Medical Media Mixer: The Perfect Cocktail

Medicine is often portrayed in entertainment with questionable accuracy. These women in medicine break it down for you; from the rare diagnosis, to the downright weird, they cover it all. With some drinks and laughs sprinkled in, they take you on a lively tour of medicine in media. If you have ever questioned how healthcare is portrayed in your favorite television show, Tik tok reel, song or movie, or just need a few laughs, tune in to “Medical Media Mixer”, The Perfect Cocktail.

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Medical Media Mixer: The Perfect Cocktail

 

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  • Tara Prisco PA-C, M.S. is  a Physician Assistant who has been practicing in Internal medicine and Urgent Care for over 20 years. She is passionate about women’s health, autoimmune diseases and preventative care. In her free time she carts two daughters to after school activities, finds time to play board games with her husband, and enjoys reading fantasy and serial killer novels. 

 

  • Nicole C. Peniston, Psy.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist who has over a decade's experience working with children and adults providing psychotherapy, psychological testing, and diagnosis. She has a particular interest in and experience working in forensics, pediatric psychology, brain injury, and autism evaluation and treatment.  She is driven to provide culturally sensitive care, supporting identity diversity and neurodiversity, understanding adoption issues, and has a particular passion for working with children and families. In her free time, she enjoys karaoke, creative writing, reading, listening to podcasts, and binge watching documentaries.

 

Music Credits:

Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay

Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay

 

 

Episodes

4 days ago

Episode 24 released June 16
 
The Snowflake
 
In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:
🎬The Netflix movie Society of the Snow
🗣️Morbid Episode 638
 
We discuss:
✅Starvation 🤤
✅Hypothermia and Frostbite ❄️
✅Cannibalism 🦴
 
🎙️We chat about whether we could survive in those conditions, and would we eat a friend? Nicole chimes in regarding the psychological impacts. 🥶🍖 😰
 
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#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast #societyofthesnow #starvation #frostbite #cannibalism
 
ℹ️ Sources:
 
Morbid episode:
https://wondery.com/shows/morbid-a-true-crime-podcast/episode/10863-the-crash-of-uruguayan-air-force-flight-571/
Society of the Snow:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16277242/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_society%2520of%2520
Alive:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(1993_film)
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
 
Hypothermia:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/770542-overview
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothermia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352682
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/770542-guidelines
 
Frostbite:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/frostbite/multimedia/img-20114490
https://frostbiten.info/stages-of-frostbite/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://limitsofstrategy.com/frostbite-stages-essential-insights-for-awareness/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/926249-overview
 
Starvation:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523309432
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23099-kwashiorkor
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1104623-clinical
https://www.acute.org/resources/severe-malnutrition-symptoms-complications
https://www.fantaproject.org/sites/default/files/resources/Namibia%20flipchart%20algorithm%20adults_Sept2010.pdf
 
Cannibalism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10328901/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311277?utm_source=chatgpt.com#Symptoms-of-kuru
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12024-023-00623-4?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2819%2931259-X?utm_source=chatgpt.com
 
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Cocktail: https://www.3yummytummies.com/snowflake-martini/

Ep 23 Sensory Overload

Monday Jun 09, 2025

Monday Jun 09, 2025

Episode 23 Released June 9
Sensory Overload
 
In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:
🎬The Documentary : Sensory Overload
 
We discuss:
✅ Sensory Processing Disorder
✅ Auditory Processing Disorder
 
🎙️We also discuss supporting sensory needs.
 
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🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials every weekend before the episode airs 🍹
 
#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast #sensoryoverload
 
ℹ️ Sources:
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35504635/ 
https://www.vox.com/ad/396458/sensory-overload-new-documentary-trailer 
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/sensory-processing-disorder-spd 
https://www.columbiadoctors.org/health-library/condition/sensory-processing-disorder/ 
https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/understanding-auditory-processing-disorders-in-children/#:~:text=Children%20with%20APD%20may%20exhibit,presented%20verbally%20in%20the%20classroom. 
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/auditory-processing-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20555261 
 https://www.sensoryfriendly.net/how-to-manage-sensory-overload-in-adults/ 
Cocktail: https://chezus.com/2009/12/30/pomegranate-champagne-cocktail-szechuan-buttons/ Sensory Overload cocktail
 
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Monday Jun 02, 2025

In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:
 
The Hulu miniseries “Dying for Sex” starring Michelle Williams
 
We explain:
✔️ BDSM
✔️ Breast Cancer
✔️ Mammograms and screening guidelines
 
🎙️We also dive into the world of dominance, submission and kink and remind you to get your boobies checked! ⛓️ 🙈 🩻 
 
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🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹
 
#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast #BDSM #breastcancer #dyingforsex
 
🎶 Music Credits:
Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay
Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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Monday May 26, 2025

 
In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:
 
-Episode 2 of Something’s Killing Me - The Strange Case of Dr. Gilmer
 
-2023–2025 series “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace”
and
-the Hulu dramatization “Good American Family”.
 
