all.  As you know we have interviewed so many people on this podcast talking about the challenges in different countries to medications. In Egypt the Ministry of health doesn't recognize the disease, CF families there don't have the basics like liquid vitamins for their infants. In Thailand, it's the same, in India, infants are dying before they're even diagnosed, in Pakistan, families can't get drugs. And on and on.Dr. Wong-Rieger recently presented at the World Health Organization, Essential Medicines Open Forum in regard to low- and middle-income countries access, or lack of it, to drugs.Rare Disease International has done some research about this issue that Durhane will share with us.Dr. Wong-Riegers organization has proposed to WHO for a collaboration on Essential Medicines for rare disease which ties to her collaboration on global rare disease networks.There is an initiative the P-Q-M-D or Project for Quality Medicinal Donations that has been trying to launch on “donations to sustainability” that they are recruiting companies and donor foundations to try to support. This development of the initiative is now in Stage 2 of the feasibility work.There are models out there for global work like the World Federation of Hemophilia and International Gaucher Foundation. There is no international CF organization so far, and we will discuss that here.She is Chair of Rare Disease International, Chair of Asia Pacific Rare Disease International, Treasurer of United Nations Nongovernmental Organization for Rare Diseases. Chair of Patient Advocates Constituency Committee of the International Rare Disease Research Consortium, Patient Advisor to the APEC Rare Disease Network, member of the Editorial Board of The Patient- Patient Centred Outcomes Research, member of the Global Commission to End the Diagnostic Odyssey for Rare Diseases and member of Health Technology Assessment International Patient /Citizen Involvement Interest Group.Dr. Wong-Rieger has served on numerous health policy advisory committees and panels and is a member of Ontario's Rare Disease Implementation Working Group and member of Genome Canada Steering Committee for the Rare Disease Precision Health Initiative. She is a certified Health Coach. Durhane has a PhD in psychology from McGill University and was professor at the University of Windsor, Canada.  She is a trainer and frequent lecturer and author of three books and many articles.Producer: Beth Vanstone  If you'd like to be featured contact her at: beth@thebonnellfoundation.orgPlease consider making a donation: https://thebonnellfoundation.org/donate/The Bonnell Foundation website: https://thebonnellfoundation.orgBonnell Foundation email: thebonnellfoundation@gmail.comThanks to our sponsors:Vertex:  https://www.vrtx.comGenentech: https://www.gene.comViatris: https://www.viatris.com/en

Ever wondered why drug prices are soaring? Come join me and Dr. Neda Ashtari as we dig into the tangled web of high drug costs. Our journey starts with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a step toward making meds more affordable for folks on Medicare. We'll also chat about how each of us can pitch in to make healthcare less of a wallet drain.But we're not stopping at the surface – we're diving into the nitty-gritty. We'll break down things like those handy co-pay cards, coupon tricks, and patient aid programs. We'll talk about the good stuff and the not-so-good stuff about these money-saving helpers. Plus, we'll put a spotlight on a worldwide gang called Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, working hard to spread drug access.And hold on, we're not done yet. We're rolling up our sleeves and tackling a touchy topic: doctors getting cash from drug companies. We'll peek into Dollars for Docs, a tool that spills the beans on what doctors pocket from pharmaceutical bigwigs. It's a peek behind the curtain to keep your prescriptions from lining their wallets.But we're not just talk – we're all about action. We'll shine a light on heroes like Patients for Affordable Drugs, Prescription Justice, Public Citizen, and AARP. They're in the ring, throwing punches to cut those prices down. Dr. Ashtari will wrap things up by reminding us that words are great, but speaking up for bills that kick pricey drugs to the curb is even better. So tune in, get clued up, and take charge of your choices!Check out the shownotes to learn more!Make sure to listen to Part 1: 21. Big Pharma: What You Didn't Know__________________Click here to join the exclusive GHP online community!Support the PodcastClick here to send in a one time or monthly donationJoin the Podcast Mailing list: https://www.globalhealthpursuit.com/mailing-list Make sure to follow Hetal on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook!Email her at hetal@globalhealthpursuit.com.Thank you so much. We deeply appreciate you.

http://www.kiyakersh.com/about/http://linkedin.com/in/kiyakershlead at  Enthereal to crystalize the resilience of Essential Medicine supply chains, including indispensable anesthetic ketamine, critical-to-care epinephrine, and other Essential Medicines using aromatic amino acids. That employs near-commercial bioengineering and developing high-value generative Al for enzyme and biology products.Kiya is also Director of Engagement and Transformation at Amore360, a company that helps businesses create and sustain positive change through immersive, inspiring experience solutions.With over 20 years of experience in technology and market development, Kiya leads cross-functional teams to deliver innovative products and services that improve resilience, adaptability, health, and performance with non-coercive approaches.Kiva's core competencies include transformation management, systems design thinking, technical due diligence, insightful analysis, unparalleled interpersonal communication, and strategic realization.Kiya has a strong background in chem/ biochemistry, microbiology, organic chemistry, structural biology and metabolic engineering, pharmacology, and computational bioenaineerina. contributina to multiple patents and publications in biotech, bio-based materials, and biofuels.As the founder and Chief Generative Officer, Enthereal creates a platform for the reliable bioregional production of Essential Medicines.Kiya's life goal is to alleviate suffering by applying continuous improvement for engagement, product strategy, and thriving cultures.

Have you ever wondered about the hidden truths of the pharmaceutical industry? Well, you're not alone. Today, I had a powerful conversation with Dr. Neda Ashtari, a dedicated resident at Yale New Haven Hospital, who is bravely challenging the Big Pharma. We plunged into the depths of the system and its practices, shedding light on how the drugs are developed, the role of marketing in promoting drug safety, and where all the money actually goes. Neda's personal connection to this fight against Big Pharma and her commitment to the University's Allied for Essential Medicines adds an extra layer of passion and authenticity to our discussion.Delving deeper, we examined the cost implications of the current pharmaceutical system. It's shocking to discover how taxpayer money funds drug development without necessarily ensuring affordability for consumers. The stark reality of how pharmaceutical companies exploit market dynamics to set skyrocketing prices was a topic that we couldn't ignore. As a consequence, we uncover the crisis of unaffordable drugs in the US and the global lack of access to essential medicines. Dr. Ashtari gave an insider's perspective on these pressing issues that will leave you questioning the system as you know it.In the final stretch of our conversation, we zeroed in on the surrogate endpoints, conflicts of interest, and marketing tactics used by the pharmaceutical industry. We also discussed the industry's impact on drug pricing and the public's role in drug development. The most shocking revelation was perhaps the fact that pharmaceutical companies spend more on marketing than on research and development. This episode is a deep dive into the pharmaceutical industry, its practices, and its implications. So, plug in your earphones and join us in this enlightening journey with Dr. Neda Ashtari. Trust me; you won't look at your medicine cabinet the same way again.Check out the shownotes to learn more!__________________Click here to join the exclusive GHP online community!Support the PodcastClick here to send in a one time or monthly donationJoin the Podcast Mailing list: https://www.globalhealthpursuit.com/mailing-list Make sure to follow Hetal on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook!Email her at hetal@globalhealthpursuit.com.Thank you so much. We deeply appreciate you.

In this episode of The Just M.S. Show, we delve into the remarkable advances in the world of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment and detection. From AI models predicting MS risk before symptoms appear to the groundbreaking addition of MS medications to WHO's Essential Medicines List, the hope for effective treatment is brighter than ever. We discuss the efficacy of ocrelizumab as a first-line treatment and the shift in disease-modifying therapy prescription towards oral medications. We also share personal stories of aging with MS, and the interplay between MS progression and normal aging processes. Finally, we explore fascinating research insights on how gut microbiome could trigger MS onset, and how Biogen's acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals might shape the future of rare disease treatments. Join us for these discussions and more as we navigate through the dynamic landscape of MS research, treatment, and personal experiences.Intro – Justin kicks off the episode by introducing the listeners to the engaging content of the day which includes the latest breakthroughs in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment, research, and personal experiences.AI in Healthcare – Justin dives deep into a PRNewswire article highlighting the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in predicting MS and minimizing laboratory errors.https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/artificial-intelligence-models-predict-multiple-sclerosis-detect-contaminated-lab-samples-301883543.htmlEssential Medicines Update – Discussion on the World Health Organization's new additions to the Model Lists of Essential Medicines for MS treatment, providing an analysis of how this could influence the lives of patients across the globe.https://www.who.int/news/item/26-07-2023-who-endorses-landmark-public-health-decisions-on-essential-medicines-for-multiple-sclerosisOcrelizumab Efficacy – Detailed analysis of a Healio article revealing the effectiveness of ocrelizumab as a first-line treatment for MS, backed by a comprehensive 9-year research study.https://www.healio.com/news/neurology/20230726/video-ocrelizumab-effective-as-firstline-treatment-for-msAging with MS – In this heartfelt segment, Justin presents the narrative of Trevis Gleason from Everyday Health, where he shares his personal journey with aging and MS, which many listeners will relate to.https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/trevis-gleason-life-with-multiple-sclerosis/aging-with-ms/Prescription Shifts – Delving into a study from HealthDay News, Justin discusses the noticeable shift towards oral disease-modifying therapies in MS treatment.Gut Microbiome and MS – An exciting segment discussing research from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München about the relationship between the gut microbiome and the activation of auto-aggressive T cells in MS.Biogen and Reata Acquisition – In the final part of the episode, Justin tackles Biogen's recent acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals, offering insights into how this might shape the future of the rare disease drugs market, including MS treatment.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/28/biogen-deal-for-reata-signals-a-turn-to-rare-diseases/9cbf4a84-2d67-11ee-a948-a5b8a9b62d84_story.htmlOutro – Wrapping up, Justin encourages the listeners to stay positive, informed, and connected, and invites them to join the next episode of "The Just M.S. Show".Listeners are encouraged to refer to the episode description for linkThe Just MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Show, w host Justin Loizos, is a podcast that connects, educates and tries to uplift others living with multiple sclerosis. It provides real-life stories, interviews, and information about DMTs (disease modification therapies) and updates on research developments.www.justmultiplesclerosis.com

Drug shortages - from antibiotics to vital cancer drugs - have grown into a global concern, and the unavailability of these medicines hits lower-income countries hardest. In this episode of Let's talk cancer, Cary Adams together with Hans Hogerzeil, formerly of WHO, and Charles Gore of Medicines Patent Pool, explains the reasons behind this, and ways to ensure that everyone receives the medicines they need, when they need them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paracetamol steht drauf, verschiedene Antibiotika auch. Und natürlich Insulin. Wo drauf? Auf der EML, der WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.

Everyone with MS should have access to the treatment and care that they need. Yet in 70% of countries, people face huge challenges in accessing disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Nick Rijke with the MS International Federation and Deanna Saylor of Johns Hopkins Hospital discuss a recent bid to add MS DMTs to the WHO's Essential Medicines List.

In today's episode for 3rd April 2023, we tell you why certain medicines have suddenly become costlier

Medications are an integral part of our healthcare system, and yet their access is grossly limited around the world. On this episode of the I'm Pharmacy Podcast, we dive into the issue of access to medicine, both globally and in Canada, with family physician Dr. Danielle Martin and Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Professor Jillian Kohler.

Vitamin C is the most important and versatile nutrient or body needs.Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928, and, in 1933, was the first vitamin to be chemically produced. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Vitamin C functions as a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions in every healthy cell in people that mediate a variety of essential biological functions. It acts as an antioxidant, prevention of many diseases and medical problems including wound healing, collagen synthesis and so much more. We will discuss many of its benefits, it's sources both in food and supplements, dosages, just about everything you need want and have to know about this essential nutrient

Vitamin C is the most important and versatile nutrient or body needs.Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928, and, in 1933, was the first vitamin to be chemically produced. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Vitamin C functions as a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions in every healthy cell in people that mediate a variety of essential biological functions. It acts as an antioxidant, prevention of many diseases and medical problems including wound healing, collagen synthesis and so much more. We will discuss many of its benefits, it's sources both in food and supplements, dosages, just about everything you need want and have to know about this essential nutrient

Vitamin C is the most important and versatile nutrient or body needs.Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928, and, in 1933, was the first vitamin to be chemically produced. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Vitamin C functions as a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions in every healthy cell in people that mediate a variety of essential biological functions. It acts as an antioxidant, prevention of many diseases and medical problems including wound healing, collagen synthesis and so much more. We will discuss many of its benefits, it's sources both in food and supplements, dosages, just about everything you need want and have to know about this essential nutrient

In mid-December, a government department told the Kerala High Court that Ribociclib, a drug prescribed for a type of breast cancer, did not meet the conditions necessary to issue a compulsory licence. The drug is patented and therefore cannot be made by generic manufacturers but a compulsory licence, if issued by the government would permit a drug to be manufactured and made available at an affordable price. The case involved a woman, now deceased who said that she and her husband had a joint income of ₹74,400 a month, while the drug Ribociclib cost her ₹58,140, making it unaffordable. A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research has found that breast cancer is one of the top cancers in women in India. Drug prices have evoked national interest following the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw widespread reporting of desperate patients turning to the black market for drugs and devices. In September, the Centre released the National List of Essential Medicines -- the list was released after a gap of seven years, and contains 384 drugs. Interestingly, it also has added, for the first time four drugs that are under patents. So what's in and out of the latest list? How are drug prices regulated in India, and how will the inclusion of drugs on the list help? Does India need to do more to make medicines affordable and accessible?

Dermot from Cloyne CarePlus Pharmacy tells PJ that he was recently down to the last two bottles of one type of children's antibiotic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that vaccine coadministration and good communication are effective strategies in improving vaccine coverage and confidence? Credit available for this activity expires: 11/3/2023 Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/983405?src=mkm_podcast_addon_983405

National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) - a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of medicines in India - comes out with a list every three years. Through the National List of Essential Medicines or NLEM, the regulator fixes a cap on the prices of essential medicines so that they are affordable and widely available to everyone. When was NLEM first released in India? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the first NLEM in 1996. It contained 279 medicines. The subsequent revised list came in 2003 which had 354 medicines. In 2011, the list was again revised and had 348 medicines. In 2015, the last time the list was revised, it contained 851 medicines. It was decided that it would be revised every three years. And on Tuesday, the government came out with a fresh list. It added 34 and removed 26 drugs from the NLEM.  Several antibiotics, anti-diabetes and anti-infectives have been included in the list.  How are medicines included in the NLEM? Several factors are looked at before including a drug in the NLEM. According to the regulations, the drug must be critical and essential for curing a disease. Also, disease burden is considered an essential factor. At one point, TB might be more important to tackle. At the next moment, another disease like Covid-19 may become more important. Efficacy and Safety The medicine must have “unequivocal” evidence of efficacy and wider acceptance based on its safety to be included in the list. The NLEM guidelines state that the total price of the treatment must be considered while including the drug in NLEM. Only unit price may not be the best benchmark for this.   Fixed Dose Combinations and Turnover The single dose medicines are considered for inclusion in NLEM. FDCs are only included if they have a proven advantage concerning the therapeutic effect. Also, the decision must not be taken solely based on high sales turnover. When is a medicine dropped from NLEM? A drug is deleted from the list if it gets banned in India. Also, it is removed if reports of concerns about drug safety emerge. If a better, more cost-effective medicine is available in the market, it can be replaced on the list. Another criterion for deletion is the change in the country's disease burden. 

Learn more about several common medicines in your patients' medicine chests. Credit available for this activity expires: 3/10/2023 Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/969743?src=mkm_podcast_addon_969743

The Oncology Journal Club - Delivering Oncology News DifferentlyThe Oncology Podcast, brought to you by Oncology News Australia, is proud to present Episode 52 in our series The Oncology Journal Club.Welcome to this week's episode of The OJC. Join Eva Segelov, Craig Underhill and Hans Prenen as they chat through the latest papers. This week they discuss No-Go, Slow-Go, Go-Go, Essential Medicines Access. And they ask Do Steroids Matter?Quick bites are diverse as ever covering Doctors' strikes in Nigeria, Sex and Toxicity in Colorectal Cancer and much more.You'll also find out why you should never feel sorry for Hans again despite the fact that he wants a colonoscopy for his birthday!Full bios and the list of all papers discussed are available on our website.For the latest oncology news visit www.oncologynews.com.au and for regular oncology updates for healthcare professionals, subscribe for free to get the weekly The Oncology Newsletter.The Oncology Podcast - An Australian Oncology Perspective

Merith Basey is Executive Director for Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, North America

In this episode, host Dr. Bob Kaiser chats with guest Dr. Eric Edwards, CEO, president and co-founder of Phlow Corporation. They discuss the problem of a broken essential medicines supply chain in the U.S. and solutions for fixing it.