We explain:
✔️ Huntington’s disease
✔️ skeletal dysplasias
✔️ precocious puberty
✔️ bone age 
✔️ dental age
✔️ Reactive attachment disorder 
 
🎙️We also dive into the moral and ethical questions in both these stories. ⁉️ 
 
🎧 Listen now! 
 
🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹
 
#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast
 
ℹ️ Sources:
 
Huntington Special Cocktail - https://www.cocktailbuilder.com/recipe/huntington-special#google_vignette 
 
Huntington’s Disease - Episode 2 of Something’s Killing Me - The Strange Case of Dr. Gilmer
Apple TV, Max, Hulu, etc
https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/the-strange-case-of-dr-gilmer/umc.cmc.5j18f6sl1an9o4bzzlgl8z44w?showId=umc.cmc.2ldg8m6lzrbzzm4dhr1ns8wem 
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/huntingtons-disease#:~:text=What%20is%20Huntington%20disease?,Forgetting%20facts 
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/huntingtons-disease#:~:text=Huntington's%20disease%20(HD)%20is%20an,)%2C%20and%20changes%20in%20behavior. 
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/brain-nerves-and-spinal-cord/huntingtons-disease/#:~:text=Huntington's%20disease%20is%20a%20condition,%2C%20judgement)%20and%20mental%20health. 
https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/huntingtons-disease-hd#:~:text=What%20is%20Huntington's%20Disease?,happen%20with%20this%20movement%20disorder. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Gilmer 
https://jaapl.org/content/51/3/459 
https://people.com/health/doctor-fighting-free-killer-prison-year-after-he-was-pardoned/ 
 
2023–2025 series The Curious Case of Natalia Grace and the upcoming Hulu dramatization Good American Family.[6]
 
Natalia Grace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Grace
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Skeletal dysplasias
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/943343-overview
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/spondyloepiphyseal-dysplasia-congenita
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Bone age:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7994346/
Dental age:
https://www.nature.com/articles/bdj.2008.21
Precocious Puberty:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544313/
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Reactive attachment disorder:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reactive-attachment-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352939
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Cocktail:
https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/blogs-and-press/blogs/drink-with-me-cocktails-inspired-by-our-2022-23-broadway-season
 
🎶 Music Credits:
Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay
Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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Monday May 19, 2025

In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:
 
-Saved by the Bell: Season 2, Episode 9 “Jessie’s Song”
And
-Family Guy, Season 2, Episode 14 “Let’s go to the hop”
 
We explain:
✔️ caffeine use: risks and benefits
✔️ frog/toad licking
✔️ psychedelic assisted psychotherapy 
 
🎙️We have some fun with this landmark episode! Singing may be involved 🎵🤣
 
🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹
 
#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast
Saved by the Bell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved_by_the_Bell
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0794963/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oRipJAlW5M
https://savedbythebell.fandom.com/wiki/Jessie%27s_Song
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/SavedByTheBellS2E25JessiesSong
https://thedipp.com/saved-by-the-bell/saved-by-the-bell-jessies-song-recap-caffeine-pills-retro-recap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrdNDBlbkxU
Caffeine
toxicity:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/821863-overview
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much
General info:
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ready-jolt-caffeine-brings-benefits-and-risks-2024a1000ilx
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-impact-caffeine#
 
Medical uses:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2789026#:~:text=Caffeine%20is%20used%20to%20treat,certain%20conditions%2C%20such%20as%20migraines.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa054065
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7468766/
Cocktail
https://www.facebook.com/reel/587653570500023
Ice
2oz Espresso
1oz Coffee liquor
1oz Vodka
½ oz Cafe De Olla Simple syrup https://www.seekingferments.com/product/cafe-de-olla-simple-syrup/
(I used 2 tbsp of mulling spices that I had at home with ¼ cup of sugar and ¼ cup of water, microwaved for 1-2 min until boiling, steeped for 3-5 min, then strained)
 