Never has New Zealand been so divided as of now - not since the ‘racially selected' white South African rugby tour of NZ of 1981. This was when thousands of very courageous New Zealanders, especially the young, in their 20's, 30's and 40's donned crash helmets, padded clothing and made wooden shields and went into battle for the black and coloured South African's. Who could never vote or represent their country. These principled NZers went against the Conservative ‘National' Government of the time and were prepared to blockade rugby stadiums around the country. This was a battle for justice and the right for self determination due to people being judged by the colour of one's skin. With this week's show Tim started off with greeting all breathers out there across Auckland's greater region and further out within the teaming biosphere of our sacred planet - where he mentions that all animals, trees, plankton and humans  - share the one breath - as of this moment. Stating that we are immersed in momentous times - all of us - and we are unknowing of the outcome …  Saying  - that he sincerely wishes you all well as we revitalise ourselves for the future that we didn't plan on - but intuitively many knew could come to us - in one way or another. We are the 5% of this planet's awakening population that could be far more than 7% or even 10% of people engaged in this Great Awakening. With 7.8 billion souls sharing the invisible breath during this time - he said we must remember that we have been given a free body in which to live and he trusts - prosper and experience moments of joy - which is our birthright. As you very well know we as a humanity are realising that we have to come together in ‘unity consciousness' to create a new way of breaking out of the hypnosis that MainStream Media has used to capture our mind, close down our heart and in some clever ways - control our very thought process. We are surrounded in possibilities  The imperative for us at this moment on this magnificent planet - we call home - is to realise that we are all surrounded in possibilities, and that we must start with our inner self and make sure that every thought and every word stated and each action we take is going to make us - at heart - a more honest, courageous and forthright human being that at soul level resonates with service to the greater good.  Service to self in these times is not an option. Yes, many of us are even challenged by our family members - so if you find yourself at odds with your family - still keep your love strong for them and our neighbours in the neighbourhood and community that we live in. Becoming Aware ASAP Education and sharing of empowering knowledge is more than important - it is imperative - if we are to gain a foothold in the narrative that has been censored by MSM and has kept our citizens in the dark  Note that there is a chance that GreenplanetFM could find itself de platformed and taken down - like the hundreds of thousands overseas - due to the controlling hitech corporates in Silicon valley and beyond - wanting to interrupt our narrative that questions not only their ethics and motives - but also why are they stifling free speech?. New Zealand's Birthright is Free Speech  Fortunately coming from New Zealand where free speech is a foundation stone of our country and as long as it is not slanderous and obscene or extolls acts of violence - GreenplanetFM.com will always be able to broadcast - even as in the case of an interview with Lynda Wharton, a natural healer here in Auckland being taken down and deleted by YouTube - we trust that we will continue to freely express ourselves as we work to emancipate humanity from the malaise that has fallen over a large percentage of our world. Planetary Power Struggle of Freedom and democracy - versus Control However - Tim draws our attention as we explore the deeper implications of losing the importance of our freedoms and he reiterates that there's a planetary power struggle happening that has been going 24/7 - silently in the back ground - as certain power players wield their influence over an unsuspecting humanity -  we, who have been doing our best to survive, have a family, work to finance ourselves and have time off for rest and recreation and learn what it is to be human. This too was covered to a degree in last week's excellent interview on GreenplanrtFM.com - of Joe Rifici - who talked about many of these main points. Saying that his power game is known by those like myself who have been quietly researching the ‘pyramid of power' for 45 years  - a structure that basically the elite occupy - and at all levels of power - from the apex at the top to virtually the bottom of this pyramid. I give you one guess as to where we are, in this structure. Yes, the great mass of humanity, the 90% plus - we ordinary citizens - are at the bottom, holding up this multi layered bloated structure that we are financially indebted to … and that syphons off money from us to feed them all - further up the system. However - their corrupted system is coming apart - it can no longer sustain them for much longer - because we have come to a limit of growth - we have reached multiple tipping points be it environmental, economic and societal.  Plus, ‘we are waking to their game …' As you very well intuit our whole way of life within the biosphere is now under threat and I ask you what country on earth has a government of integrity and is loved by its people? This is where we have come to - as a humanity.  Our elected representatives of all political parties have run away with their own agenda and in many ways - not listening to us - have gone rogue.  With a global population of 7.8 billion souls, yes souls - we have become too many for them to control - and … wait for it - there are too many of us awakening at the same time as more and more conscious researchers and activists are calling out truthfully - that - Covid has been deployed - yes that's right - deployed to take down the global public to more manageable numbers. The horror is - that we are learning that there is a depopulation agenda being actively pushed. Why are the Governments especially in the Western Hemisphere in lockstep in wanting all of us, including children to be vaccinated before the year is out? Where on this planet are children going down with Covid? The stats say that all children have a 99.99% recovery rate.  Yet - the vaccination is actually the greater problem by far - because it is not a vaccination - but an injection. Tim then states - Now as you listen to me dear listeners I am communicating to you today - from my heart - there is no anger being transmitted - Please note this. What I am asking New Zealanders is this - how many babies have had covid? How many infants, children, teenagers and twenty somethings? These apparently are not vulnerable groups and have never been. The vulnerable people are those my age in their 70s, 80s and 90's - who have immune systems that are tired, due to possibly eating factory or industrial food, and drinking chlorinated and quite possibly fluoridated water, with little sunshine and little to not enough exercise.Are lonely and lack social support and love.  No wonder the elderly are susceptible.  Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine and Zinc - Work But to get to the point - it's a straight out fact that ivermectin is a proven safe alternative that is exceptionally cheap - as it is not Patented and cannot be turned into a cash cow for any corporations. Note that in the Dominican Republic just recently - 6,000 people were treated with Ivermectin — but as MSM does not know where the Dominican Republic is - they ignore this struggling but resourceful island nation in the Caribbean.  https://dominicantoday.com/dr/covid-19/2020/09/29/doctors-cure-6000-patients-with-covid-19-with-ivermectin/ Most remarkable is this statistic on Ivermectin used as prophylaxis. In a randomised, controlled trial of prophylaxis in hospital staff in Argentina, it yielded a 100% protection against covid19. If ivermectin was taken, no one developed the illness. Don't you agree it should be made available immediately?? Please share this with everyone you know. It's without question one of the ways to end this absurd tyranny. Dr Mike Yeadon  Ps: ivermectin has been used in over 3,000,000,000 (3 billion) doses all  over the world & it has a remarkable safety profile. It's on the WHO's list of Essential Medicines. Not to use this is corrupt. https://rumble.com/vjbmg7-the-case-for-ivermectin-craig-kelly-mp.html https://therealnews.nz/2021/06/05/has-the-nz-government-been-duped-by-big-pharma/ However - there is also hydroxy chloroquine and zinc as well - that the NZ government for some unknown reason stopped it being sold on the 24th of March 2020 - just 4 days before our country wide lockdown - what a coincidence … Note that it is often difficult to find these links again on the web. https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/covid19/covid-19-hydroxychloroquine/ Note that Pharmac does its best to not want to know how good hydroxychloriquine and zinc is. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120796969/coronavirus-demand-high-for-game-changer-drug-amid-caution-and-optimism Do you see how we are being constantly duped?       However we are having courageous doctors of conscience from many, many countries coming together and speaking out about this Covid narrative and even here in NZ stout hearted ‘conscious' doctors around 60 of them - have put out an SOS to the Government and people calling for an immediate halt to all injections - they have contacted our Government to cease this injection roll out - but have been ignored.  Tell me listeners - would 60 doctors know far more about human health than opportunist career politicians?  Do you hear this call by these astute and brave doctors? - we have to stop these injections - because it is not a vaccine - as vaccines are supposed to have part of the disease in it that we are inoculating for. Note that as of today, Covid has not even been isolated. I repeat not even isolated - so what we have in the injection is mRNA and other adjuvants - that due to secrecy and patents that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have locked away  - we are not allowed to know.  So here we have a so-called global pandemic that could wipe out hundreds of millions if not more and the US Government has given multiple billions of dollars to Big PHARMA corporations to manufacture vaccines and on top of this allowing these corporations to ride the pigs back and make many billions more. Tell me the name of a compassionate corporation … there is none - they do not exist - they are here to extract anything out of everything - with virtually zero social conscience. However, because American taxpayers paid for this vaccine why should it be patented? - but the secret is - that the corporations do not want humanity to know what's in the injection  - that in fact there is graphene oxide in it - plus other adjuvants - what is an adjuvant? Note that honest doctors will see that the contents of this injection is a poison… and this was found when in Spain researchers were able to obtain a good number of phials and using high powered microscopes were able to ascertain that the contents were Graphene Oxide - a known poison.  Meanwhile MSM went into full gear practicing damage control, and did their dastardly best to smother the story … https://rumble.com/vjoqlr-phizer-vaccine-seems-to-be-99.9-graphene-oxide-and-more-tests-are-scheduled.html https://chemicalviolence.com/2021-07-14-spanish-study-pfizer-vaccine-toxic-graphene-oxide.html Here in New Zealand  - MEDSAFE a Governmental Department - has previously asked Pfizer - 58 questions  - even to what is in this so-called vaccine? That the injection is still in its trial period - it usually takes about 7 years to establish safety.  - and now Medsafe has rolled over - even though the FDA Food and Drug Administration in the US has not given the all clear as to the safety of this insertion of molecules - of what we know nothing about - into the sacredness of our bodies.   So dear reader, it is regrettable those who have believed the big Pharma propaganda - that's been amplified by mainstream media with Politicians singing in chorus - that those who have taken the ‘shot' are now an experiment. A walking and sleeping - experiment, that no one on this planet knows what will be the outcome. Video Audio Played Tim then plays  an interview of a South African doctor Dr Charles Hoffe who has been practicing medicine for 28 years in the small, rural town of Lytton in British Columbia, Canada and he has administered about 900 doses of the Moderna experimental mRNA injection and is now coming forward to warn as many people as he can about the severe reactions he's observed in his patients, including death. This resulted in his being fired from his job at the local hospital. Naturally as any doctor who follows the Hippocratic oath would do - he stopped and realised too late what he had done and is now exposing what he has found out because he cares and has a conscience.   https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/how-the-jab-works-why-it-causes-blood-clots-at-a-microscopic-level/ The Interviewer was Laura Lynn starts with: Dr Charles Hoffe has been practicing medicine for 28 years in the small, rural town of Lytton in British Columbia, Canada and he has administered about 900 doses of the Moderna experimental mRNA injection and is now coming forward to warn about the severe reactions he's observed in his patients, including death. This resulted in his being fired from his job at the local hospital. He tells host Laura Lynne that the core problem he's seeing among these patients is microscopic clots in his patients' tiniest capillaries, of which Clif High has commented, “Blood clots occurring at a capillary level. This has never before been seen. This is not a rare disease. This is an absolutely new phenomenon.” Dr Hoffe explains that these micro-clots are too small to show up on CT scans, MRI, etc and can only be detected using the D-dimer test, of which 62% of his own patients injected with an mRNA shot are positive. “We now know that only 25% of the ‘vaccine' injected into a person's arm actually stays in your arm. The other 75% is collected by your lymphatic system and literally fed into your circulation so these little packages of messenger RNA, and by the way in a single dose of Moderna ‘vaccine' there are literally 40 trillion mRNA molecules. These packages are designed to be absorbed into your cells. But the only place they can be absorbed is around your blood vessels and the place where they are absorbed is the capillary networks – the tiniest blood vessels where the blood flow slows right down and where the genes are released. Your body then gets to work reading and then manufacturing trillions and trillions of these spike proteins. Each gene can produce many, many spike proteins. The body then recognises these are foreign bodies so it makes antibodies against it so you are then protected against COVID. That's the idea. “But here's where the problem comes. In a coronavirus, that spike protein becomes part of the viral capsule. In other words it becomes part of the cell wall around the virus. But it is not in a virus. It is in your cells. So it becomes part of the cell wall of your vascular endothelium. This means that these cells which line your blood vessels, which are supposed to be smooth so that your blood flows smoothly now have these little spikey bits sticking out… “So it is absolutely inevitable that blood clots will form because your blood platelets circulate round your blood vessels, and the purpose of blood platelets is to identify damaged vessels and stop bleeding. So, when the platelet comes through the capillary it suddenly hits all these COVID spikes and it becomes absolutely inevitable that blood clots will form to block that vessel. “Therefore, these spike proteins can predictably cause blood clots. They are in your blood vessels (if mRNA ‘vaccinated') so it is guaranteed. Dr Bahrdi then said to me that the way to prove this is to do a blood test called a D-dimer blood test. “The blood clots we hear about which the media claim are very rare are the big blood clots which are the ones that cause strokes and show up on CT scans, MRI, etc. The clots I'm talking about are microscopic and too small to find on any scan. They can thus only be detected using the D-dimer test… “The most alarming part of this is that there are some parts of the body like the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs which cannot regenerate. When those tissues are damaged by blood clots they are permanently damaged.” The result, says Dr Hoffe, is that these patients have what is termed Reduced Effort Tolerance (RET) which means they get out of breath much more easily than they used to. It is because the blood vessels in their lungs are now blocked up. In turn, this causes the heart to need to work harder to try to keep up against a much greater resistance trying to get the blood through your lungs. This is called pulmonary artery hypertension – high blood pressure in the lungs because the blood simply cannot get through effectively. People with this condition usually die of heart failure within a few short years. Dr Hoffe warns sadly, “These shots are causing huge damage and the worst is yet to come.” Note that this interview does not include Graphene Oxide - which Spanish researches age they found, in numerous Covid Vaccine phials that they managed to purloin.  See Dr Jane Ruby on - www.StewPeters.tv Tim furthers his critique of what is going on. You see we must be brutally clear - Corporations are ruling the world. They have no conscience … Tell me of a kind one? They due to their enormity are controlling more and more Government's globally at the behest of an agenda higher up the pyramid.. The USA once seen as the bastion of life, liberty and freedom has been on the ropes for many decades now.  This is due to insidious corruption, infiltration, blackmail and wars - however, it has always been dabbling in changes of Government even before the Second World War, especially in its control of South America - but there has always been corruption there. Note, that president John Kennedy could not stop this and has since been taken over by both Neo cons and more recently by an insidious infiltration of dark money, bribery, blackmail and extortion. See the movie Eyes Wide Shut, that got the producer Stanley Kubrick eliminated for the exposure of how the dark does its capture of innocent but financially well healed prominent people. You can also see the Will Smith, John Voigt movies Enemy of the State that is 25 years old now that will show what they were able to do then - and where they are today - who knows?  But if you love your kids you had better get your gluteus maximus up and into action. Just recently we witnessed the latest version of shadow corruption by elite blackmailer Jeffrey Epstein of certain elements of the elite and his notorious aircraft the Lolita express to Orgy Island in the Caribbean - and how he was quietly delivered out of prison and his deeds of his deceitful sleazy business ventures, hidden and swept from the headlines of news papers, TV and radio media. All aided and abetted by what we have found out is the crooked Department of Justice in the USA and by ‘gate keeping' Alphabet agencies like the CIA and FBI that control all the nodal points in Washington and indeed have insiders in the 5 Eyes intercept and listening outpost that NZ has found itself enmeshed and embedded in.  So we are seeing ourselves in an extremely corrupted world.          Tim read out this letter by the NZ doctors to the NZ public and Government    www.nzdsos.com  This below is a public letter penned by Ethical and honest Doctors to the NZ Government and the Health Department to halt the injection into the unsuspecting NZ public - which as of today Thursday, 5th August there have been over 60 people die shortly after taking that injection.  Deaf to the Deaths Jul 22, 2021 Fellow Kiwis, this is a post that we have worried we would need to write, once the evidence of death and serious injury from ‘the Pfizer' became clear enough, and we could receive confirmation from various sources. That time is now. Everything that follows is the truth, as best as we can uncover it in these sinister times, from reports made to us and from our own investigations. Many concerned, passionate and courageous “ordinary heroes” who are exhausted yet tireless, scared yet redoubtable, and furious yet focused are DETERMINED to rescue our beautiful country and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Like us at NZDSOS they probably never imagined in a million years they would be cast into this situation. Perhaps Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago should have been required reading at our schools. Thankfully, many Kiwis do talk to each other when bad things happen, and they are talking to us now. Get ready for the tragic consensus. We believe the toll of dead and injured is at least an order of magnitude greater than we are being told. Yes that's 10x more, so rather than the couple of dead people the gov grudgingly tells  might just be related, out of the dozen or so death reports only the government claims to have received,  we say that at least 40 human beings have died already, often suddenly and unexpectedly, suspiciously close to their vaccination. We know of another 80 ‘probables and possibles' where there is not yet enough information on timing etc.  Most of these cases are close enough that a proper investigation MUST be carried out, as befits the clinical trial that all recipients are part of. However, some uncertainties exist of course, not least due to the  forces apparently pre-aligned against  proper reporting. Absolutely, some of these cases could turn out to be unrelated, but we know that few will be investigated properly, if at all,  and not least because ACC could be bankrupt overnight if the truth emerged, and the streets would be seething. Utes blocking our cities? You ain't seen nothing. Many of the injured feel fobbed-off but angry and are shooting videos and photos. What has really struck us in following up these reports is the climate of fear of speaking up amongst the shocked and bereaved, and this is present in society generally. We would never disclose private details unless asked of course, and many reports are made by concerned friends and family without the knowledge of close relatives.  This is unsurprising given the control and suppression of social and intellectual discourse these days in favour of a single narrative. Social media has been so weaponised that bereaved parents might even continue to recommend vaccination, out of  the dread of losing their last remaining links to their support groups and a desperate need for their sacrifice to the greater good to be validated. All this whilst at their most vulnerable and raw. Human psychology laid painfully bare…  Based on the huge numbers of post vaccine deaths reported in the US, EU and UK (now over 30,000), it is frankly ridiculous to imagine that our ‘vaccine trial team of 5 million' would not have to offer up it's own casualties to Pfizer et al, so by extrapolation we would have expected at least 20 deaths so far, and have been warning the media, government and all MPs of this from the start. In fact, as we write this a lawsuit has been filed against the CDC by an insider who claims a dramatic suppression of the true number, more likely 45,000, this in the US alone. If accurate, and Hipkins has his way, then several hundreds of dead Kiwis – and thousands of seriously harmed – will give lie to the words safe and effective. Remember we are doctors and have taken oaths, we have not made this stuff up. You couldn't anyway. It appears that the unwillingness and inability to investigate any deaths was baked into this rotten cake months ago. From the get-go, the CDC in the US knew that serious harms and deaths would result, and so Medsafe would have been aware. Tenders to software companies by the UK government before their roll-out PROVED that it was expecting an avalanche of serious effects that would cause existing on-line systems to collapse. This is all now public domain information. In fact our politicians and ‘vaccinologists', with zero training in forensic pathology but expertise only in cheerleading this particular vaccine come hell or high water, and with apparent superpowers of foresight and X-Ray vision, are stating that deaths are unrelated, sometimes after only a few unseemly days. Their apparent certainty is nauseating and extremely offensive. They are like a truculent child who screws its eyes shut to deny to itself that the milk is even spilt. It is doubtful that enough timely post mortems can happen to inform rapid inquests to prove absolute causation and call a halt, given the very convenient shortage of pathologists and coroners. We have been told, and directly experienced, that our monitoring systems are overwhelmed and underfunded. The  Centre for Adverse Reaction Monitoring (CARM)  is overloaded, and Healthline has written urgently to MOH to report the  unanticipated volume of reactions being reported. No reply so far, but this is our experience too of the Ministry of the Only Source of Truth. What to do with this death and injury info? Well, if the media was in any way our proper fourth estate, they would be educating and informing, and demanding accountability. But, it no longer ‘leads if it bleeds' – or clots either. Sadly, even recently sympathetic commercial radio has been brought back into line. Our lawyers confirm we are absolutely entitled and  morally compelled to raise an alarm so that those paid to respond may feel obligated to investigate, or dismiss the information at least. This is hard factual data that requires the time of day from our bureaucrats and professionals. The morally corrupt and deniers will cry “Conjecture, innuendo, smears, half truths!”; perhaps we are trying to scupper the imminent super-vaxer stadium event in Auckland, of up to 15, 000 of our young, or the inaugural schools roll-out intended for Whanganui, to greet them next week after their holiday. How many of these kids will be first  told that the vaccine has killed over 30 000 people around the world, but true numbers will never be known. That the vaccine does not stay in the arm, as our leaders lied ridiculously, but concentrates in the ovaries, brain, heart, bone marrow etc. This may mean nothing, or a very nasty something. We just don't know, THERE IS NO DATA but we have our suspicions. As do the government have their suspicions…. …. that paramedics may need to follow up or report vaccine injuries, so are prevented from doing so …. that hospital docs might need to access the vaccine record database to deal with blood clots or other  cases, so this is made difficult for them …. that there are conscientious concerned hospital workers, so should be dobbed in on a confidential phone line ….. that people may ask doctors if their stroke, heart attack or other illness, or their loved one's death is related, so the Medical Council commands that we parrot the “Safe and Effective “ mantra, hoping we will get in behind, abandon informed consent, look away, and not function as society's early warning system for this experimental gene therapy. ….and finally that doctors may be compelled to speak out.  So we are, and by sending confidential messages and speaking to us directly, so are many others. We are grateful to them, and to the public, the paramedics, nurses, allied health and admin staff in the health system, and emergency and frontline and military workers who are all bearing witness. Shame on everyone involved in pushing this illegal, unethical, experimental and frankly lethal injection, with some seeming bizarre and undisclosed properties, especially into children and pregnant women! Doctors, start thinking for yourselves again, are you in a trance? But the usual mantra is that the hypnotised do not do things that contravene an important moral principle. Maybe that is crap? So come on Hipkins, and the rest of you also behaving like unreconstructed power-drunk autocrats, instead of threatening us all, like the line you crossed on July 10 2021, with forced injections, “by any means necessary”, like some Stalinist or Nazi jackbooted thug, please do the job we pay you for, open your eyes and look around, and reject the orders that have already killed some of us, no matter what the inducements offered to you or threats made.. And if you don't, along with your attack dogs in the media and the apocryphal ‘good people standing by doing nothing', may you look into your childrens' eyes and never have a restful night's sleep again. Come on Kiwis. Bloody wake up.  Oh, and please check out International Ivermectin Day online on July 24 to learn how we can get our old lives back if authorities were actually serious about ending this situation. So there we have it - the 60 or so NZ doctors who follow the hippocratic oat - first do not harm. https://nzdsos.com/2021/07/22/deaf-to-the-deaths/?fbclid=IwAR0FJXpkQ3ddBKQafNFYDvps8S7OJyMoWLr8gyv9qnX4bWjRLHY_oH8zvOw So there we have it - if anyone has a medical emergency - you would beg any one of these medical doctors take over and save your loved ones - but when you have politicians doing the bidding of their overlords Big Pharma and the  drug, note drug corporations - our do as you are told politicians tow the party line - bowing to pressure all the politicians  our rogue servants kowtow to their bosses of their respective party machines. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bombshell-lawsuit-govt-whistleblower-says-coronavirus-vaccine-deaths-at-least-45000 Then Tim talks about our country cousins in the rural regions and sectors. Especially, with regard to what is rolling out across the rural areas of NZ and what will impact them and eventually end up in all villages, towns and cities of Aotearoa, New Zealand. This is, the unheralded and for most - the secretive deployment into the rural sector (because few have fast internet speeds) - the United Nations Agenda21 and 2030.  If you go to www.aag.org.nz  (Agricultural Action Group) and go to the link and download the fine print of what that Agenda actually is - and it's a 352 page document - that covers every aspect of our lives - healthcare, education  - that stock takes every single living being and resource and mineral on the planet - so that they can control it. You start to get the picture, because we have not been consulted or involved.  That they, the top of the Pyramid of power - want to eradicate that which is not sustainable - and that is - the private ownership of land. i.e farming - private ownership of motor vehicles, roading, irrigation, ski fields, golf courses - even the family unit - in their eyes is listed as unsustainable. That this is something that they want to eradicate. So once we read the fine print we become aware of where our Government is taking us - she says that the insane legislation that is crippling our agricultural sector - starts to make sense. The Deputy Prime Minister showed his colours and dug himself into a hole of his own making earlier this year.  In this interview, we also hear that no politician in NZ's Parliament is mentioning Agenda21 and Agenda2030 - or the Great Reset - Why? Because they are gagged from breaking ranks - (Mum's the word).  When in February of this year we had the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance walk out of a radio interview on radio Magics Talk Show - with well known national TV news reader and sports host Peter Williams. on: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/02/the-great-reset-grant-robertson-pulls-out-of-weekly-slot-on-magic-talk-with-peter-williams-after-shooting-down-conspiracy-theory.  Then this very well known broadcaster Peter Williams was accused of being a conspiracy theorist ¦ Listen ¦  Follow this link and you will find that the Deputy PM has created for himself an untenable situation. Because he actually went to the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos in Switzerland, with the Prime Minister in 2019. Follow this link to the World Economic Forum and you hear Prince Charles being used to front a 2 minute video focusing on the degradation of the global environment. The same environment that sustains us all and that all the corporations of the world have either contributed to destroying or let happen on their watch.   The World Economic Forum and their financially powerful media machine are now using this cloak off respectability of telling us how they are going to save us all - they want to punish humanity for the situation we are now in, by imposing (a much needed clean up operation) - but have factored humanity out of being helpers and educated participants™ in this equation). They are now going it alone with their top down ideological plan. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/finance-minister-travels-davos-world-economic-forum-brussels-and-london What comes through in this radio discourse is that our politicians lie and because they have a compliant and obedient mainstream media, (who - according to Heather Meri - have been paid off with a $125 million grant)  Have closed ranks and do not criticise the NZ Government anymore. Therefore a great percentage of NZ citizens do not hear or read of these lies. Note - if a country of 5 million people can have their communications system paid off with $125 million. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JB9-uL9o-w        VIDEO   The great reset - 4 minutes  https://rumble.com/vkazvv-graphen-dance.html        1 minute  Plus, this planned addition of the Great Reset that the World Economic Forum from Davos in Switzerland is going to superimpose over our planet and civilisation. Is real and it is coming soon with no fan fare from our Government where in Wellington. 
This new economic model will cover every survival contingency regarding the well being of the 7.8 billion souls on this planet, including all biota within the biosphere.  In closing this very important interview - I wish to emphasise that we as an individual, a family, community, region and as a country can rise to the occasion - as a heart felt unifying spirit of cooperating people.  We are now starkly realising that there is a stealthy global control game being enacted  - to lock us as a humanity down.  Over the last few decades we have been gradually dumbed down by the media - and an education system that teaches us not to question - or to be curious and to wonder!  All you have to do is listen to the inane news every hour on all the talkback and music stations NZ wide to hear - 3 minutes of drivel as the saying goes. This can be noticed with Mains Stream Media - with the younger generation not reading a newspaper - be it local or national - or watching the news with TVNZ and TV3 parroting virtually the same continuous rhetoric. We have found ourselves drowning in the semi - censored swamp of sameness. With a media that takes in feeds from overseas that are all multinational corporations pushing the same lockstep agenda.  The churches have failed us too - Christianity has taken a major hit in this country just like other western countries, because they virtually bore people to death, with leaders who appear so disconnected to Christ. By failing to call a halt on corrupt practices and stand up for justice. Sadly, you can see this today with near vacant churches across the country. Yet from most religious accounts - we are spiritual beings having an earth experience - that we are far more than we ever thought possible. Huge numbers of people globally have had 'out of the body' or 'near death experiences' - where they have found themselves outside their body looking down on it - in many cases seeing doctors frantically working to keep their body alive. GreenplanetFM.com - has done a number of interviews based on this and what is the soul? There was much more information divulged in this radio show. Best have a listen - and note that this was a one 72 year old man show that ended at 2am in the morning when the radio station shut down all its computers and Tim had to go home - without listening to the final edit. Note:    https://americasfrontlinedoctors.org/  has been taken down - this is censorship. https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/  This is a go to web site https://www.globalresearch.ca/   - excellent  NZ Websites: www.thebuzz.nz www.therealnews.nz www.Voicesforfreedom.co.nz www.seemorerocks.is https://nzdsos.com    NZ Doctors  Note that if there was a pandemic - all the homeless would be dying. Note in America no homeless are going down with Covid and there are many of them especially in Democrat cities. Please checkout www.GreenplanetFM.com and https://www.youtube.com/c/OurPlanet/videos Kia kaha and Aroha  Stand strong and Love Tim