Shake, pour into glass
 
Froth  1oz Baileys and 2oz whipping cream and layer on top
 cocktail - https://mybartender.com/recipe/psychedelic-frog-drink/ 
Family Guy Toad Licking Episode - https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/lets-go-to-the-hop/umc.cmc.6ela1fd7514hdlxyikrxli3zd 
About the frogs/toads:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/toad-licking-us-national-park-hallucinogen 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_toad 
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sonoran-desert-toad-psychedelic-animal-chemistry 
Hallucinogens in medicine:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7880300/#:~:text=Psychedelics%2C%20also%20defined%20as%20%E2%80%9Cclassic,et%20al.%2C%202011). 
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/06/psychedelics-as-medicine 
https://psychedelic.support/resources/dmt-substance-guide/ 
 
🎶 Music Credits:
Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay
Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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Monday May 12, 2025

 
The Munchausen and The Apple Cider Vinegar
 
In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:
 
-The Documentary Scamanda 
 
-The Series Apple Cider Vinegar
 
-The Search For Instagram's Worst Con Artist.
 
-Unmasking Belle Gibson: The real story of the infamous wellness scammer | 60 Minutes Australia
 
We explain:
✔️ Factitious disorder (Munchausen)
✔️ Diet and Cancer
✔️ Apple cider vinegar: health benefits or lack thereof 
✔️brain tumors
 
🎙️We go down the rabbit hole with all of the twists and turns of these wacky stories! 🐰
 
🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹
 
#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast
Cocktail
 
https://littlepinkumbrella.com/drink-recipe.php?id=4860&t=munchausen 
 
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factitious-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20356028 
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/surprising-number-people-faked-cancer-180103901.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHYZIS4Erezrsq_3Fv5msrkzH1LszJgZU8l-M7Gm-xJx03oT8kvD8kJCiR3sjUThbanAt7b8poMLnUtSa4nsnbTx0Emm8CLuJQFK0dsxABbZkHKE6l6yAkYDdqhuqp7tKUZ5kxdEPCCY_Rrhy0v8Y3FhHJUJUC4K7diF_pftmjYP 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-does-someone-fake-cancer_l_5c91322ce4b05d2b09550d7f 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/scamanda-cancer-munchausen-syndrome 
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32420070 
 
Belle Gibson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Cider_Vinegar_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gibson
Apple Cider Vinegar Health
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/debunking-the-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-proven-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar#faq
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8243436/
Diet and Cancer:
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/diets-supplements
Brain tumors:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/brain-tumor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350084
Black Salve:
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/do-not-use-black-salve-dangerous-and-called-many-names
 
Cocktail:
https://www.themixer.com/en-us/recipes/apple-cider-vinegar-cocktail/
 
 
🎶 Music Credits:
Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay
Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/
 
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Monday May 05, 2025

In this episode we cover:
 
-Sandman Season 1, Episode 1
 
and
 
-The documentary Dead Asleep
 
We explain:
✔️ Encephalitis Lethargica
✔️ Sleepwalking
✔️ Violence while asleep
 
🎙️We explore the strange sleeping epidemic of World War I and ponder whether murder while sleepwalking deserves a guilty verdict 💤🚶⚖️
 
🍸 Cocktail recipes drop on socials the weekend before the episode airs 🍹
 
#medicalmediamixer #womeninmedicine #medical #media #cocktail #podcast
 
https://press.hulu.com/shows/dead-asleep/ 
Deep Sleep cocktail - https://us.inshaker.com/cocktails/1022-deep-sleep 
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleepwalking/symptoms-causes/syc-20353506 
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleepwalking 
https://aasm.org/new-study-in-the-journal-sleep-finds-that-violent-behavior-that-occurs-during-disorders-of-arousal-is-provoked/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20review%2C%20violent,sleepwalker%2C%20triggering%20a%20violent%20reaction. 
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/biopsychosocial-model-of-violence-when-sleepwalking-review-and-reconceptualisation/0F22062014B3EA2002ADBE94A3FCF2C2 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Asleep 
https://drmikeny.medium.com/dead-asleep-trial-of-randy-herman-for-the-murder-of-brooke-preston-4cfe304ee1 
 