Link to SMOA listener survey: bit.ly/SMOAsurvey We're joined today by the incredible Agnes Binagwaho, who speaks with us about gender equity and religion before, during, and after the colonial era, the positive power of institutions like the University of Global Health Equity, the importance of teaching leadership and implementation science, and the importance of good systems in care for the most vulnerable. She talks about demystifying healthcare systems, explaining how Rwanda has seen some of the fastest declines in mortality in human history, the importance of human rights, and the importance of trust, accountability, and community (including community health workers). "Tell the truth!" Agnes Binagwaho MD, M(Ped), PhD is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, the former Minister of Health of Rwanda and former Professor of Global Health Equity at UGHE. She also is a trained pediatrician, Senior Lecture at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a member of the US National Academy of Medicine and the African Academy of Sciences, and was Co-Chair of the UN task force on the Millennium Development Goals Project for HIV/AIDS and Access to Essential Medicines (among many, many other positions). Resources related to this episode: A. Binagwaho "How Women are Revolutionizing Rwanda" (TED Talk, 2020), bit.ly/3w5hOxB A. Binagwaho "Lessons from Rwanda's Journey to an Equitable Health System" (TED Talk, 2017), bit.ly/3znfhRw Farmer P E et al. Reduced premature mortality in Rwanda: lessons from success. BMJ 2013, bit.ly/2TSvuOj Binagwaho A et al. Rwanda 20 years on: investing in life. Lancet 2014, bit.ly/3cv7N58