Sandman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(TV_series)
https://collider.com/the-sandman-sleeping-sickness-neil-gaiman/
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sandman-netflix-sleeping-sickness-disease-science
https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-sandman-season-1-episodes-1-10/
 
Encephalitis Lethargica
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/8/2246/3970828
https://www.encephalitis.info/types-of-encephalitis/other/encephalitis-lethargica/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/encephalitis-lethargica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis_lethargica
https://www.neurologylive.com/view/encephalitis-lethargica-still-unexplained-sleeping-sickness
https://www.britannica.com/science/encephalitis-lethargica
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03946320231154997
 
Cocktail:
https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/le-fatigue-a-rye-whiskey-cocktail/
 
🎶 Music Credits:
Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay
Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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Monday Apr 28, 2025

In this episode we cover both the book and movie “Radium Girls” 
And
The movie “Radioactive
Half Life cocktail - https://www.historiamag.com/how-to-radium-party/ 
Radium girls movie/book - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls  
https://radiumgirlsmovie.com/ 
https://www.amazon.com/Radium-Girls-Story-Americas-Shining/dp/149264935X 
Note: the movie currently on Netflix about the women is not based on my book and does not depict the real radium girls that I write about.
https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/ex-libris-universum/book-or-movie
https://corttwitty.medium.com/silent-struggles-what-the-radium-girls-teach-us-about-mental-health-and-the-power-of-speaking-up-33c7e5f71ab6 
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/the-radium-girls-tells-of-the-women-whose-deaths-revolutionized-the-workplace/ 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379273704_The_Radium_Girls'_Eternal_Glow_Politics_Gender_and_Malpractice_in_the_American_Radium_Industry 
https://sites.law.duq.edu/juris/2019/12/01/the-radium-girls-a-tale-of-workplace-safety/#:~:text=The%20Radium%20Girls%20of%20the,only%20help%20workers%20moving%20forward.
https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_19_Mar_Radium_girls.pdf
  - Also Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire 
 
Radioactive Movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_(film)
 
Marie Curie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
 
Radium
 
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5595405/
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=789&toxid=154
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK595997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218126/
https://www.nrc.gov/materials/types/radium.html
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/11/176334.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_seeker#:~:text=A%20bone%20seeker%20is%20an,replace%20the%20calcium%20in%20bones.
https://reference.medscape.com/drug/xofigo-radium-223-dichloride-999852#0
https://www.versantphysics.com/2022/07/29/what-the-radium-girls-taught-us-about-radiation-safety/
Cocktail
https://www.tosasallcityread.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Madame-Curie-Cocktail.pdf
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Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay
Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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Monday Apr 21, 2025

In this episode we cover:
 
The book: As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as A Girl
 
And
 
The movie: Fitting In
Nonbinary basil - https://www.sgn.org/story.php?316578 
 
Medical Gender assignment at birth/in infancy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer 
https://books.google.com/books?id=lQjxX3Hj7HIC 
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1281452/ 
https://healthlaw.org/surgeries-on-intersex-infants-are-bad-medicine/ 
Fitting In
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitting_In
MRHK
https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/mayer-rokitansky-kuster-hauser-mrkh-syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllerian_agenesis
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/273534-overview
 
Treatments
https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/second-live-birth-from-a-deceased-donor-transplant-at-cleveland-clinic
https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/find-a-program-or-service/transplant-institute/uterus-transplant
Cocktail
https://www.smartblend.co.uk/blog/olivia-rodrigo-cocktail-recipe-guts-teenage-dream#teenagedream
 
 
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Monday Apr 14, 2025

In this episode we cover:
 
The documentaries:
CNCBC Big Shot : The Ozempic Revolution
And 
Impact X Nightline Season 2,  Episode 20, The Skinny Confessions: After Ozempic
 
The movie,  “Faces in the Crowd”
And
The book, “Hello Stranger” by Katherine Center
 
Sources:
Obesity
https://obesitymedicine.org/blog/why-is-obesity-a-disease/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6179496/
https://www.ajmc.com/view/review-of-current-guidelines-for-the-treatment-of-obesity
GLP-1 Agonists
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26371721/
https://www.biochempeg.com/article/299.html#:~:text=In%202005%2C%20Exendin%2D4%20(Exenatide/%20BYETTA)%2C%20the%20world's,diabetes%20with%20two%20injections%20per%20day%20(BID).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7042958/#:~:text=The%20first%20GLP%2D1%20receptor,weight%20loss%2C%20low%20risk%20for
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572151/#:~:text=The%20FDA%20approved%20the%20first,than%20safety%20or%20efficacy%20concerns.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6946151/#:~:text=Members%20of%20the%20SGLT2i%20class,cardiovascular%20death%20or%20heart%20failure
 
Wegovy:
https://www.wegovy.com/
Zepbound:
https://zepbound.lilly.com/
Ozempic:
https://www.ozempic.com/why-ozempic/what-is-ozempic.html?showisi=true&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ozempic&utm_campaign=1_All_Shared_BR_Branded_Specifics_2023&mkwid=s-dc_pcrid_677045568899_pkw_ozempic_pmt_e_slid__product_&pgrid=158457129350&ptaid=kwd-392229870365&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSgsOVJxGYMUGpDLJloXHBglxtpzF30jZ1ZIrHVfAaXMJ6pVL5aeeoQaAuorEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Mounjaro:
https://mounjaro.lilly.com/savings-resources?utm_id=go_cmp-20975809605_adg-158741897736_ad-715583170976_kwd-1655589599942_dev-c_ext-_prd-_mca-_sig-Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSjZp4RyQOf_BRnYqOzDv2_XWbnelsvu73fwWdiTLe1TF1OUP60taK4aApMtEALw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&campaign=20975809605&adgroup=158741897736&ad=715583170976&utm_keyword=kwd-1655589599942&utm_term=go_cmp-20975809605_adg-158741897736_ad-715583170976_kwd-1655589599942_dev-c_ext-_prd-_mca-_sig-Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSjZp4RyQOf_BRnYqOzDv2_XWbnelsvu73fwWdiTLe1TF1OUP60taK4aApMtEALw_wcB&utm_rand=18243860566256925089&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoJC-BhCSARIsAPhdfSjZp4RyQOf_BRnYqOzDv2_XWbnelsvu73fwWdiTLe1TF1OUP60taK4aApMtEALw_wcB
 
Future possible indications
https://www.aasld.org/liver-fellow-network/core-series/why-series/why-are-glp-1-agonists-being-used-treat-patients
https://www.biospace.com/drug-development/evidence-mounts-for-potential-of-glp-1s-in-alzheimers-disease
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661824002573#:~:text=4.2.-,Clinical%20evidence,RCT%20in%20individuals%20with%20OUD.
 
Psych uses: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happy-healthy-relationships/202312/can-semaglutide-treat-obesity-diabetes-and-mental-health 
 
Cocktail:
https://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/skinny-bitch/
 
Prosopagnosia
Faker Face Cocktail - https://www.mixelcocktails.com/r/faker_face38311/
Faces in the Crowd movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_in_the_Crowd_(2011_film) 
2011, starring Milla Jovovich, crime thriller - Anna acquires prosopagnosia after a TBI after witnessing a crime; makes it difficult to ID the killer; shows emotional/social difficulties; beautiful portrayal using several different actors to play each character - as a movie not great
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center -  Sadie has a seizure caused by cavernoma and has surgery then develops prosopagnosia - leads to a meet cute gone sideways and difficulty with her goal of being a portrait artist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884987-hello-stranger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Minds Brilliant Minds - Oliver Wolf  - https://www.oliversacks.com/watch-listen/brilliant-minds/ 
Types of agnosia - brain does not process senses appropriately - specific to facial recognition - usually from injury/lesions (alzheimers/dementia, tumors, TBI, developmental disorders, hypoxia, seizure/epilepsy, stroke, carbon monoxide poisoning), can be from birth/possible genetic link
Expressions/nonverbals - apperceptive type
Face blindness - associative
Dx via imaging and diagnostic tests 
Shame, anxiety, embarrassment, affects social relationships
Tx - treat underlying disorder, if any; coping skills, perceptual training
Treatment
Treatment focuses on helping the person adapt to recognize people in other ways 
Coping mechanisms can include teaching the person to study and remember other features, such as hair color, height, and voice 
Notable people with prosopagnosia 
Jane Goodall, primatologist
Brad Pitt, actor 
Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder
Stats vary but around 3% of the population 
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23412-prosopagnosia-face-blindness
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/how-common-face-blindness
https://www.faceblind.org/research/
https://www.testmybrain.org/#Digital-Lab 
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10901275/
 
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Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay
 
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