The pandemic has focused attention on so many national health problems.One of the most disturbing issues is a critical shortage of essential medicines for children, that has a national coalition of children’s hospitals and the Phlow looking for answers.Joining us to discuss this national problem are two top experts. Dr. Kurt Newman is president and CEO of children’s national hospital in Washington, D.C. -- leading 12 of the top children’s hospitals around the country. Dr. Newman and Dr. Eric Edwards the CEO for Phlow join Mark Alyn on this edition of Late night Health.

The pandemic has focused attention on so many national health problems.One of the most disturbing issues is a critical shortage of essential medicines for children, that has a national coalition of children’s hospitals and the Phlow looking for answers.Joining us to discuss this national problem are two top experts. Dr. Kurt Newman is president and CEO of children’s national hospital in Washington, D.C. -- leading 12 of the top children’s hospitals around the country. Dr. Newman and Dr. Eric Edwards the CEO for Phlow join Mark Alyn on this edition of Late night Health.

In unserer neuen Folge geht es um den COVID-19-Impfstoff. Besser gesagt, darum, wie er verteilt wird und was das mit globalen Ausbeutungsverhältnissen zutun hat. Welche Menschen haben eigentlich Zugang zur Impfung? Welche Länder sind eigentlich am meisten angewiesen auf den Impfstoff, um die Pandemie zurückzudrängen? Und warum in aller Welt wird das Patent nicht freigegeben? Unsere Gäste Anne Jung von medico (twitter:@annejung_mi) und Paul (twitter:@paul_schnase) von UAEM (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines bei Twitter unter @UAEMGermany) kennen sich damit aus und erklären uns was das alles mit Neokolonialismus, Kapitalismus und Imperialismus zu tun hat. Wir sind Ihnen sehr dankbar für Ihre Perspektive und legen euch diese Folge mal wieder sehr ans Herzen! Die passende Veranstaltung von medico beginnend am 12.02. findet ihr hier https://www.medico.de/termin/2021-02-12/die-rekonstruktion-der-welt-425

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In this first episode, our host Xavier Canavilhas is in conversation with Dr Paulo Steagall, Co-Chair of the WSAVA Therapeutics Guidelines Group, about the creation of the first Essential Medicines List for Cats and Dogs.  The List aims to tackle difficulties that exist for companion animal veterinarians in many regions of the world in accessing vital veterinary medicines by supporting the availability of the drugs required for minimum standards of clinical practice.Together they explore the challenges of creating such a list and the impact and benefits on the veterinary profession of this groundbreaking work. Find out more about the WSAVA Therapeutics Guidelines Group and the Essential Medicines List here

Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and growing obsolete, as access to first-line drugs remains out of reach and resistance rates rise. Rather than focusing research and development on creating affordable medicines for these deadly global diseases, pharmaceutical companies instead invest in commercially lucrative products for more affluent customers. Nicole Hassoun argues that everyone has a human right to health and to access to essential medicines, and she proposes the Global Health Impact (global-health-impact.org/new) system as a means to guarantee those rights. Her proposal directly addresses the pharmaceutical industry's role: it rates pharmaceutical companies based on their medicines' impact on improving global health, rewarding highly-rated medicines with a Global Health Impact label. Global Health Impact: Expanding Access to Essential Medicines (Oxford University Press, 2020) has three parts. The first makes the case for a human right to health and specifically access to essential medicines. Hassoun defends the argument against recent criticism of these proposed rights. The second section develops the Global Health Impact proposal in detail. The final section explores the proposal's potential applications and effects, considering the empirical evidence that supports it and comparing it to similar ethical labels. Through a thoughtful and interdisciplinary approach to creating new labeling, investment, and licensing strategies, Global Health Impact demands an unwavering commitment to global justice and corporate responsibility. Nicole Hassoun is Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University and Visiting Scholar at Cornell University. Claire Clark is a medical educator, historian of medicine, and associate professor in the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine. She teaches and writes about health behavior in historical context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and growing obsolete, as access to first-line drugs remains out of reach and resistance rates rise. Rather than focusing research and development on creating affordable medicines for these deadly global diseases, pharmaceutical companies instead invest in commercially lucrative products for more affluent customers. Nicole Hassoun argues that everyone has a human right to health and to access to essential medicines, and she proposes the Global Health Impact (global-health-impact.org/new) system as a means to guarantee those rights. Her proposal directly addresses the pharmaceutical industry's role: it rates pharmaceutical companies based on their medicines' impact on improving global health, rewarding highly-rated medicines with a Global Health Impact label. Global Health Impact: Expanding Access to Essential Medicines (Oxford University Press, 2020) has three parts. The first makes the case for a human right to health and specifically access to essential medicines. Hassoun defends the argument against recent criticism of these proposed rights. The second section develops the Global Health Impact proposal in detail. The final section explores the proposal's potential applications and effects, considering the empirical evidence that supports it and comparing it to similar ethical labels. Through a thoughtful and interdisciplinary approach to creating new labeling, investment, and licensing strategies, Global Health Impact demands an unwavering commitment to global justice and corporate responsibility. Nicole Hassoun is Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University and Visiting Scholar at Cornell University. Claire Clark is a medical educator, historian of medicine, and associate professor in the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine. She teaches and writes about health behavior in historical context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and growing obsolete, as access to first-line drugs remains out of reach and resistance rates rise. Rather than focusing research and development on creating affordable medicines for these deadly global diseases, pharmaceutical companies instead invest in commercially lucrative products for more affluent customers. Nicole Hassoun argues that everyone has a human right to health and to access to essential medicines, and she proposes the Global Health Impact (global-health-impact.org/new) system as a means to guarantee those rights. Her proposal directly addresses the pharmaceutical industry's role: it rates pharmaceutical companies based on their medicines' impact on improving global health, rewarding highly-rated medicines with a Global Health Impact label. Global Health Impact: Expanding Access to Essential Medicines (Oxford University Press, 2020) has three parts. The first makes the case for a human right to health and specifically access to essential medicines. Hassoun defends the argument against recent criticism of these proposed rights. The second section develops the Global Health Impact proposal in detail. The final section explores the proposal's potential applications and effects, considering the empirical evidence that supports it and comparing it to similar ethical labels. Through a thoughtful and interdisciplinary approach to creating new labeling, investment, and licensing strategies, Global Health Impact demands an unwavering commitment to global justice and corporate responsibility. Nicole Hassoun is Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University and Visiting Scholar at Cornell University. Claire Clark is a medical educator, historian of medicine, and associate professor in the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine. She teaches and writes about health behavior in historical context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and growing obsolete, as access to first-line drugs remains out of reach and resistance rates rise. Rather than focusing research and development on creating affordable medicines for these deadly global diseases, pharmaceutical companies instead invest in commercially lucrative products for more affluent customers. Nicole Hassoun argues that everyone has a human right to health and to access to essential medicines, and she proposes the Global Health Impact (global-health-impact.org/new) system as a means to guarantee those rights. Her proposal directly addresses the pharmaceutical industry's role: it rates pharmaceutical companies based on their medicines' impact on improving global health, rewarding highly-rated medicines with a Global Health Impact label. Global Health Impact: Expanding Access to Essential Medicines (Oxford University Press, 2020) has three parts. The first makes the case for a human right to health and specifically access to essential medicines. Hassoun defends the argument against recent criticism of these proposed rights. The second section develops the Global Health Impact proposal in detail. The final section explores the proposal's potential applications and effects, considering the empirical evidence that supports it and comparing it to similar ethical labels. Through a thoughtful and interdisciplinary approach to creating new labeling, investment, and licensing strategies, Global Health Impact demands an unwavering commitment to global justice and corporate responsibility. Nicole Hassoun is Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University and Visiting Scholar at Cornell University. Claire Clark is a medical educator, historian of medicine, and associate professor in the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine. She teaches and writes about health behavior in historical context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Every year nine million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis, every day over 13,400 people are infected with AIDs, and every thirty seconds malaria kills a child. For most of the world, critical medications that treat these deadly diseases are scarce, costly, and growing obsolete, as access to first-line drugs remains out of reach and resistance rates rise. Rather than focusing research and development on creating affordable medicines for these deadly global diseases, pharmaceutical companies instead invest in commercially lucrative products for more affluent customers. Nicole Hassoun argues that everyone has a human right to health and to access to essential medicines, and she proposes the Global Health Impact (global-health-impact.org/new) system as a means to guarantee those rights. Her proposal directly addresses the pharmaceutical industry's role: it rates pharmaceutical companies based on their medicines' impact on improving global health, rewarding highly-rated medicines with a Global Health Impact label. Global Health Impact: Expanding Access to Essential Medicines (Oxford University Press, 2020) has three parts. The first makes the case for a human right to health and specifically access to essential medicines. Hassoun defends the argument against recent criticism of these proposed rights. The second section develops the Global Health Impact proposal in detail. The final section explores the proposal's potential applications and effects, considering the empirical evidence that supports it and comparing it to similar ethical labels. Through a thoughtful and interdisciplinary approach to creating new labeling, investment, and licensing strategies, Global Health Impact demands an unwavering commitment to global justice and corporate responsibility. Nicole Hassoun is Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University and Visiting Scholar at Cornell University. Claire Clark is a medical educator, historian of medicine, and associate professor in the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine. She teaches and writes about health behavior in historical context.

Humanitarian and global health activist Rachel Kiddell-Monroe delivers a post-pandemic message to family enterprises: “It's no longer about just making money, it's about contributions.” Listen now!  For as long as she can remember, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe has always been interested in fairness and justice. When she was a teen growing up in the UK, she considered training to be a nurse. Instead, she became a lawyer and activist who now specializes in humanitarian assistance, global health, governance, and bioethics. As for the role of family enterprises in such matters, Rachel believes the depth of values and principles within family firms can have a meaningful and practical impact on marginalized members of our communities, cities, and the wider world – especially now in our post-pandemic economy. This year could be a “turning point in the world” for us all, she asserts, in which capitalism will be “turned on its head” for the better. Family enterprises are well-positioned to start rethinking and reviewing how they do business and find more purpose. “It's no longer about just making money, it's about contributions.” As for Canada, there is an enormous role for family enterprises to bridge the gap that divides the haves and the have-nots.    A professor of practice at the Institute for the Study of International Development at McGill University, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe is also executive director of SeeChange Initiative, which helps marginalized communities find empowering solutions to their healthcare needs. She is a member of Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) international board of directors. Formerly president of the board of directors of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines from 2007 to 2013, Rachel now serves as a senior policy advisor. She was recently appointed to the McGill University Health Centres Clinical Ethics Committee. During her time with MSF, she led humanitarian missions in Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. After becoming the program director of MSF Canada, she was appointed regional humanitarian affairs advisor for Latin America based in Costa Rica.  

We are all waiting for that one, miracle vaccine to be developed so that we can go back to work and so that no more lives have to be lost to COVID. But our guest today explains why the pharmaceutical industry has deeper, older and broader problems - which will affect who ends up getting a COVID vaccine when it comes out and how expensive it will be. Her name is Merith Basey and she's a public health expert and advocate and also the Executive Director of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, which encourages institutions of higher education to make publicly-funded medicine more affordable. Shes got some crazy facts about the pharmaceutical industry that will blow your minds, and a hopeful vision for how we can fix the industry through direct involvement by the public (that means you!). Links Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (LINK: https://uaem.org) The Open Covid Pledge (LINK: https://opencovidpledge.org/)

In episode 9, Preventable Surprises CEO Jerome Tagger presented the results of a survey of ESG influencers on the response to Covid-19. Raj Thamotheram engaged Prof Hans. V Hogerzeil, Chair, Expert Review Committee of the Access to Medicine Index, formerly WHO Director for Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies on the pharmaceutical industry's response to Covid-19.

In episode 9, Preventable Surprises CEO Jerome Tagger presented the results of a survey of ESG influencers on the response to Covid-19. Raj Thamotheram engaged Prof Hans. V Hogerzeil, Chair, Expert Review Committee of the Access to Medicine Index, formerly WHO Director for Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies on the pharmaceutical industry’s response to Covid-19.

Abdul dissects how COVID19 is forcing us to deal with how interconnected our world is, whether we like it or not. Then he speaks with Oussama Mezoui with the international aid organization Penny Appeal and Merith Basey of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.

Our third podcast of the Plague features an interview with Merith Basey of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. Merith explains to us how the corporate, profit-based biomedical research system is a plague that distorts the research and development process for life-saving medicines and vaccines. And it's a taxpayer-subsidized plague at that. Merith tells us about practical alternatives to this system that are in place and functioning in some societies, and we discuss one example of a "treatment" for this plague: the "Free the Covid Vaccine" campaign that Merith and I are both working on. Merith then honors her Welsh heritage, and her defiant attitude towards injustice, by reading us a particularly apt Dylan Thomas poem.Host and Editor: L.M. Bogad: www.lmbogad.comMusic: Jason Montero https://m.soundcloud.com/jamoja, and by my other friend named JayTo get involved in the Free the Vaccine Campaign: https://freethevaccine.org/Universities Allied for Essential Medicines: uaem.orgSound effects clips from soundbible.comclip art from nicepng.com

This week, we are joined by Dave Chokshi. Dave is the Chief Population Health Officer of OneCity Health and Senior Assistant Vice President at New York City Health + Hospitals—the largest public health care system in the U.S. He practices primary care at Bellevue Hospital and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Population Health and Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. We talk about what population health is, how it is distinct from public health, and what value it adds to our healthcare system. We also talk about how in some ways it might contribute to the erosion of relationships between primary care providers and patients, how that can be remedied, and how the small 1 or 2 doctor practice may fit into a population health management vision. We talk about a piece he wrote with Neil Calman and Diane Hauser about what they call the “expanded denominator,” and how that may further goals of public health and accountable care. Lastly, we talk about population health approaches in urban and rural settings, and how we should think about the opioid epidemic from a population health vantage point. We reference a few articles throughout our conversation: Christine Sinsky’s already classic Annals paper detailing that physicians spend two hours on administrative tasks for every hour they see patients, and our journal club on that paper. Robin Williams’ and colleagues Health Affairs blog on utilizing the HIV cascade of care to battle the opioid epidemic, and Lawrence Casalino and colleagues work calculating what we spend measuring the care we provide. In addition, we reference the Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s landmark report on addiction. A quick note about a word we use frequently but didn’t pause to define for listeners – attribution. Attribution is the assignment of a specific patient to a specific primary care physician in a health system. Once a patient is attributed to a PCP or health system, that PCP and health system is held accountable for the patient’s quality measures and healthcare costs within ACOs or other alternative payment contracts. This still applies patients who do not frequently access the healthcare system through traditional channels or most frequently see specialists, who perhaps have never seen the assigned PCP, and is therefore at times controversial. A little more background on Dr. Dave Chokshi: He was Assistant Vice President of Ambulatory Care Transformation at NYC Health + Hospitals and director of Population Health Improvement at NYU School of Medicine. In 2012-13, he served as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, where he was the principal health advisor in the Office of the Secretary. His prior work experience spans the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including positions with the New York City and State Departments of Health, the Louisiana Department of Health, a startup clinical software company, and the nonprofit Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, where he was a founding member of the Board of Directors. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us wherever you listen, and share us on social media. Tweet us your thoughts @rospodcast and check out our facebook page at www.facebook.com/reviewofsystems. Or, you can email me at audreyATrospod.org. We’d love to hear from you, and thanks for listening.

This week, we are joined by Dave Chokshi. Dave is the Chief Population Health Officer of OneCity Health and Senior Assistant Vice President at New York City Health + Hospitals—the largest public health care system in the U.S. He practices primary care at Bellevue Hospital and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Population Health and Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. We talk about what population health is, how it is distinct from public health, and what value it adds to our healthcare system. We also talk about how in some ways it might contribute to the erosion of relationships between primary care providers and patients, how that can be remedied, and how the small 1 or 2 doctor practice may fit into a population health management vision. We talk about a piece he wrote with Neil Calman and Diane Hauser about what they call the “expanded denominator,” and how that may further goals of public health and accountable care. Lastly, we talk about population health approaches in urban and rural settings, and how we should think about the opioid epidemic from a population health vantage point. We reference a few articles throughout our conversation: Christine Sinsky’s already classic Annals paper detailing that physicians spend two hours on administrative tasks for every hour they see patients, and our journal club on that paper. Robin Williams’ and colleagues Health Affairs blog on utilizing the HIV cascade of care to battle the opioid epidemic, and Lawrence Casalino and colleagues work calculating what we spend measuring the care we provide. In addition, we reference the Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s landmark report on addiction. A quick note about a word we use frequently but didn’t pause to define for listeners – attribution. Attribution is the assignment of a specific patient to a specific primary care physician in a health system. Once a patient is attributed to a PCP or health system, that PCP and health system is held accountable for the patient’s quality measures and healthcare costs within ACOs or other alternative payment contracts. This still applies patients who do not frequently access the healthcare system through traditional channels or most frequently see specialists, who perhaps have never seen the assigned PCP, and is therefore at times controversial. A little more background on Dr. Dave Chokshi: He was Assistant Vice President of Ambulatory Care Transformation at NYC Health + Hospitals and director of Population Health Improvement at NYU School of Medicine. In 2012-13, he served as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, where he was the principal health advisor in the Office of the Secretary. His prior work experience spans the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including positions with the New York City and State Departments of Health, the Louisiana Department of Health, a startup clinical software company, and the nonprofit Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, where he was a founding member of the Board of Directors. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us wherever you listen, and share us on social media. Tweet us your thoughts @rospodcast and check out our facebook page at www.facebook.com/reviewofsystems. Or, you can email me at audreyATrospod.org. We’d love to hear from you, and thanks for listening.

Last month, the FDA approved esketamine, the nose spray version of ketamine, for treatment-resistant depression. You probably know by now that ketamine is a party drug, but it actually finds far wider use as an anesthetic on the World Health Organization's list of Essential Medicines. Scientists have a good idea of how exactly it brings about its anesthetic charms, on account of it interacting with certain receptors in the brain.

Our interview this week is with former pro triathlete, Olympian, PhD and author Joanna Zeiger. Joanna has been a previous guest where we spoke to her about her book The Champion's Mindset and her coaching project Training Away Chronic Pain.  After years of pain management and university research, Joanna shares her latest research on cannabis and endurance athletes. We thought it would be good to get the perspective of an athlete and researcher of this caliber. Today's show is supported by iKOR Labs.  iKOR is a clean, natural source of recovery enhancing CBD hemp extract that protects your body from the stresses of training, improves recovery from intense efforts and helps you maintain a positive mental state. The most bio-available CBD product on the market, iKOR is a highly protective anti-oxidant and effective anti-inflammatory.  WADA and USADA legal.  Used by world class professional athletes.  Save 20% by using the code "endurance" at checkout. Go to www.ikorlabs.com for more details.  Thanks to last week's guests, Billy "The Kid" Edwards who joins us to talk about the https://www.sostriathlon.com/.  Reminder that registration opens on Halloween evening at midnight ET.  If you haven't heard the interview, go back and listen to episode #148. Our interview is sponsored by Riplaces.  Riplaces are the no tie laces with custom tension for the perfect fit.  Pro triathlete proven and endorsed, most durable elastic bungee lace system available and they come in the super cool MHE logo package for $19.98  https://www.riplaces.com/collections/mile-high-endurance Let's get into the interview now with Joanna Zeiger, PhD.  We'll give her a proper introduction as we get into the conversation.  Here's Joanna Zeiger. Welcome back.  Our post interview discussion is sponsored by Halo Neuroscience.  The Halo Sport from Halo Neuroscience will help you learn the technique and form to get faster.  20 minutes of neural priming with the Halo Headset gives you an hour of neural plasticity to work and lock in the muscle movement that leads to strength, power and endurance.  Use code MHE150 to save $150. This topic is a bit of a challenge for me for similar reasons that Joanna gave: it's potentially controversial, there's some reputation risk, but I genuinely believe in what CBD can do to help with inflammation, recovery, anxiety and athletic performance.  Joanna mentioned the details about the survey.  We've included the link on the headline on the home page of MHE and it's also in the show notes at Athlete PEACE Survey - https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4539059/The-Athlete-PEACE-Survey    It's also a topic that is attracting lots of attention, so I'm glad we are pulling together some information and education.  We've gathered some articles for you and we've put them on the MHE Resources page in the Wellness section : https://ufc.usada.org/cbd-in-2018-four-questions-answered/ Regardless of individual state laws regarding legalized medical and recreational marijuana or the anti-doping rules of sport, all cannabinoids, including CBD, remain illegal as Schedule I substances under the U.S. Federal Controlled Substances Act. THC, which is the psychoactive component of marijuana, cannabis, and hashish, is subject to a urinary reporting threshold of 150 ng/mL. Respiratory conditions, such as lung cysts, chronic bronchitis, and lung cancer, have all been linked to the inhalation of marijuana smoke. https://www.fundacion-canna.es/en/full-spectrum-cannabis-extracts-vs-cbd-isolate In hemp THC is a minor constituent and appears only in trace amounts under 0.3% by dry weight, as required by the U.S. government for hemp products. THC mimics the action of anandamide, a neurotransmitter naturally produced in the human body, and binds to CB1 receptors in the endocannabinoid system found mostly in the brain. The extremely low levels of THC in hemp make hemp oil non-psychoactive and safe for all ages to use. https://www.marijuanabreak.com/cbd-isolate-vs-full-spectrum-oil https://weedmaps.com/learn/cannabis-and-your-body/thc-vs-cbd/ Cannabidiol as an Emergent Therapeutic Strategy for Lessening the Impact of Inflammation on Oxidative Stress National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine This review discusses recent studies suggesting that cannabidiol may have utility in treating a number of human diseases and disorders now known to involve activation of the immune system and associated oxidative stress, as a contributor to their etiology and progression. These include rheumatoid arthritis, types I and II diabetes, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, hypertension, the metabolic syndrome, ischemia-reperfusion injury, depression, and neuropathic pain. World Health Organization: Evaluation of Cannabidiol This report has been drafted under the responsibility of the WHO Secretariat, Department of Essential Medicines and Health Products, Teams of Innovation, Access and Use and Policy, Governance and Knowledge. CBD has been demonstrated as an effective treatment of epilepsy in several clinical trials, with one pure CBD product (Epidiolex®) currently in Phase III trials. There is also preliminaryevidence that CBD may be a useful treatment for a number of other medical conditions.  Thank you Joanna for taking time to share your information with us.   I did check a couple of relative facts about iKOR, which is the hemp extract CBD that I take and thought I'd share some of those for context: iKOR IS as full spectrum product and is not pure CBD. iKOR receives reports from their manufacturing partner for each batch of product that they receive.  Every batch so far has come back at zero % THC. Link to the Athlete PEACE Survey - https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4539059/The-Athlete-PEACE-Survey up on the website YouTube Video of the Week is sponsored by Rudy Project.  Rudy Project has the helmets, glasses and gear to help you ride safe and look great.  Use code MHE30 to get 30% off your full price items. Greg Welch interviewing Joanna Zeiger after her 2008 win at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship Pro Interview:Joanna Zeiger   Upcoming Interviews: Coach Debbie Potts and host of The Whole Tri-Athlete Professional triathlete Sarah True to talk about her 4th place performance at IM World Championship Panos Papadiamantis about PNOE, the first field use metabolic breath analysis device Professional triathlete Merredith Kessler Our show is also supported by 303 Endurance Network, which includes 303Triathlon and 303 Cycling, which covers the endurance culture, news and events on triathlon and cycling.  Be sure to subscribe to the 303Radio podcast and follow 303Triathlon's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 303Radio Interviews coming up: Professional cyclist Tommy Danielson Professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton Please support our affiliate brands that support the show and help you get faster! All of these discounts can be found at milehighendurance on the Discounts page. 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Few drugs are as two-faced as ketamine. By day, it works as a legitimate anesthetic, sitting comfortably on the World Health Organization's list of Essential Medicines. By night, though, it moonlights as a party drug, sending users into an intense dissociative state (read: not in touch with reality) known as a K-hole. Of late, ketamine has also been finding work as a novel antidepressant, administered intravenously in not-illegal-but-also-not-mainstream clinics.

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Interview with Dr. Steve Morgan, professor of health policy at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health and Dr. Nav Persaud, physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Morgan, Dr. Persaud and their co-authors published a research article in CMAJ in which they estimated the likely savings from public coverage of a list of essential medicines across Canada. They explain their findings in this podcast. Full research article (open access): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161082 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page. Our podcasts are also released on www.cmaj.ca and on www.cmajblogs.com.

What is Progesterone? Steroid hormone naturally produced in the body. On the ‘WHO model list of Essential Medicines’ – it is considered essential Actions: some are direct and some are through metabolites. This is why PO is better. Modulates GABA Induces CYP3A4 Prevents mineralocorticoid activity by binding to the MR stronger than aldosterone and glucocorticoids […] The post Episode 75 – Progesterone vs. Progestins appeared first on Revolution Health & Wellness.

OXYTOCIN is a hormone and it is often called the “love hormone” because of its crucial role found in relationships, social bonding, maternal behaviour and intimacy. Oxytocin spikes are found to be the highest during an orgasm or during an act of kindness.   Oxytocin is a powerful hormone and a neuropeptide that is produced in the hypothalamus and also secreted from the Pituitary Gland. Oxytocin was discovered in 1952 and is currently listed on WHO - World Health Organization's list of Essential Medicines (the most important medication needed for healthier function of human health system.)   An example of oxytocin is when two individuals are attracted to each other and the feelings of care and compassion arise, that’s all because of the rising levels of oxytocin, which we further call Love.   So Why is this hormone so important? Well, this one hormone has the power to change the world and we literally mean it .   Here is a study to back this claim. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, when we perform acts of kindness, the giver and the receiver both were found to have spiked  levels of oxytocin and the individual watching this act of kindness also reported the spiked oxytocin level.   In a recent study in New England Journal of Medicine a 28 year old person walked into a clinic and donated a kidney. This set off a “pay it forward” ripple where the recipient's family further donated their kidneys to someone in need and this domino effect eventually helped 10 people who received kidneys as a consequence of that anonymous donor.   Its very similar to the pebble that creates waves when it's dropped in a pond. The act of kindness ripples outwards touching many lives and inspiring the wave of kindness.   Why should you care about this hormone? Besides the fact the it makes you fall in love and is responsible for feelings of care and compassion.   Oxytocin exposure has also been studied to reduce social anxiety and fear. In 2015 a study conducted by Monika Exckstein and Benjamin Becker at the University of Bonn in Germany. Their aim was to prove that Oxytocin Facilitates the Extinction of Conditioned Fear in Humans.     This study had 62 participants in randomized, double blind and placebo controlled design. These individuals were exposed to the fear conditioning paradigm  by showing them photographs of faces and houses but they were accompanied by random electric shocks. Since, these photographs were non threatening and were neutral in nature, the brain couldn’t respond with presupposed fear.   30 min later they received brain scans and and the activity in their amygdala was recorded. The group was now given a mix of placebo and oxytocin nasal sprays. Then 30 mins later they were exposed to the same photos of faces and houses but without an electric shock. The subjects who received the oxytocin spray when shown the same photos as before without the electric shock, had increased activity in the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for controlling fear.)  Therefore their brain controlled their fear significantly better than the placebo group. How to:   Those of you who are interested in knowing how to apply oxytocin and its ways in your business, team or an organization should look for the Ofactor study from Drucker Institute (we have the detailed study and links on our website jolsid.com ).   According to the Drucker Institute and quote   “ when managers  implement policies that raise trust, colleagues at work have the incentives and resources to perform better, boosting organizational performance. The neuroscience provides precise predictions for how to best practice Ovation (give praise), build eXpectations (set clear goals) and promote the other OXYTOCIN factors.” go check it out on our website.   Now for your personal use  If applied effectively under the supervision of a physician Oxytocin can increase trust, reduce anxiety and fear, promote a ripple effect of kindness. Any Creative, Entrepreneur or Athlete looking for an edge by building better personal relationships, stronger business connections, and larger fan bases must first start with an act of kindness, give more hugs and cuddle if possible (just in appropriate places please).   You can also talk to your physician if you think you have low levels of Oxytocin. But please do not take oxytocin on your own because excess use of this hormone has been linked with autism.   So, love everyone and try to spread the ripple of compassion and kindness and we can all collectively change this world.

Global endorsement as a WHO essential medicine is big step. But Corrado Barbui, from the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Verona, has found that the quality of applications for antidepressants and antipsychotics is poor and calls on applicants and WHO to raise standards. Read the analysis article: http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g4798

In this show, special guests Pratik Chhetri and Samik Upadhaya (both Central Michigan University students from Nepal), will discuss mission of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and most importantly, its core values. Our discussion will also revolve around some of UAEM's projects and their relevance and importance. We will talk about social justice regarding health equity globally. We will also discuss neglected diseases also known as "diseases of poverty" and UAEM's fight to promote access to essential medicines and health related technologies to help eliminate these diseases. Surrounding this premise, we will talk about a conference that UAEM Central Michigan University (CMU) chapter is organizing entitled "Improving Global and Local Healthcare Disparities: A Collaboration across Disciplines" and will be held on April 2nd and 3rd at CMU. The conference aims to raise awareness regarding global and some local healthcare disparities. We will also discuss about identifying and exploring resources available at CMU and beyond to tackle global issues such as healthcare. For more information on the UAEM click here, and to learn more about the conference at CMU, click here.